HR5247-118

Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 22, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

veterans and veterans service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H70D253DDD31E40989F73BAD1302AA1B9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023.
  • Section HC734C6F736E04236A4F5B113E0F785C8: 2. Appointment of psychiatrists by Veterans Health Administration Chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7406 the...
  • Section H7D8010B0B39B4CACB850E25C1FB260C9: 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may appoint, without regard to civil service or...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Policy Domains

Veterans Affairs Healthcare Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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veterans and veterans service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
veterans and veterans service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 22, 2023

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Kelly …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Affairs Healthcare Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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