To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Finance, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors 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, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCE7044055901433E951450300E7C3D43: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act.
- Section H23C2D08989594D26B5AF865E4C0ACE31: 2. Orthotics and prosthetics education improvement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall award grants to eligible institutions to enable the eligible...
- Section H8A4F53A737F24FD18793937CA39F0AE6: 3. Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall award a grant to an eligible institution to enable the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an educational institution that offers an orthotics and prosthetics education program that— is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in cooperation with the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education
an educational institution that— has a robust research program
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