To improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs, requires improvement of workforce training and team models to meet the needs of older veterans, and provides study on improving recruitment and retention at community living centers of Department of Veterans Affairs. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Environment, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans and VA beneficiaries affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Veterans and VA beneficiaries affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Requires improvement of workforce training and team models to meet the needs of older veterans.
- Provides study on improving recruitment and retention at community living centers of Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Provides limitation on detail of directors of medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs to different positions.
- Creates modification of pay limitation for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7431 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsections (a)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs, requires improvement of workforce training and team models to meet the needs of older veterans, and provides study on improving recruitment and retention at community living centers of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Environment, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill creates payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs, requires improvement of workforce training and team models to meet the needs of older veterans, and provides study on improving recruitment and retention at community living centers of Department of Veterans Affairs.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Veterans and VA beneficiaries affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Educational institutions and students affected by the bill
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Veterans and VA beneficiaries affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill
Sponsors
Jon Tester
D-MT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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