,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bedj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rooney1    
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,j5k9s1 ,mr4         
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4      
,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 & ,ms4        
,duckwor?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs to hire psy*iatri/s4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,exp$it$ ,hir+ = ,,va ,tra9$            
,psy*iatri/s ,act ( #bjac4  #b4         
,appo9tm5t ( psy*iatri/s by ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #gd ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#gdjf ! foll[+ new section3  #gdjf;,a4  
,appo9tm5t ( c]ta9 psy*iatri/s :o       
complete resid5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 
,subject to subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y 
may appo9t1 )\t reg>d to civil s]vice or

 classification laws a psy*iatri/ :o    
completes a resid5cy "u section #gdjf ( 
?is title to a position "u section #gdja
 or #gdje imm$iately aft] su* resid5cy1 
if ! psy*iatri/ meets ! qualifications  
e/abli%$ 9 regulations prescrib$ by !   
,secret>y = su* position4  7#b7 ,!      
,secret>y may beg9 ! process ( appo9t+ a
 psy*iatri/ "u p>agraph 7#a7 be=e !     
psy*iatri/ completes a resid5cy4  7b7   
,positions p]mitt$ ,! ,secret>y may     
appo9t a psy*iatri/ "u subsection 7a7 if
 ! position to :i* ! psy*iatri/ is      
appo9t$ has be5 unfill$ = n less ?an #ce
 days z ( ! date ( ! appo9tm5t4  4  7b7 
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gdjf !   
foll[+ new item3  #gdjf;,a4 ,appo9tm5t (
 c]ta9 psy*iatri/s :o complete          
resid5cies4  4