,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the continuing
 professional education reimbursement   
provided to health professionals        
employed by the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,assuring ,quality  
,care for ,veterans ,act4  #b4          
,improvement of continuing professional 
education reimbursement for health      
professionals employed by the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section #gdaa of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking shall and inserting    
may2  7#b7 by striking board-certified  
physician or dentist appointed under    
section #gdja7a7 of this title and      
inserting health professional appointed 

under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#c7 of section 
#gdja of this title2  7#c7 by striking  
#a1jjj and inserting #a1fjj2  7#d7 by   
inserting required to maintain licensure
 after professional education2 and  7#e7
 by adding at the end the following new 
sentence3 ,no such health professional  
may receive reimbursement under this    
section and reimbursement for the same  
expenses incurred for continuing        
professional education provided by a    
,department medical center44  7b7       
,clerical amendments  7#a7 ,section     
heading ,the heading for such section is
 amended to read as follows3  #gdaa4    
,full-time health professionals3        
reimbursement of continuing professional
 education expenses  4  7#b7 ,table of  
sections ,the table of sections at the  
beginning of chapter #gd of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #gdaa and inserting the     
following new item3  #gdaa4 ,full-time  
health professionals3 reimbursement of  
continuing professional education       

expenses4  4