,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w5/rup7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to all[ ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to modify ! h\rs (    
employm5t ( physicians & physician      
assi/ants employ$ on a full-"t basis by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,em]g5cy  
,m$ical ,/aff+ ,recruitm5t & ,ret5tion  
,act4  #b4 ,modification ( h\rs (       
employm5t = physicians & physician      
assi/ants employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #gdbc7;a7 (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 7a7 ,! h\rs &    
ins]t+ 7a77#a7 ,except z provid$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 ! h\rs2 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,!
 ,secret>y may modify ! h\rs ( employm5t

 = a physician or physician assi/ant    
appo9t$ 9 ! ,adm9i/ration "u any        
provision ( ?is *apt] on a full-"t basis
 to be m ?an or less ?an #hj h\rs 9 a   
biweekly pay p]iod if ! total h\rs (    
employm5t = su* employee 9 a cal5d> ye> 
does n exce$ #b1jhj h\rs4  4