H.R. 4150 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 635 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4150 [Report No. 114–811] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2015 Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs November 14, 2016Additional sponsor: Mr. Schrader November 14, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 1, 2015 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act. 2. Modification of hours of employment for physicians and physician assistants employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7423(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (a) The hours and inserting (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the hours; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary may modify the hours of employment for a physician or physician assistant appointed in the Administration under any provision of this chapter on a full-time basis to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total hours of employment for such employee in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours. No physician or physician assistant may accrue overtime by reason of modified hours of employment authorized under this paragraph. . November 14, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed