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 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to increase ! maximum 
m>ket pay ( physicians & d5ti/s 9 !     
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration :o "w 9   
heal? pr(essional %ortage areas1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,provid] ,pay      
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,m>ket 
pay = physicians & d5ti/s 9 ! ,vet]ans  
,heal? ,adm9i/ration 9 heal? pr(essional
 %ortage areas ,section #gdca7;c7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,! & ins]t+ ,subject to p>agraph  
7#e71 !2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y on a case-by-case basis &     
ins]t+ ! same = ea* physician or d5ti/ )
 ! same specialty or assignm5t 9 ! same 

,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network2   
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,! 
& ins]t+ ,subject to subp>agraph 7,c71  
!2  7,b7 by /rik+ %all take & ins]t+ may
 exce$ ! m>ket pay g5]ally available "u 
p>agraph 7#c7 to a physician or d5ti/ ) 
! same specialty or assignm5t 9 ! same  
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network by 
an am\nt n to exce$ five p]c5t ( ! total
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7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ 
7i7 be=e ! heal? c>e labor m>ket2  7ii7 
by /rik+ all t foll[s d5ti/ & ins]t+ 9 !
 relevant heal? s]vice area1 z designat$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices "u section #e4b ( title #db1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7#db        
,c4,f4,r4 #e4b72 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ii7 :e!r ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices has
 designat$ "u section #ccb ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;e7 su* heal? s]vice area z a heal? 
pr(essional %ortage area ) reg>ds to !  
specialty ( ! physician or d5ti/1 9 :i* 

case m>ket pay = ! physician or d5ti/   
may exce$1 by n m ?an #be p]c5t1 ! m>ket
 pay = a physician or d5ti/ 9 su* heal? 
s]vice area ) a specialty or assignm5t n
 relevant to ! heal? pr(essional %ortage
 area2  2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by   
/rik+ #bd & ins]t+ #ab4  #c4 ,basic pay 
p>ity ,section #gdjc7;h77#f7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph  
7,a72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( 
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subp>agraph3  7,c7 create p>ity to !    
greate/ ext5t practicable betwe5 !      
grades & annual rates ( basic pay =     
employees ( ! ,adm9i/ration :o p]=m     
simil> duties 9 ! same facility1        
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