,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,walden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1   
and ,mr4 ,newhouse7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to increase the number of
 health care professionals employed by  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs by
 improving the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs ,education ,debt ,reduction    
,program4  #a4 ,improvement of          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,education ,debt ,reduction ,program    
7a7 ,additional loans covered ,section  
#gfhb7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking a 
course of education or training which   
led to a degree that qualified the      
individual for the position referred to 
in paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the     
undergraduate or graduate education of  
the individual 7or both74  7b7 ,increase

 of amount of assistance ,subsection 7d7
 of section #gfhc of such title is      
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7
 by striking #abj1jjj and inserting     
#bdj1jjj2 and  7,b7 by striking #bd1jjj 
and inserting #fj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by adding at the   
end the following new sentence3 ,the    
,secretary shall select the locations   
covered by the preceding sentence       
pursuant to a process established by the
 ,secretary that is similar to the      
process used to determine health        
professional shortage areas under       
section #ccb of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e744  
7c7 ,addressing tax liability ,such     
section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7e7 ,tax liability ,for the purpose of  
providing reimbursements for tax        
liability resulting from payments under 
this subchapter on behalf of an         
individual1 the ,secretary--  7#a7      
shall1 in addition to such payments1    

make payments to the individual in an   
amount equal to #ci percent of the total
 amount of loan repayments made for the 
taxable year involved2 and  7#b7 may    
make such additional payments as the    
,secretary determines to be appropriate 
with respect to such purpose4  4  7d7   
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this ,act shall apply with respect to   
individuals who first participate in the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
,education ,debt ,reduction ,program    
under subchapter ,,vii of chapter #gf of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1      
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4