,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cecj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,cloud 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 and
 ,mr4 ,peterson7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to enforce the    
licensure requirement for medical       
providers of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,confidence in ,veterans'    
,care ,act4  #b4 ,enforcement of        
licensure requirement for medical       
providers of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #gdjb of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking more than one and inserting
 one or more2 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#b77;,a71 by inserting before the      

semicolon the following3 1 or1 if the   
position requires the person to         
prescribe controlled substances1 the    
,drug ,enforcement ,agency registration 
of the person has been terminated1      
revoked1 or surrendered1 and the person 
has not received a waiver from the ,drug
 ,enforcement ,agency2  7#b7 by         
redesignating subsection 7g7 as         
subsection 7h72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7f7 the following new  
subsection 7g73  7g7 7#a7 ,the          
,secretary shall take prompt and        
appropriate adverse personnel actions   
pursuant to this chapter against an     
employee who--  7,a7 is not licensed1   
registered1 certified1 or in receipt of 
a waiver1 as required by subsection 7f72
 or  7,b7 who does not promptly notify  
the ,secretary of any suspension in such
 license1 registration1 or              
certification4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary    
shall conduct biennial audits of        
employees covered by subsection 7f7 to  
ensure that the employee is licensed1   

registered1 or certified as required by 
such subsection4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary  
shall ensure that the hiring process for
 employees covered by subsection 7f7    
includes--  7,a7 requesting from the    
individual applying for the position the
 status of the licensure1 registration1 
or certification of the individual as   
required by such subsection1 including a
 description of any actions the         
individual must take to fulfill such    
licensure1 registration1 or             
certification requirement before        
beginning such employment2 and  7,b7    
verifying such status before the        
individual begins such employment4  7#d7
 ,the ,secretary shall provide annual   
training to directors of ,veterans      
,integrated ,service ,networks1         
directors of ,department health-care    
facilities1 and chiefs of staff of      
,department health-care facilities 7and 
such other employees as the directors or
 chiefs of staff determine appropriate7 
with respect to carrying out this       

subsection and subsection 7f74  4  7b7  
,training ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report describing the training that will
 be provided under subsection 7g77#d7 of
 section #gdjb of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a74