,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,huffman 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,case1 & ,mr4 ,gro?man7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #gc ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a rural recruitm5t (fice )9 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to recruit heal?   
c>e pr(essionals1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,recruit+ 9 ,und]s]v$ ,rural ,areas &   
,localities = ,vet]ans ,act or ! ,,rural
 ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !    
,(fice ( ,rural ,recruitm5t  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,*apt] #gc ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #gcjh ! foll[+ new section3     
#gcjh;,a4 ,(fice ( ,rural ,recruitm5t   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% an (fice )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,"u    
,secret>y = ,heal? to be kn[n z ! ,(fice

 ( ,rural ,recruitm5t 79 ?is section    
ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice74 ,! purpose ( !   
,(fice is to improve ! recruitm5t (     
heal? c>e pr(essionals = rural & highly 
rural community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ics & 
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs4  7b7 ,director ,! ,"u         
,secret>y ( ,heal? %all appo9t ! head ( 
! ,(fice :o %all be call$ ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,rural ,recruitm5t 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,director74  7c7  
,duties  7#a7 ,annually1 ! ,director1 9 
collaboration ) ! directors ( ea*       
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic & m$ical 
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 
%all1 to det]m9e ! hir+ ne$s ( su*      
cl9ics & c5t]s1 d ! foll[+3  7,a7       
,assess ! efficacy ( hir+ inc5tives to  
recruit heal? c>e pr(essionals to       
practice 9 rural & highly rural         
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ics & m$ical
 c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs4  7,b7 ,assess res\rces & fund+
 necess>y = rural & highly rural        
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ics & m$ical

 c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 :i* may include data f ! mo/  
curr5t det]m9ation publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al   
,regi/] pursuant to section #gdab7;a7 ( 
?is title4  7,c7 ,id5tify hir+ inc5tive 
programs (f]$ = reta9+ heal? c>e        
pr(essionals 7includ+ ! ,education ,debt
 ,r$uction ,program1 ! ,employee        
,inc5tive ,s*ol>%ip ,program1 & o!r     
programs "u *apt] #gf ( ?is title7 t    
provide s*ol>%ips1 tuition reimbursem5t1
 & education debt r$uction = heal? c>e  
pr(essionals4  7,d7 ,det]m9e ! numb] (  
heal? c>e pr(essionals :o accept$       
positions 9 rural & highly rural        
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ics & m$ical
 c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4  7,e7       
,det]m9e ! numb] ( heal? c>e            
pr(essionals t left positions describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,d7 dur+ ! previ\s fiscal 
ye>4  7#b7 ,! ,director1 9 collaboration
 ) ! directors ( ea* community-bas$     
outpati5t cl9ic & m$ical c5t] ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all     

develop & implem5t a national plan us+  
in=mation ga!r$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & !    
/rategies "u subsection 7d7 to--  7,a7  
recruit heal? c>e pr(essionals = rural &
 highly rural community-bas$ outpati5t  
cl9ics & m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,b7 det]m9e :i* su*
 cl9ics or c5t]s are high-ne$2  7,c7    
develop be/ practices & te*niques =     
recruit+ heal? c>e pr(essionals 9 rural 
& highly rural community-bas$ outpati5t 
cl9ics & m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,d7 n less ?an     
twice ea* fiscal ye>1 tra9 rural        
recruitm5t employees 9 ! be/ practices &
 te*niques develop$ "u subp>agraph 7,c72
 &  7,e7 provide recruitm5t res\rces to 
! ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks1
 rural & highly rural community-bas$    
outpati5t cl9ics1 & rural & highly rural
 m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs1 su* z pamphlets & m>ket+      
mat]ial4  7#c7 ,! ,director %all        
coord9ate an annual meet+ = rural &     
highly rural community-bas$ outpati5t   

cl9ics & m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to communicate rural  
recruitm5t ne$s among su* cl9ics &      
c5t]s4  7d7 ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice 
,networks ,! director ( ea* ,vet]ans    
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network t includes  
at lea/ "o rural or highly rural        
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic %all     
annually develop & ma9ta9 a /rategy to  
recruit heal? c>e pr(essionals4 ,su*    
/rategy %all include ! designation ( at 
lea/ "o rural recruitm5t employee f !   
human res\rces dep>tm5t ( su* ,vet]ans  
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network1 or if no   
su* dep>tm5t exi/s1 any dep>tm5t )9 su* 
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network4   
7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,! director ( ea*    
rural & highly rural community-bas$     
outpati5t cl9ic & m$ical c5t] ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! director ( ! respective     
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network (  
su* cl9ic an annual report on hir+ ne$s 
) respect to recruit+ heal? c>e         
pr(essionals )9 su* cl9ic4  7#b7 ,!     

director ( ea* ,vet]ans ,integrat$      
,s]vice ,network describ$ 9 subsection  
7d7 %all submit to ! ,director an annual
 report conta9+--  7,a7 ! /rategy "u su*
 subsection2 &  7,b7 a summ>y ( hir+    
ne$s ) respect to recruit+ heal? c>e    
pr(essionals 9 rural & highly rural     
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ics4  7#c7  
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director1   
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ,s5ate an annual      
report conta9+ ! in=mation ga!r$        
pursuant to subsection 7c77#a7 & !      
national plan "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*    
subsection4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m rural recruitm5t   
employee means an employee ( a ,vet]ans 
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network designat$ "u
 subsection 7d7 :o is responsible =     
recruit+ heal? c>e pr(essionals = rural 
& highly rural community-bas$ outpati5t 
cl9ics & m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,! t]ms rural &
 highly rural h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms  

"u ! rural-urban commut+ codes develop$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  4
  7b7 ,designation ( rural recruitm5t   
employee ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjbc1 ! director ( ea* ,vet]ans        
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network t has at    
lea/ "o rural or highly rural           
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic %all     
designate a rural recruitm5t employee z 
requir$ by ! /rategy describ$ "u section
 #gcjh;,a7d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74  7c7   
,report+ timel9e ,! fir/ reports "u     
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c7 ( section  
#gcjh;,a7e7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all be
 submitt$ n lat] ?an #ab mon?s1 #ah     
mon?s1 & #bd mon?s1 respectively1 aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gcjh !   
foll[+ new item3  #gcjh;,a4 ,(fice (    
,rural ,recruitm5t4  4  #c4 ,/udy on a  

s*ol>%ip program & e/abli%m5t ( a       
fell[%ip program = heal? c>e            
pr(essionals  7a7 ,/udy on ! feasibility
 ( a rural recruitm5t s*ol>%ip program  
7#a7 ,feasibility /udy ,! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,rural ,recruitm5t e/abli%$ "u 
section #gcjh;,a7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section #a7;a71 
%all conduct a /udy on ! feasibility ( a
 s*ol>%ip program = heal? c>e           
pr(essionals to att5d ! ,uni=m$ ,s]vices
 ,univ]sity ( ! ,heal? ,sci5ces 9       
ex*ange = s]vice z full-"t employees at 
a rural or highly rural community-bas$  
outpati5t cl9ic or m$ical c5t] ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = a p]iod 
det]m9$ by ! ,director4  7#b7 ,report & 
recomm5dation ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1
 #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !       
,director1 %all submit to ,congress a   
report--  7,a7 on ! /udy conduct$       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7      
conta9+ a recomm5dation ) respect to !  
op]ation ( & fund+ = ! program describ$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( !  

,rural ,heal? ,quality & ,access        
,fell[%ip program ,9 c>ry+ out section  
#gcjb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% ! ,rural ,heal?
 ,quality & ,access ,fell[%ip program to
 provide fell[%ips to heal? c>e         
pr(essionals at ! graduate or           
po/-graduate level :o--  7#a7 s]ve on a 
%ort-t]m basis z full-"t employees at a 
rural or highly rural community-bas$    
outpati5t cl9ic or m$ical c5t] ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#b7  
conduct rese>* on-- 7,a7 improv+ !      
quality ( rural heal? c>e1 includ+ be/  
practices = remote heal? c>e2  7,b7     
access to heal? c>e 9 rural areas2 &    
7,c7 recruitm5t & ret5tion ( heal? c>e  
pr(essionals 9 rural areas4  7c7 ,heal? 
c>e pr(essional def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m
 heal? c>e pr(essional means an         
individual :o qualifies z an appo9tee "u
 section #gdjb ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4