,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cartwright 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,himes1  
,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4        
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 and
 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to improve the   
authority of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to hire psychiatrists4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expedited ,hiring for ,,va ,trained
 ,psychiatrists ,act of #bjbj4  #b4     
,appointment of psychiatrists by        
,veterans ,health ,administration  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #gd of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #gdjf the       
following new section3  #gdjf;,a4       
,appointment of certain psychiatrists   
who complete residencies  7a7 ,in       
general  7#a7 ,subject to subsection    

7b71 the ,secretary may appoint1 without
 regard to civil service or             
classification laws1 a psychiatrist who 
completes a residency under section     
#gdjf of this title to a position under 
section #gdja or #gdje immediately after
 such residency1 if the psychiatrist    
meets the qualifications established in 
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 for such position4  7#b7 ,the          
,secretary may begin the process of     
appointing a psychiatrist under         
paragraph 7#a7 before the psychiatrist  
completes a residency4  7b7 ,positions  
permitted ,the ,secretary may appoint a 
psychiatrist under subsection 7a7 if the
 position to which the psychiatrist is  
appointed has been unfilled for not less
 than #ce days as of the date of the    
appointment4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of such chapter is amended by inserting
 after the item relating to section     
#gdjf the following new item3  #gdjf;,a4
 ,appointment of certain psychiatrists  

who complete residencies4  4