,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,mr4 
,ka9e 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
codify ! requirem5ts = appo9tm5t1       
qualifications1 & pay = !rapeutic m$ical
 physici/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,!rapeutic
 ,m$ical ,physici/ ,pay ,cap ,relief    
,act4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( !rapeutic m$ical 
physici/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,appo9tm5t ,section       
#gdja7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ !rapeutic     
m$ical physici/s1 aft] physician        
assi/ants14  7b7 ,qualifications        
,section #gdjb7;b7 ( su* title is       
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#ad7 z p>agraph 7#ae72 &  7#b7 by      

ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ac7 ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph 7#ad73  7#ad7 ,!rapeutic m$ical
 physici/ ,to be eligible to be appo9t$ 
to a !rapeutic m$ical physici/ position1
 a p]son mu/-- 7,a7 h complet$ a        
po/-graduate cl9ical tra9+ program 9    
!rapeutic m$ical physics satisfactory to
 ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 be bo>d c]tifi$ 9 
! field ( !rapeutic m$ical physics by a 
c]tify+ body approv$ by ! ,secret>y4  4 
7c7 ,grade ,! li/ 9 section #gdjd7;b7 ( 
su* title is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+     
,,!rapeutic ,,m$ical ,,physici/1 aft]   
,,podiatri/12 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to ,podiatri/ grade4 !      
foll[+ new item3 ,!rapeutic ,m$ical     
,physici/ ,grade4 4  7d7 ,p]sonnel      
adm9i/ration ,section #gdba7;b7 ( su*   
title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new p>agraph3  7#i7 ,!rapeutic m$ical  
physici/s4  4  7e7 ,pay  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #gdca ( su* title is am5d$--   
7,a7 by ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical         
physici/1 aft] podiatri/1 ea* place x   
appe>s2  7,b7 by ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical

 physici/s1 aft] podiatri/s1 ea* place x
 appe>s2  7,c7 by ins]t+ ,!rapeutic     
,m$ical ,physici/1 aft] ,podiatri/1 ea* 
place x appe>s2 &  7,d7 9 subsection    
7e77#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ 1 !rapeutic     
m$ical physici/s1 aft] podiatri/s4  7#b7
 ,adm9i/rative matt]s ,section #gdcc (  
su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ !rapeutic  
m$ical physici/s1 aft] podiatri/s1 ea*  
place x appe>s4  7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,!
 head+ ( sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #gd (   
su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ ,!rapeutic 
,m$ical ,physici/s1 aft] ,podiatri/s14  
7#d7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (        
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #gd ( su*  
title is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to
 sub*apt] ,,iii & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new   
item3  ,sub*apt] ,,iii--,pay =          
,physicians1 ,podiatri/s1 ,!rapeutic    
,m$ical ,physici/s1 & ,d5ti/s  4