#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#hfc  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 to clarify the   
grade and pay of podiatrists of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,clarification of grade and pay of      
podiatrists of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,grade ,the list
 in section #gdjd7;b7 of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,,podiatric ,,surgeon      
7,,dpm7 and inserting ,,podiatrist2 and 
7#b7 by inserting after the item        
relating to ,physician and surgeon      
grade4 the following new item3          
,podiatrist grade4 4  7b7 ,pay  7#a7 ,in
 general ,section #gdca of such title is
 amended-- 7,a7 by striking physician   
and dentist each place it appears and   
inserting physician1 podiatrist1 and    
dentist2  7,b7 by striking physicians   
and dentists each place it appears and  
inserting physicians1 podiatrists1 and  
dentists2  7,c7 by striking physician or
 dentist each place it appears and      

inserting physician1 podiatrist1 or     
dentist2  7,d7 by striking physicians or
 dentists each place it appears and     
inserting physicians1 podiatrists1 or   
dentists2  7,e7 by striking ,physician  
and ,dentist each place it appears and  
inserting ,physician1 ,podiatrist1 and  
,dentist2 and  7,f7 in subsection       
7e77#a77;,a71 by inserting podiatrists  
and before dentists44  7#b7             
,administrative matters ,section #gdcc  
of such title is amended by striking    
physicians and dentists each place it   
appears and inserting physicians1       
podiatrists1 and dentists4  7#c7        
,conforming amendment ,the heading of   
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #gd of such 
title is amended by inserting 1         
,podiatrists1 after ,physicians4  7#d7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #gd
 of such title is amended by striking   
the item relating to subchapter ,,iii   
and inserting the following new item3   
,subchapter ,,iii--,pay for ,physicians1

 ,podiatrists1 and ,dentists  4  7#e7   
,technical amendment ,section #gdcc of  
such title is further amended-- 7,a7 by 
striking subsection 7b72  7,b7 in       
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking 7#a7   
,the ,secretary and inserting ,the      
,secretary2 and  7ii7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as subsection 7b72 and   
7,c7 in subsection 7b71 as so           
redesignated-- 7i7 by striking ,in      
prescribing and inserting               
,recommendations and views4--,in        
prescribing2 and  7ii7 by striking this 
paragraph and inserting this subsection4
  ,passed the ,senate ,march #be1       
#bjai4,secretary