,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eege  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ab1 #bjba,ms4
 ,und]wood 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,joyce (    
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to increase ! rate
 ( pay = c]ta9 nurses & o!r m$ical      
positions ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,nurse &  
,physician ,assi/ant ,ret5tion & ,income
 ,security ,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,,va   
,nurse & ,physician ,assi/ant ,,raise   
,act4  #b4 ,pay = nurses & c]ta9 o!r    
m$ical positions ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #gdea ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,c71 by /rik+
 & physician assi/ant & ins]t+ physician
 assi/ant1 & podiatri/2 &  7#b7 9       
subsection 7c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,! maximum rate 

( basic pay = any grade = a cov]$       
position may n exce$-- 7,a7 9 ! case (  
an advanc$ practice nurse1 ! maximum    
rate ( basic pay e/abli%$ = positions 9 
level ,i ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u      
section #ecab ( title #e2  7,b7 9 ! case
 ( a physician assi/ant1 ! maximum rate 
( basic pay e/abli%$ = positions 9 level
 ,i ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section   
#ecab ( title #e2  7,c7 9 ! case ( a    
regi/]$ nurse1 ! maximum rate ( basic   
pay e/abli%$ = positions 9 level ,,ii ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecac ( 
title #e2 &  7,d7 9 ! case ( any o!r    
cov]$ position1 ! maximum rate ( basic  
pay e/abli%$ = positions 9 level ,,iv ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecae ( 
title #e4  4