,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bghg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1         
#bjba,mr4 ,cassidy 7= himself & ,ms4    
,s9ema7 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      
cl>ify ! role ( doctors ( podiatric     
m$ic9e 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,role (
 doctors ( podiatric m$ic9e 9 ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,cl>ification (
 role ,section #gcjf ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#f71  
by /rik+ a ,director ( ,podiatric       
,s]vice12  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph  
7#aa7 z p>agraph 7#ab72 &  7,c7 by      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#aj7 ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph3  7#aa7 ,a ,podiatric ,m$ical  
,director1 :o %all be a qualifi$ doctor 
( podiatric m$ic9e & :o %all be         
responsible to ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? 
= ! op]ation ( ! ,podiatric ,s]vice4  2 

7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#a71 by ins]t+    
podiatric m$ic9e1 aft] doctors (        
m$ic9e12 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7c71 by   
/rik+ & 7#h7 & ins]t+ 7#h71 & 7#aa74    
7b7 ,cl>ification ( pay grade ,section  
#gdjd ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b71 by
 ins]t+ 1 podiatri/s1 aft] physicians2 &
  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 9 ! fir/ head+ 
( ! li/ foll[+ ! colon1 by /rik+        
,,podiatri/ & ins]t+ ,,podiatri/        
7,,dpm74