,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,ciscomani7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to codify !       
requirem5ts = appo9tm5t1 qualifications1
 & pay = !rapeutic & diagno/ic 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 ,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$ical physici/s1      
diagno/ic m$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#af72 &  7#b7

 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ac7 ! foll[+ 
new p>agraphs3  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    
7#ae7 ,diagno/ic m$ical physici/ ,to be 
eligible to be appo9t$ to a diagno/ic   
m$ical physici/ position1 a p]son mu/-- 
7,a7 h complet$ a po/-graduate cl9ical  
tra9+ program 9 diagno/ic m$ical physics
 satisfactory to ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 be
 bo>d c]tifi$ 9 ! field ( diagno/ic     
m$ical physics by a c]tify+ body approv$
 by ! ,secret>y4  4  7c7 ,grade ,section
 #gdjd ( su* title is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical physici/1       
diagno/ic m$ical physici/1 aft]         
podiatri/ 7dpm712 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 ,podiatri/ grade4 ! foll[+3 ,!rapeutic 
m$ical physici/ grade4,diagno/ic m$ical 

physici/ grade4 4  7d7 ,p]sonnel        
adm9i/ration ,section #gdba7;b7 ( su*   
title is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraph 7#i7 z p>agraph 7#aa72 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+1 aft] p>agraph 7#h71 ! foll[+ 
new p>agraphs3  7#i7 ,!rapeutic m$ical  
physici/s4  7#aj7 ,diagno/ic m$ical     
physici/s4  4  7e7 ,pay  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #gdca ( su* title is am5d$--   
7,a7 by ins]t+ 1 ,!rapeutic ,m$ical     
,physici/1 ,diagno/ic ,m$ical ,physici/ 
be=e 1 & ,d5ti/ ,base ea* place x       
appe>s2  7,b7 by ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical
 physici/1 diagno/ic m$ical physici/1   
aft] podiatri/1 ea* place x appe>s2     
7,c7 by ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical         
physici/s1 diagno/ic m$ical physici/s1  
aft] podiatri/s1 ea* place x appe>s2 &  
7,d7 9 subsection 7e77#a77;,a71 by      
ins]t+ 1 !rapeutic m$ical physici/s1    
diagno/ic m$ical physici/s1 aft]        
podiatri/s4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rative matt]s  
,section #gdcc ( su* title is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ !rapeutic m$ical physici/s1      
diagno/ic m$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$ical ,physici/s1
 ,diagno/ic ,m$ical ,physici/s 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$ical ,physici/s1 ,diagno/ic ,m$ical  
,physici/s1 & ,d5ti/s  4  7f7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all submit to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report on ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section4 ,su* report %all   
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! effects ( an  
increase 9 pay = !rapeutic m$ical       
physici/s & diagno/ic m$ical physici/s  
employ$ on a full-"t basis )9 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,! 
effects on !rapeutic m$ical physici/s & 

diagno/ic m$ical physici/s :o provide   
c>e pursuant to an agreem5t ) !         
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,any *ange to co/s to !
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