,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bbj  #aaith
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cgfg  ,report ,no4 #aai-bfd  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#e1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona 7for
 himself and ,ms4 ,budzinski7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,september #aj1 #bjbe ,additional     
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north         
,carolina and ,mr4 ,vindman  ,september 
#aj1 #bjbe ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,june #e1
 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to provide for a 
time frame for the employment in the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs of    
participants in the ,health             
,professionals ,scholarship ,program1   

and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,health ,professionals ,scholarship     
,program ,improvement ,act of #bjbe or  
the ,,hpsp ,improvement ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,time frame for employment of       
participants in ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs ,health ,professionals        
,scholarship ,program  7a7 in general   
,section #gfaf of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7  7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall ensure  
that a participant in the ,scholarship  
,program receives a contract for        
employment in the full-time clinical    
practice of such participant's          
profession at a ,department facility    
with the highest need1 as determined by 
the ,secretary1 by not later than #ij   
days after the later of the following   
dates3 7,a7 ,the date on which the      
participant completes the course in the 
,scholarship ,program4  7,b7 ,the date  
on which participant obtains all        

required licensure1 certification1 or   
credentialing necessary to practice     
independently in their field4  7#b7 ,a  
contract referred to in paragraph 7#a7  
shall include a competitive salary and  
benefits package consistent with the    
employment standards of the ,department4
  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter until the          
termination date specified in paragraph 
7#b71 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the implementation of subsection 7d7 
of section #gfaf of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,termination date ,the       
termination date specified in this      
paragraph is ,september #cj1 #bjbg4  #c4
 ,prohibition on smoking in facilities  
of the veterans health administration   
7a7 ,prohibition ,section #agae of title

 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
to read as follows3  #agae4 ,prohibition
 on smoking in facilities of the        
,veterans ,health ,administration  7a7  
,prohibition ,no person 7including any  
veteran1 patient1 resident1 employee of 
the ,department1 contractor1 or visitor7
 may smoke on the premises of any       
facility of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,the term smoke      
includes--  7,a7 the use of cigarettes1 
cigars1 pipes1 and any other combustion 
or heating of tobacco2 and  7,b7 the use
 of any electronic nicotine delivery    
system1 including electronic or         
e-cigarettes1 vape pens1 and e-cigars4  
7#b7 ,the term facility of the ,veterans
 ,health ,administration means any land 
or building 7including any medical      
center1 nursing home1 domiciliary       
facility1 outpatient clinic1 or center  
that provides readjustment counseling7  
that is-- 7,a7 under the jurisdiction of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 

7,b7 under the control of the ,veterans 
,health ,administration2 and  7,c7 not  
under the control of the ,general       
,services ,administration4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,table of  
sections ,the table of sections at the  
beginning of chapter #ag of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #agae and inserting the     
following3  #agae4 ,prohibition on      
smoking in facilities of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration4  4  7#b7       
,conforming repeal  7,a7 ,in general    
,section #ebf of the ,veterans ,health  
,care ,act of #aiib 7,public ,law       
#ajb-ehe2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agae note7 is  
repealed4  7,b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of contents of such ,act is      
amended by striking the item relating to
 such section4  ,september #aj1 #bjbe   
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed