,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,brownley 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,hoyle of ,oregon1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,mr4
 ,jackson of ,illinois7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
reimbursement of continuing professional
 education expenses for health care     
professionals of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,continuing ,professional ,education    
,modernization ,act or the ,,va ,,cpe   
,modernization ,act4  #b4 ,improvement  
to reimbursement of continuing          
professional education expenses for     
health care professionals of ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7             
,reimbursement ,section #gdaa of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  

to read as follows3  #gdaa4             
,reimbursement of continuing            
professional education expenses  7a7    
,reimbursement ,the ,secretary shall    
reimburse certain full-time health care 
professionals of the ,department for    
expenses incurred for continuing        
professional education in amounts as    
follows3 7#a7 ,with respect to any      
physician1 dentist1 podiatrist1         
registered nurse1 or physician assistant
 appointed under section #gdja7a7 of    
this title1 not more than #b1jjj per    
year for each such individual4  7#b7    
,with respect to any psychologist1      
licensed practical or vocational nurse1 
medical technologist1 diagnostic        
radiologic technologist1 or social      
worker appointed under section #gdja7c7 
of this title1 not more than #b1jjj per 
year for each such individual4  7b7     
,adjustment ,the ,secretary may from    
time to time adjust the dollar amounts  
specified in subsection 7a71 so long as 
such adjustment does not result in a    

reimbursement of less than #b1jjj per   
year for each individual specified in   
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #gd of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #gdaa and inserting the     
following new item3  #gdaa4             
,reimbursement of continuing            
professional education expenses4  4