,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require t a /]ile process+ te*nician ( !
 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration holds an 
appropriate pr(essional c]tification1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,infection 
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,pr(essional      
c]tification requirem5t = /]ile process+
 te*nicians ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?         
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,requirem5t ,section 
#gdjb7;b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraph 7#ad7 z 7#ae72 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ac7 ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph3  7#ad7 ,/]ile process+        
te*nician ,to be eligible to be appo9t$ 
to a /]ile process+ te*nician position  
7except = su* a position t ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es is entry level71 a p]son mu/ be

 c]tifi$ z a /]ile process+ te*nician by
 an accr$it$ in/itution engag$ 9 provid+
 /]ile process+ te*nician tra9+ n lat]  
?an two ye>s aft] su* an appo9tm5t4  4  
7b7 ,curr5t employees  7#a7             
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a7 %all apply to a cov]$    
employee two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,employee    
,inc5tive ,s*ol>%ip ,program  7,a7      
,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all aw>d to a cov]$ employee a
 s*ol>%ip "u sub*apt] ,,vi ( *apt] #gf (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =      
c]tification describ$ 9 ( section       
#gdjb7;b77#ad7 ( su* title1 z am5d$ by  
subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,p]iod ( obligat$ 
s]vice ,not)/&+ section #gfgb7;e7 ( su* 
title1 ! p]iod ( obligat$ s]vice ( a    
cov]$ employee aw>d$ a s*ol>%ip pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be a p]iod (  
two ye>s beg9n+ on ! day t ! cov]$      
employee receives su* c]tification4     
7#c7 ,cov]$ employee def9$ ,9 ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ employee means a

 p]son-- 7,a7 occupy+ a /]ile process+  
te*nician position 9 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?  
,adm9i/ration on ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act2 &  7,b7 :o1 on su* date1 is n 
c]tifi$ z a /]ile process+ te*nician by 
an accr$it$ in/itution engag$ 9 provid+ 
/]ile process+ te*nician tra9+4