,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbf,mr4 
,ka9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,boozman7       
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      
codify ! requirem5ts = appo9tm5t1       
qualifications1 & pay = !rapeutic 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 ,!rapeutic
 ,m$ical ,physici/ ,pay ,cap ,relief    
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,treatm5t ( !rapeutic
 m$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
 #gdjd7;b7 ( su* title is am5d$-- 7#a7  
by ins]t+ ,,!rapeutic ,,m$ical          
,,physici/1 ,,diagno/ic ,,m$ical        
,,physici/1 aft] ,,podiatri/ 7,,dpm712 &
  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] ,podiatri/ grade  

optometri/ 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+ aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! 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   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is section4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!  
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include an assessm5t ( ! 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 !
 ,dep>tm5t4