119-hr657

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 657 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 657

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reimbursement of 
 continuing professional education expenses for health care 
 professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 23, 2025

 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reimbursement of 
 continuing professional education expenses for health care 
 professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act'' or the ``VA CPE 
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL 
 EDUCATION EXPENSES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OF 
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Reimbursement.--

Section 7411 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
``

Sec. 7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional education 
 expenses
 ``

    (a) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse certain full-
time health care professionals of the Department for expenses incurred 
for continuing professional education in amounts as follows:
 ``

    (1) With respect to any physician, dentist, podiatrist, 
 registered nurse, or physician assistant appointed under 
 

section 7401

    (1) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year 
 for each such individual.
 ``

    (2) With respect to any psychologist, licensed practical 
 or vocational nurse, medical technologist, diagnostic 
 radiologic technologist, or social worker appointed under 
 

section 7401

    (3) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year 
 for each such individual.
 ``

    (b) Adjustment.--The Secretary may from time to time adjust the 
dollar amounts specified in subsection

    (a) , so long as such adjustment 
does not result in a reimbursement of less than $2,000 per year for 
each individual specified in subsection

    (a) .''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 

section 7411 and inserting the following new item:

``7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses.''.
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