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S 1155 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Veterans' medical care

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services, who shall report to the VHA's Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, and optimal participation of physician assistants within VHA programs and initiatives.

What's happening now October 21, 2009

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1155: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1155/
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"S. 1155: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1155/.
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S. 1155, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1155/.
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