HR 1163 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Competition and antitrust Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Medical education Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care

VA Hiring Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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To President

Became law

Sep 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 13, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 13, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Hiring Enhancement Act

This bill modifies requirements and procedures related to hiring physicians and applicants for certain other professional positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill negates enforcement of a noncompete agreement that an applicant for such an appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has entered into with a non-VA facility or party. As a condition of terminating the noncompete agreement, the applicant must agree to serve at the VHA for one year or until the expiration of the noncompete agreement, whichever is later.

Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.

The bill also authorizes the VA to offer a contingent physician's appointment to an individual if the VA anticipates that the individual will, within two years of the offer, complete a residency program leading to board eligibility in a specialty and meet other requirements for the appointment.

What's happening now September 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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