A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program to provide post-secondary educational assistance to students in health professions who are eligible for educational assistance under the Reserve GI Bill program in return for agreement for subsequent service with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Amendments of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to institute a Selected Reserve member stipend program under the Armed Forces Educational Assistance Program. Requires an individual, in order to be eligible for such assistance, to: (1) be accepted or enrolled as a full-time student at a qualifying educational institution in a course of education or training approved by the Secretary and that leads toward completion of a degree in a health profession involving direct patient care or care incident to such direct patient care; (2) be entitled to benefits under the Selected Reserve GI Bill program; and (3) have achieved a certain qualifying score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.
Authorizes the Secretary to pay a qualifying individual $400 monthly under such program. Requires a period of obligated service as a full-time employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs from a participating individual in return for such assistance. Makes such an individual liable to the United States for failure to serve in the Department at a health-care facility for the agreed upon period.
Increases the Selected Reserve member stipend amount whenever there is a general Federal pay increase.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, and Department of Defense.
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from Department of Veterans Affairs.
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
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