To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes.
Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as VA physician assistants.
An individual is eligible to participate in the program if the individual:
The VA shall:
The VA shall:
VA physician assistant pay grades are established.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-267.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-267.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6540-6543)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3262.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6540-6542)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6540-6542)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.