A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, to make a career in the Department of Medicine and Surgery more attractive.

Provides that for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, physicians and dentists appointed in the Medical or Dental Service of the Department of Medicine and Surgery who have served therein for not less than ten years shall have included in their years of creditable service four years, and, in the case of a member of the Medical Service, who has completed one year of medical internship or the equivalent thereof, one additional year, the four years and the one year to be reduced by the period of active military, naval, or air service performed during such person's attendance at medical school or dental school or during his medical internship.

Provides that each physician, dentist, or nurse in the Department of Medicine and Surgery who has completed ten years of service in such Department shall be granted leave with pay, under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, for not more than one year for study in his specialty; and thereafter shall be granted leave with pay for such purpose upon the completion of each additional ten years of such service (disregarding time spent on leave pursuant to this section in the computation of such ten years).