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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 657
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reimbursement of
continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY23, 2025
Ms. B
ROWNLEY(for herself, Ms. HOYLEof Oregon, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr.
J
ACKSONof Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
reimbursement of continuing professional education ex-
penses for health care professionals of the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet-4
erans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Mod-5
ernization Act’’ or the ‘‘VA CPE Modernization Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF CON-1
TINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION EX-2
PENSES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS 3
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 4
(a) R
EIMBURSEMENT.—Section 7411 of title 38, 5
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 6
‘‘§ 7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional 7
education expenses 8
‘‘(a) R
EIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall reim-9
burse certain full-time health care professionals of the De-10
partment for expenses incurred for continuing professional 11
education in amounts as follows: 12
‘‘(1) With respect to any physician, dentist, po-13
diatrist, registered nurse, or physician assistant ap-14
pointed under section 7401(1) of this title, not more 15
than $2,000 per year for each such individual. 16
‘‘(2) With respect to any psychologist, licensed 17
practical or vocational nurse, medical technologist, 18
diagnostic radiologic technologist, or social worker 19
appointed under section 7401(3) of this title, not 20
more than $2,000 per year for each such individual. 21
‘‘(b) A
DJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may from time 22
to time adjust the dollar amounts specified in subsection 23
(a), so long as such adjustment does not result in a reim-24
bursement of less than $2,000 per year for each individual 25
specified in subsection (a).’’. 26
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(b) CLERICALAMENDMENT.—The table of sections 1
at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended 2
by striking the item relating to section 7411 and inserting 3
the following new item: 4
‘‘7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses.’’.
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