S.Amdt. 2256

SA 2256. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 307. STRATEGY TO REDUCE DURATION OF HIRING PROCESS OF
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR LICENSED
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a strategy to reduce the duration of
the hiring process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for
licensed professional medical providers by half.
(b) Expedited Certification of Credentials.--The strategy
required by subsection (a) shall include a description of how
the overall certification of credentials process for licensed
professional medical providers can be expedited.
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