[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2414 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2414
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment
of chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2003
Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Filner, and Mr. Gutierrez) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment
of chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Chiropractic Employment Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF CHIROPRACTORS IN THE VETERANS HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Appointments.--Section 7401 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``and chiropractic care'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) after ``medical care''; and
(2) by inserting ``chiropractors'' in paragraph (1) after
``podiatrists''.
(b) Qualifications of Appointees.--Section 7402(b) of such title is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new
paragraph (10):
``(10) Chiropractor.--To be eligible to be appointed to a
chiropractor position, a person must--
``(A) hold the degree of doctor of chiropractic, or its
equivalent, from a college of chiropractic approved by the
Secretary; and
``(B) be licensed to practice chiropractic in a State.''.
(c) Period of Appointments and Promotions.--Section 7403(a)(2) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(H) Chiropractors.''.
(d) Grades and Pay Scales.--Section 7404(b)(1) of such title is
amended by striking the third center heading in the table and inserting
the following:
``CLINICAL PODIATRIST, CHIROPRACTOR, AND OPTOMETRIST SCHEDULE''.
(e) Temporary and Part-Time Appointments.--Section 7405(a) of such
title is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Chiropractors.''; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Chiropractors.''.
(f) Residencies and Internships.--Section 7406(c) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``and chiropractic'' after
``medical'' the first place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ``or chiropractic'' after
``medical'' the second place it appears;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or chiropractic''
after ``medical'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and
in subparagraph (B);
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or chiropractic''
after ``medical'' in subparagraph (A); and
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or chiropractic''
after ``medical'' in subparagraph (C).
(g) Malpractice and Negligence Protection.--Section 7316(a) of such
title is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or chiropractic'' after ``medical'' in
paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(2) by inserting ``chiropractor,'' after ``podiatrist,'' in
paragraph (2).
(h) Treatment as Scarce Medical Specialists for Contracting
Purposes.--Section 7409(a) of such title is amended by inserting
``chiropractors,'' in the second sentence after ``optometrists,''.
(i) Reimbursement of Continuing Professional Education Expenses.--
Section 7411 of such title is amended by striking ``or dentist'' and
inserting ``, dentist, or chiropractic''.
(j) Collective Bargaining Exemption.--Section 7421(b) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Chiropractors.''.
(k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect at the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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