One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two
H. R. 2545
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Role of doctors of podiatric medicine in Department of Veterans Affairs
Clarification of role
Section 7306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (6), by striking a Director of Podiatric Service,
;
by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
A Podiatric Medical Director, who shall be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine and who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Health for the operation of the Podiatric Service.
;
in subsection (b)(1), by inserting podiatric medicine,
after doctors of medicine,
; and
in subsection (c), by striking and (8)
and inserting (8), and (10)
.
Clarification of pay grade
Section 7404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , podiatrists,
after physicians
; and
in subsection (b), in the first heading of the list following the colon, by striking PODIATRIST
and inserting PODIATRIST (DPM)
.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.