Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the loans used to finance the education expenses related to psychiatric medicine of certain individuals who demonstrate a commitment to long-term careers as psychiatrists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Requires those individuals to be: (1) licensed or eligible for licensure to practice psychiatric medicine in the VHA, or (2) enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Directs the Secretary to select at least 10 individuals each year to participate in the program.
Requires program participants to agree to a period of obligated service with the VHA in the field of psychiatric medicine. Prohibits the Secretary from paying more than $60,000 on behalf of an individual for each year of obligated service the individual agrees to serve.
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study of pay disparities among VHA psychiatrists.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a pilot program providing a monthly housing allowance to individuals who: (1) are health care providers, (2) are or agree to become VHA employees on a full-time basis in a health care position designated by the Secretary, and (3) accept an assignment in such position for at least 36 months at a rural or highly rural community-based outpatient clinic selected by the Secretary.
Provides bonus housing allowances to participants who complete the 36 months of service and to those who complete additional one-year or two-year terms of service.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jun 4, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jun 4, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3394-3396)
- Jun 4, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2009 | Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2014 |
| HR 4234 | Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act | Related bill | Mar 24, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs by repaying loans for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot program to provide housing allowances to health care providers of the Veterans Health Administration who accept assignment at rural and highly rural clinics, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Home and outpatient care
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Rural conditions and development
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2014Introduced in Senate
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