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Senate Bill 3820
117th Congress(2021-2022)
VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act
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Introduced in Senate on Mar 10, 2022
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S. 3820 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3820


To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of pay for certain nurses and other medical positions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of pay for certain nurses and other medical positions 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 Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention And Income Security Enhancement Act” or the “VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act”.

SEC. 2. Pay for nurses and certain other medical positions of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Section 7451 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking “and physician assistant” and inserting “physician assistant, and podiatrist”; and

(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) The maximum rate of basic pay for any grade for a covered position may not exceed—

“(A) in the case of an advanced practice nurse, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5;

“(B) in the case of a physician assistant, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5;

“(C) in the case of a registered nurse, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5; and

“(D) in the case of any other covered position, the maximum rate of basic pay established for positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.”.