Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017”.
Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017
A BILL
To establish and reinstate certain reporting requirements regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain health care professionals for the Veterans Health Administration.
Sec. 2 Annual report regarding the recruitment, hiring, and retention of nurses for the Veterans Health Administration
Report required— Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish and submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration.
Elements— The report under subsection (a) shall include details relating to—
efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each medical facility of the Department;
resources provided by the Secretary to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration; and
recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers appropriate.
Sec. 3 Reinstatement of reporting requirement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–66; 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to the report required under section 7632 of title 38, United States Code.