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”.
Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and Income Security Enhancement Act
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.
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—
in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking “and physician assistant” and inserting “physician assistant, and podiatrist”; and
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.”