SECTION 1. Role of Doctors of Podiatric Medicine in Department of Veterans Affairs.
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:
“(10) 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)”.
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)”.