[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3767 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3767 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a time frame for the employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs of participants in the Health Professionals Scholarship Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2025 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a time frame for the employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs of participants in the Health Professionals Scholarship Program, 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 ``Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025'' or the ``HPSP Improvement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TIME FRAME FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PARTICIPANTS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 7616 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Not later than 90 days after the course completion date of a participant in the Scholarship Program, the Secretary shall ensure that the participant receives a contract for employment in the full-time clinical practice of such participant's profession at a Department facility with the highest need, as determined by the Secretary. Such contract shall include a competitive salary and benefits package consistent with the employment standards of the Department.''. (b) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the termination date specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of subsection (d) of section 7616 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (2) Termination date.--The termination date specified in this paragraph is September 30, 2027. <all>