Bill > S10

This bill, the VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023, aims to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Key provisions include: 1. Requiring the VA to pay the costs of licensing examinations and certifications for recipients of VA health professional scholarships. 2. Expanding VA workforce training and team models to better meet the needs of older veterans, including by expanding the Geriatrics Patient Aligned Care Team model and geriatric and palliative specialty services. 3. Increasing pay caps and flexibility for VA directors of medical centers and Veterans Integrated Service Networks, as well as allowing waivers of pay limitations for VA employees performing mission-critical work. 4. Enhancing VA recruitment and hiring authorities, including oversight of direct hire authority and waiving certain licensure requirements during public health emergencies. 5. Consolidating and extending the expiration of annual leave restored to VA employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and allowing lump-sum payments for this leave. The bill aims to improve VA workforce recruitment, retention, and support to provide high-quality care to veterans.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/10/all-info