HR 8017
VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act of 2022
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The VA Workforce Investment and Expansion Act of 2022 aims to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs by addressing staffing shortages, particularly in rural areas. It seeks to increase recruitment and retention of employees through various measures, including establishing a national rural recruitment plan, offering buy-out agreements for health care professionals, standardizing HR positions, and increasing pay for certain employees. The bill also expands opportunities for housekeeping aides, modifies pay limitations, and authorizes awards and bonuses, as well as telemedicine prescriptions.
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