Text: S.899 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)
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Public Law No: 115-238 (09/07/2018)
[115th Congress Public Law 238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 115-238
115th Congress
An Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements
that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected
disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical
treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the
Veterans Health Administration. <<NOTE: Sept. 7, 2018 - [S. 899]>>
Be it enacted <<NOTE: Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition
Improvement Act.>> by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT <<NOTE: 5 USC 101 note.>> TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Providing Healthcare
Transition Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS IN
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(1) <<NOTE: Definition.>> the term `employee' has the
meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes--
``(A) an officer or employee of the United States
Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and
``(B) notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7421
of title 38, an individual occupying a position listed
in subsection (b) of such section;''.
(b) <<NOTE: 5 USC 6329 note.>> Applicability.--With respect to a
position listed in section 7421(b) of title 38, United States Code, the
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any individual appointed
to such a position on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved September 7, 2018.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 899 (H.R. 2648):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-825, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government
Reform) accompanying H.R. 2648.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
Mar. 20, considered and passed Senate.
July 16, considered and passed House, amended.
Aug. 22, Senate concurred in House amendments.
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