Sec. 243. Recruitment of physicians in Department of Veterans Affairs
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Section 7402(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by inserting or to be offered a contingent appointment to such position, after position, ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following new subparagraph (B): have completed a residency program satisfactory to the Secretary; or with respect to an offer for a contingent appointment upon the completion of a post-graduate training program, complete such a residency program by not later than two years after the date of such offer; and . The Secretary shall— ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, not less than annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals to be appointed to positions in the Veterans Health Administration; and submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of paragraph (1), including the success of such recruiting efforts.