Public Law 115-238. Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
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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.Sept. 7, 2018[[S. 899](/us/bill/115/s/899)] * Be it enacted** by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act. ## SECTION 1 SHORT[5 USC 101 note](/us/usc/t5/s101).
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) > > 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)Applicability [5 USC 6329 note](/us/usc/t5/s6329). With respect to a position listed in [section 7421(b) of title 38, United States Code](/us/usc/t38/s7421/b), 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.
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