On the recordOctober 10, 1995
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1536 would extend until December 31, 1997, the authority to permit VA Medical Center Directors to use nurse anesthetist contract agency compensation data to adjust locality-based nurse pay rates. This would only be done where a VA locality survey provides insufficient data. The Department requested extension of this authority which will allow the VA to remain competitive in the job market for nurse anesthetists. The Congressional Budget Office has stated the bill would have no significant cost to the Federal Government. I want to thank the ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Sonny Montgomery for helping move the bill to the floor. I also want to thank Tim Hutchinson, chairman of the Hospitals and Health Care Subcommittee, and Chet Edwards the subcommittee's ranking member for their efforts on the bill.
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