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 100 STAT. 3258

PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

SEC. 214. PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AND PARTTIME HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL. (a) TEMPORARY AND PART-TIME APPOINTMENTS.—(1) Paragraph (1)

38 USC 4114. 5i2 03ii 8r

of section 4114(a) is amended— (A) by inserting "certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, licensed practical or vocational nurses," after "dental auxiliaries," in clause (A); and (B) by inserting ", certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, licensed practical or vocational nurses" after "dental auxiliaries" in clause (B). (2) Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by striking out "paragraph (1) of section 4104" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4104". (3) Paragraph (3) of such section is amended— (A) by inserting "except as authorized in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph" in subparagraph (A) after "year"; (B) by inserting "and except as authorized in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph" in subparagraph (B) after "programs"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(D) During any period during which the Administrator is exercising the authority of only section 4106(a) and (g)(1) of this title in connection with the appointment, under section 4104(3) of this title, of personnel in the category of certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, or licensed practical or vocational nurses— "(i) the Administrator may make temporary full-time appointments of personnel in such category for periods exceeding 90 days if the Chief Medical Director finds that circumstances render it impractical to obtain the necessary services through appointments under paragraph (3) of section 4104 of this title; and "(ii) part-time appointments of personnel in such category may be for periods of more than one year.". 0)) LICENSURE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS.—Section 4114(d) is amended by inserting "psychologist," after "podiatrist," both places it appears. SEC. 215. REPORT ON A NATIONAL DRUG FILE.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plans of the Department of Medicine and Surgery for the development, establishment, and administration of a national drug file, including an agency-wide reclassification and inventory system for all drugs used by the Veterans' Administration. The report shall also include— (1) the timetable for the establishment of such a drug file; (2) an estimate (and the underlying criteria therefor) of the number of employees, all computer equipment (including any "S( additional computer equipment), and total expenditures necessary to develop, establish, and administer such a drug file; and (3) any other matters the Administrator considers appropriate to include in the report.

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