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"(2) any such appointment or reappointment may be extended by the Administrator for a period not in excess of three years, and "(3) any person so appointed or reappointed shall be subject to removal by the Administrator for cause." (c) The compensation of the Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans* Administration shall be the same as that of an Assistant Chief Medical Director in such Department. DELEITON OF OBSOLETE LANGUAGE

SEC. 101. Section 4104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting "(2) Managers, pharmacists" and inserting in lieu thereof •'(2) Pliarmacists", and by deleting "pathologists," in subparagraph (2).

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• I T I Z E N i S I l l P R E Q n R E M E N T S APPLICABLE 1X> P H Y S I C I A N S, D E N T I S T S, A N D NURSES

SEC. 105. Section 4105 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ''(a) Any person to be eligible for appointment to the following positions in the Department of Medicine and Surgery must have the applicable qualifications: "(1) Physician— "hold the degree of doctor of medicine or of doctor of osteopathy from a college or university approved by the Administrator, have completed an internship satisfactory to the Administrator, and be licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in a State; "(2) Dentist— "hold the degree of doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine from a college or university approved by the Administrator, and be licensed to practice dentistry m a State; "(3) X u r s e ^ "have successfully completed a full course of nursing in a recognized school of nursing, approved by the Administrator, and be registered as a graduate nurse in a State; " (4) Director of a hospital, domiciliary, center or outpatient clinic— "have such business and administrative experience and qualifications as the Administrator shall prescribe; "(5) Optometrist— "be licensed to practice optometry in a State; "(6) Pharmacist— "hold the degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy, or its equivalent, from a school of pharmacy, approved by the Administrator, and be registered as a pharmacist in a State; "(7) Physical therapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and other employees sihall have such scientific or technical qualifications as the Administrator shall prescribe. " (b) Except as provided in section 4114 of this title, no person may Post. p. 1371. be appointed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery as a physician, dentist, or nurse unless he is a citizen of the United States." GRADE A N D SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
 * '§ 4105. Qualifications of appointees

SEC. 106. Section 4106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by-

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