RESTRUCTURING OF NURSE GRADE LEVELS AND PAY.

SEC. 101. RESTRUCTURING OF NURSE GRADE LEVELS AND PAY. (a) New Grades Established.— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide four grade levels for nurses employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 4104(1) of title 38, United States Code, with relation to current nurse grades, as follows: New grades Current nurse grades 1. Entry grade Junior and associate grades 2. Intermediate grade Full and intermediate grades 3. Senior grade Senior and chief grades 4. Director grade Assistant director and director grades (b) Current Nurse Grades Defined.— For purposes of subsection (a), the term “current nurse grades” means the grades in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act for nurses employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 4104(1) of title 38, United States Code. (c) Conforming Amendment.— Section 4107(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out the items under the heading “nurse schedule” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Entry grade. “Intermediate grade. “Senior grade. “Director grade.”.