waiving licensure requirements for part-time employees

waiving licensure requirements for part-time employees Sec. 111. (a) Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting the words “or part-time” in paragraph (a)(1)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof “, part-time, or without compensation”. (b) Such section 4114 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(d) The Chief Medical Director may waive for the purpose of appointments under this section the requirements of section 4105(a) of this title that the licensure of a physician or dentist, or the registration of a nurse must be in a ‘State’, if— “(1) in the case of a physician, he is to be used on a research or an academic post or where there is no direct responsibility for the care of patients; or “(2) in any case, where the individual is to serve in a country other than the United States and his licensure or registration is in the country in which he is to serve.” (c) The catchline of such section 4114 is amended to read “Temporary full-time, part-time, and without compensation appointments; residencies or internships”. (d) The analysis at the head of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting: “4114. Temporary and part-time appointments; residencies and internships.” and inserting in lieu thereof: “4114. Temporary full-time, part-time, and without compensation appointments; residencies or internships.”