; and (ii) helping to meet the shortage of physician assistants employed by the Department. (C) An identification of such modifications to the pilot program as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services consider necessary to meet the goals described in subparagraph (B). (D) An assessment of whether the pilot program could serve as a model for other programs of the Department to assist individuals in obtaining certification and employment in other health care fields. (l) Source of amounts Not less than $8,000,000 of the amount necessary to carry out the pilot program shall be derived from amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs before the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Minimum number of scholarships for physician assistants under education assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Health Professional Scholarship Program (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7618 the following new item: 7618A. Scholarships for education and training to become physician assistants (a) In general The Secretary shall ensure that not fewer than 25 new scholarships are awarded each year to individuals for education and training to become physician assistants. (b) New scholarship defined In this section, the term new scholarship means a scholarship awarded under the Scholarship Program to an individual who has not previously received a scholarship under the Scholarship Program. . (2) Clerical amendment Chapter 76 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7618 the following new item: 7618A. Scholarships for education and training to become physician assistants. . (b) Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7675 the following new item: 7676.