; (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): (B) Physician assistant. ; and (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking and registered nurse and inserting registered nurse, and physician assistant . (c) National strategic plan (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a national strategic plan for the retention and recruitment of physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs that includes the establishment and adoption of standards for the provision of competitive pay to physician assistants of the Department in comparison to the pay of physician assistants in the private sector. (2) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the national strategic plan under paragraph (1).