II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 426 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2017 Mr. Tester (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes.