1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 . 2. Pilot program to provide educational assistance to physician assistants to be employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to be known as the Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program (in this section referred to as the pilot program ) to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Information on pilot program The Secretary shall provide information on the pilot program to eligible individuals under subsection (b), including information on application requirements and a list of entities with which the Secretary has partnered under subsection (i). (b) Eligible individuals An individual is eligible to participate in the pilot program if the individual— (1) has medical or military health experience gained while serving as a member of the Armed Forces; (2) has received a certificate, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, master’s degree, or post­bac­ca­lau­re­ate training in a science relating to health care; (3) has participated in the delivery of health care services or related medical services, including participation in military training relating to the identification, evaluation, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders