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. 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 Program to an individual who has not previously received a scholarship under the Program. . (2) Clerical amendment Chapter 76 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7675 the following new item: 7676. Scholarships for education and training to become physician assistants. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4. Establishment of standards for the Department of Veterans Affairs for using educational assistance programs to educate and hire physician assistants and increase of amounts available for physician assistants (a) Establishment of standards (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish standards described in paragraph (2) to improve the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, and other educational assistance programs of the Department, including the pilot program under section 2, to educate and hire physician assistants of the Department. (2) Standards described The standards described in this subsection are the following: (A) Holding directors of medical centers of the Department accountable for failure to use the educational assistance programs described in paragraph (1) and other incentives— (i) to