1. Reorganization of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center directors (a) Reorganization Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1104 the following new section: 1104a. Appointment of directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Appointment by Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the director of each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Qualifications The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish the common qualifications and core competencies required for an officer of the armed forces to serve as a director under this section. (c) Functions and responsibilities Each director under this section shall have the functions and responsibilities of a director of a medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs under title 38, and any other functions or responsibilities as the Secretary of Defense may assign. (d) Training of officers The Secretary of Defense shall provide training to officers of the armed forces to serve as directors under this section through the joint medical executive skills development program established under Department of Defense Instruction 6000.15 (or any successor instruction). . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Title 38 Title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) in section 7401(4), by striking Directors of medical centers and directors and inserting Directors ; and (B) in section 7402(b), by striking Center, in the heading of paragraph (4). (2) VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 Section 210 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–46 ; 131 Stat. 965