Sec. 225. Department of Veterans Affairs personnel transparency. Sec. 226. Comptroller General report assessing human resources modernization within Veterans Health Administration. I Training, recruitment, and retention of health care employees 101. Payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay the costs of any licensing examinations and certifications required by the Secretary for any current recipient of a covered health professional scholarship from the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Licensing examinations and certifications Subsection (a) shall apply to the payment of costs for— (1) the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3