The VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act modifies rules governing how the Department of Veterans Affairs can pay critical healthcare workers. Currently, the VA has restrictions on when it can waive salary caps to offer competitive pay to essential medical personnel like doctors and nurses. This bill removes one of those restrictions and extends the VA's authority to use salary waivers for five years from the bill's enactment date. The legislation aims to help the VA recruit and retain healthcare professionals by giving it more flexibility in compensation. The bill was introduced in September 2026 and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.