A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

S 903 A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes

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A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.
S.903


About S.903

A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes. This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to:

  • (1) extend until September 30, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and state government entities to coordinate and increase the availability of health care to veterans transitioning to civilian life,
  • (2) authorize the VA to expand the program to include additional locations beyond the five locations originally selected, and
  • (3) require the VA to submit a report by 180 days after the completion of the program on the advisability of continuing or expanding it.

  

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Introduced 04/20/2017

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