[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 29447-29448]
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[FR Doc No: 01-13869]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2001 / 
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                Executive Order 13214 of May 28, 2001

                
President's Task Force To Improve Health Care 
                Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
                as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to provide 
                prompt and efficient access to consistently high 
                quality health care for veterans who have served the 
                Nation, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Establishment. There is established the 
                President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery 
                for Our Nation's Veterans (Task Force).

                Sec. 2. Membership. The Task Force shall be comprised 
                of 15 members appointed by the President. Two of the 15 
                members shall serve as co-chairs of the Task Force. The 
                Task Force membership shall include health care 
                experts, officials familiar with Department of Veterans 
                Affairs and Department of Defense health care systems, 
                and representatives from veteran and military service 
                organizations.

                Sec. 3. Mission. The mission of the Task Force shall be 
                to:

(a)

 identify ways to improve benefits and services for Department of Veterans 
Affairs beneficiaries and Department of Defense military retirees who are 
also eligible for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs through 
better coordination of the activities of the two departments;

(b)

 review barriers and challenges that impede Department of Veterans Affairs 
and Department of Defense coordination, including budgeting processes, 
timely billing, cost accounting, information technology, and reimbursement. 
Identify opportunities to improve such business practices to ensure high 
quality and cost effective health care; and

(c)

 identify opportunities for improved resource utilization through 
partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
of Defense to maximize the use of resources and infrastructure, including: 
buildings, information technology and data sharing systems, procurement of 
supplies, equipment and services, and delivery of care.

                Sec. 4. Administration.

(a)

 The Department of Veterans Affairs shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
provide administrative support and funding for the Task Force.

(b)

 Members of the Task Force shall serve without any compensation for their 
work on the Task Force. Members appointed from among private citizens of 
the United States, however, while engaged in the work of the Task Force, 
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Government 
service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707), to the extent funds are available.

(c)

 The co-chairs of the Task Force shall appoint an Executive Director to 
coordinate administration of the Task Force. To the extent permitted by 
law, office space, analytical support, and additional staff support for the 
Commission shall be provided by executive branch departments and agencies 
as directed by the President.

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(d)

 The heads of the executive branch departments and agencies shall, to the 
extent permitted by law, provide the Task Force with information as 
requested by the co-chairs.

(e)

 At the call of the co-chairs, the Task Force shall meet as necessary to 
accomplish its mission.

(f)

 The functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, except for those in section 6 of that Act, that are applicable 
to the Task Force, shall be performed by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the 
Administrator of General Services.

                Sec. 5. Reports. The Task Force shall report its 
                findings and recommendations to the President, through 
                the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of 
                Defense. The Task Force shall issue an interim report 
                in 9 months from the date of the first meeting of the 
                Task Force. The Task Force shall issue a final report 
                prior to the end of the second year of operation.

                Sec. 6. Termination. The Task Force shall terminate 30 
                days after submitting its final report, but no later 
                than 2 years from the date of this order.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     May 28, 2001.

[FR Doc. 01-13869
Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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