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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4862 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with certain advisory 

committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2014 

Mr. HECK of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with 

certain advisory committees to receive administrative and 

policy recommendations to improve the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Our Vets Deserve Bet5 ter Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 

2 TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF 

3 THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 (a) MEETINGS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of Veterans Affairs shall meet with the advisory 

8 committees described in paragraph (2) to receive ad9 ministrative and policy recommendations to improve 

10 the health care system of the Department of Vet11 erans Affairs. 

12 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEES DESCRIBED.—The 

13 advisory committees described in this paragraph are 

14 the following: 

15 (A) The Advisory Committee on Pros16 thetics and Special-Disabilities Programs estab17 lished by section 543 of title 38, United States 

18 Code. 

19 (B) The Genomic Medicine Program Advi20 sory Committee established pursuant to the 

21 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

22 App.). 

23 (C) The Geriatrics and Gerontology Advi24 sory Committee established under section 7315 

25 of title 38, United States Code. 


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1 (D) The Health Services Research and De2 velopment Service Scientific Merit Review 

3 Board established pursuant to the Federal Ad4 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

5 (E) The Research Advisory Committee on 

6 Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established by sec7 tion 707 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 

8 1992 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 

9 note). 

10 (F) The Special Medical Advisory Group 

11 established under section 7312 of title 38, 

12 United States Code. 

13 (G) The Veterans’ Advisory Committee on 

14 Rehabilitation established under section 3121 of 

15 title 38, United States Code. 

16 (H) The Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory 

17 Committee established pursuant to the Federal 

18 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

19 (I) Any other advisory committee the Sec20 retary determines appropriate. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after carrying 

22 out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall— 

23 (1) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af24 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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1 ommendations received under subsection (a)(1), in2 cluding any administrative or legislative actions re3 quired to carry out such recommendations; and 

4 (2) publish such report on the public Internet 

5 website of the Department. 

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