SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency and Ef-
fective Accountability Measures for Veteran Caregivers 
Act’’ or the ‘‘TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF CARE-
GIVER PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) OFFICIAL DESIGNATION OF CAREGIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall formally recognize all caregivers of vet-
erans by identifying any caregiver of a veteran in 
the health record of the veteran. 
(2) INCLUSION.—Caregivers recognized under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) family caregivers participating in the 
program of comprehensive assistance for family 
caregivers under subsection (a) of section 
1720G of title 38, United States Code; and 
(B) caregivers participating in the program 
of support services for caregivers under sub-
section (b) of such section. 
(b) NOTIFICATION LETTERS REGARDING CLINICAL 
DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, using a 
standardized letter, shall notify veterans and care-
givers of veterans regarding any clinical determina-
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tions made relating to claims, tier reduction, or ter-
mination of assistance under, or eligibility for, a 
caregiver program under subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 1720G of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Notifications under paragraph 
(1) shall include the elements required for notices of 
decisions under section 5104(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, to the extent that those elements apply 
to determinations under paragraph (1). 
(c) TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF BENEFITS FOR FAM-
ILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon determining that a 
veteran who was receiving services under the pro-
gram of comprehensive assistance for family care-
givers under section 1720G(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is no longer clinically eligible for pur-
poses of such program, the Secretary shall extend 
benefits under such program, including stipends 
under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) of such section, for 
not less than 90 days after the date of notification 
under subsection (b) that the veteran is no longer 
clinically eligible. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to the termination of caregiver benefits— 
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(A) if the Secretary determines that the 
family caregiver committed fraud or abused or 
neglected the veteran; 
(B) if the family caregiver was designated 
under section 1720G(a)(7) of title 38, United 
States Code, as the primary provider of per-
sonal care services for the veteran and another 
primary provider is designated within 90 days 
after the date of termination, in which case 
benefits for the terminated primary provider 
will terminate the day before the date on which 
the new primary provider is designated; 
(C) if another individual is designated to 
be a family caregiver within 90 days after the 
date of termination, such that there are three 
family caregivers assigned to the veteran, in 
which case benefits for the terminated family 
caregiver will terminate the day before the date 
on which the new family caregiver is des-
ignated; 
(D) the terminated individual had been liv-
ing with the veteran and moves out, or the ter-
minated individual abandons or terminates his 
or her relationship with the veteran; or 
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(E) upon request of the family caregiver or 
the veteran. 
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