I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1077
To stay implementation of the plan for allocation of health care resources
of the Department of Veterans Affairs until the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs certifies that the Secretary, in developing such plan, took into
account certain medical and nonmedical factors of veterans residing with-
in each region to be served by a Veterans Integrated Services Network.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. MANTON, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. FORBES, Mr. KING, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
PAXON, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. TOWNS, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LAFALCE, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCNULTY,
Mr. FLAKE, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. HOUGHTON) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To stay implementation of the plan for allocation of health
care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that the
Secretary, in developing such plan, took into account
certain medical and nonmedical factors of veterans resid-
ing within each region to be served by a Veterans Inte-
grated Services Network.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTIFICATION THAT PLAN FOR ALLOCATION
OF VETERANS HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
CONSIDERED CERTAIN MEDICAL AND NON-
MEDICAL FACTORS.
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The plan for alloca-
tion of health care resources of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs submitted to Congress under subsection (c) of
section 429 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1997 (110 Stat. 2929) may not
be implemented until after the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs certifies to the Congress that the Secretary, in devel-
oping such plan, took into account the medical-related fac-
tors described in subsection (b) and the nonmedical fac-
tors described in subsection (c). Such certification shall
be accompanied by the data the Secretary used in consid-
ering such factors.
(b) MEDICAL-RELATED FACTORS.—The medical-re-
lated factors described in this subsection are the following:
(1) The medical condition of veterans residing
within each region served by a Veterans Integrated
Services Network.
(2) The cost for each Veterans Integrated Serv-
ices Network to meet the specialized medical needs
for veterans suffering from catastrophic injury, dis-
ease, or illness, including spinal cord dysfunction,
amputation, blindness, and mental illness.
(3) The cost for each Veterans Integrated Serv-
ices Network to meet the rehabilitative needs of vet-
erans suffering from such catastrophic injury, dis-
ease, or illness.
(4) The cost for each Veterans Integrated Serv-
ices Network to provide medical support services, in-
cluding prosthetics, pharmaceutical supplies, social
services, and medical transportation to and from
Veterans Integrated Services Network medical facili-
ties.
(5) The cost for Veterans Integrated Services
Network facilities to provide for the treatment and
care of those members of the veterans population
suffering from substance abuse, psychological prob-
lems, or AIDS.
(c) NONMEDICAL FACTORS.—The nonmedical factors
described in this subsection are the following:
(1) The expected reliance of veterans on De-
partment of Veterans Affairs health care facilities
for medical care as a result of—