Expediting Veteran's Benefits Act

Bill: 113-hr-2079
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2013-05-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability and paralysis

Disability assistance

Health personnel

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expediting Veteran's Benefits Act - Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2079 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2013 Mr. Radel (for himself and Mr. Salmon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To provide for a three-year extension of the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expediting Veteran’s Benefits Act . 2. Three-year extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–183 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2016 .