A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-903
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-04-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Mental health

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to: (1) extend until September 30, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and state government entities to coordinate and increase the availability of health care to veterans transitioning to civilian life, (2) authorize the VA to expand the program to include additional locations beyond the five locations originally selected, and (3) require the VA to submit a report by 180 days after the completion of the program on the advisability of continuing or expanding it.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 903 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 7, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible, and for other purposes.

1. Extension and expansion of pilot program on use of certain organizations and entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible (a) Extension Subsection (b) of section 506 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 38 U.S.C. 523 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Duration of program The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program after September 30, 2019. . (b) Expansion of locations Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Additional locations The Secretary may expand the pilot program to include additional locations if the Secretary recommends that the pilot program be expanded in the initial report submitted under subsection (g)(2)(C). . (c) Report Subsection (g) of such section is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Report on program and inserting Reports ; (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting and not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, after September 30, 2017, ; and (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The report and inserting Each report ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or expanding after continuing .