Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Budget process

Congressional oversight

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Government studies and investigations

Health programs administration and funding

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act</strong></p> <p> This bill requires the Comptroller General, for each of FY2018-FY2020, to: (1) review the budget requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts contained in the President's budget request for that fiscal year; and (2) report review results to the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct reviews of certain budget requests of the President for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act . 2. Comptroller General review of Department of Veterans Affairs medical care budget submissions Section 4 of the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–81 ; 38 U.S.C. 117 note) is amended to read as follows: 4. Comptroller General review of Department of Veterans Affairs medical care budget submission (a) Review of budget submission; reports For each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) review the budget requests for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the budget request of the President submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and (2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report or reports on the results of each such review. (b) Timing and scope of reports In determining the timing and scope for the submittal of the report or reports required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (c) Medical care accounts In this section, the term medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs means the following medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account: (1) Medical Services. (2) Medical Support and Compliance. (3) Medical Facilities. .