Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-165
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2017-01-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill requires pre-separation counseling for members of the Armed Forces to include a description of Department of Veterans Affairs family caregiver assistance and support services, including information about covered veterans, eligible caregivers, and program assistance and support.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 165 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 17, 2017 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces on assistance and support services for caregivers of certain veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregiver Program Information Dissemination Act of 2017 . 2. Element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces on assistance and support services for caregivers of certain veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (18) A description, developed in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of the assistance and support services for family caregivers of eligible veterans under the program conducted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1720G of title 38, including the veterans covered by the program, the caregivers eligible for assistance and support through the program, and the assistance and support available through the program. .