Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-1721
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to review and report on the budget requests for Department of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts in the President's submitted budgets for FY2020-FY2022. Medical care accounts are the following accounts of the Veterans Health Administration: Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical Community Care.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1721 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 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 2020, 2021, and 2022, 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. (4) Medical Community Care. .