3.0.0 3260 2023-01-15T07:32:54Z 2023-01-15T07:32:54Z House H HR 2003-10-08 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-13T16:17:25Z Referred to 2003-10-08T14:01:15Z 108 2806 HR 2003-12-06 See Public Law 108-170. Procedurally-related House 108 1156 S 2003-12-06 Became Public Law No: 108-170. Procedurally-related House 2003-12-06 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions -See Public Law 108-170. Committee 2003-11-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions -Certain provisions incorporated. See S. 1156, Title I, Sections 101, 105, and 106; Title II, 202 and 241; Title IV, Sections 402, 403 and 405. Committee 2003-11-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2003-10-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2019-2020) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2003-10-08 True Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Appropriations Business ethics Chronically ill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Commemorations Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Congressional tributes Cost effectiveness Defense contracts Defense procurement Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs Discrimination in employment Drugs Economics and Public Finance Ex-Members of Congress Ex-prisoners of war Executive reorganization Executives Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector General Services Administration Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government procurement Government publicity Health Health planning Higher education Homeless House of Representatives Housing and Community Development Land transfers Leases Long-term care Medical economics Medical education Medical malpractice Medical research Mental health services Mental illness Names Nonprofit organizations Nursing homes Post-traumatic stress disorder Prescription pricing Public Lands and Natural Resources Research centers Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' benefits Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2003-10-08 Introduced in House 2003-11-29T16:25:59Z Veterans' Extended Health Care Services and Business Enhancements Act of 2003 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to: (1) extend through 2008 the period for the provision of veterans' noninstitutional extended-care services and required nursing home care; (2) remove a provision requiring a person to have been detained or interned for at least 90 days in order to qualify for outpatient dental care as a former prisoner of war; (3) allow any Under Secretary within the Department of Veterans Affairs (currently only the Under Secretary for Health) to provide business plans for the use within the Department of enhanced-use leases; (4) remove other statutory requirements with respect to the enhanced-use lease program; (5) allow the Secretary of Defense to make purchases through the Department's revolving supply fund; (6) provide for coverage under the tort claims laws for employees of Department nonprofit research corporations; (7) extend through 2008 the authority to establish such corporations; (8) revise due dates of certain required reports; and (9) designate the Department medical center in Prescott, Arizona, as the Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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