3.0.0 1363 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z Senate S S 2007-05-10 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-10T19:57:45Z 2007-05-10 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-05-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5936-5937) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-05-10 True W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-05-21 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-06-04 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-06-11 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-06-11 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-06-21 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-11-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Disability evaluation Disability retirement Disabled Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Health Iraq compilation Law Military medicine Retired military personnel Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-25T19:49:05Z Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act - Requires a member of the Armed Forces (member) who is medically retired because of physical disability incurred in or aggravated by military service to be treated as an active-duty member, for purposes of entitlement to military health care services and benefits, for the longer of: (1) the two-year period after medical retirement; or (2) the period during which the member is on the temporary disability retirement list. Requires active-duty members receiving health care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for an injury or illness which would qualify for medical retirement to be treated as a veteran for the longer of: (1) the two-year period after the member incurs the injury or illness; or (2) the period during which the member is assigned to the VA for health care services and benefits.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to establish a joint office for the Department of Defense (DOD) and VA for the coordination of assistance to members in their transition from military service to civilian life.

Requires each member determined to be unfit to perform required duties to: (1) be evaluated by a disability ratings team at the appropriate military medical treatment facility; and (2) either placed on the temporary disability retired list or further evaluated for assignment of a final disability rating. Allows member appeal of a determination of unfitness. Requires final disability ratings to be used for determining eligibility for retired pay and other benefits.

Requires an interim and final report from the Comptroller General to Congress on DOD and VA programs for the assessment and treatment of wounded members.

]]> Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act Display Title Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve health care for severely injured members and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act Introduced in Senate 2007-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1363is/xml/BILLS-110s1363is.xml 2007-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.