3.0.0 2383 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z Senate S S 2007-11-16 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-11-16T17:07:22Z 2007-11-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2007-11-16 True Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Afghanistan Ambulatory care Chronically ill Congress Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Drugs Education Families Family services Health Higher education Housing and Community Development Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Medical screening Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military operations Post-traumatic stress disorder Rural health Social Welfare South Asia Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' employment Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-26T20:25:41Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing care and a variety of services (including counseling) to veterans residing in rural areas through a mobile system that transports Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and benefits personnel, as well as equipment and other materials, to the areas designated for the program.

Requires a mobile system to visit each designated area at least once each 45 days and remain present during each visit for at least 48 hours.

Sets forth coordination requirements concerning identification of veterans who are not enrolled in, or otherwise being cared for by, the VA health care system, county and local veterans service offices, and use of community-based VA outpatient clinics.

]]> A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2007-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2383is/xml/BILLS-110s2383is.xml 2007-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.