3.0.0 3216 2017-12-15T00:30:45Z 2017-12-15T00:30:45Z Senate S S 2008-06-26 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-27T01:04:33Z 2008-06-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6294) IntroReferral 2008-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Clinics Community health services Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Health Legislation Performance measurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2008-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-01T21:28:58Z Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to introduce pay-for-performance mechanisms into contracts which compensate Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contractors for the provision of veterans' health care services through community-based outpatient clinics (clinics); (2) commence plan implementation within 60 days after submission, unless Congress enacts a law prohibiting or modifying plan implementation; and (3) report semiannually to Congress on the advisability of utilizing such mechanisms in the provision of VA health care services by means in addition to such clinics.

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Short Titles as Introduced Display Title Official Title as Introduced Introduced in Senate 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3216is/xml/BILLS-110s3216is.xml 2008-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6294) 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.