3.0.0 658 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z Senate S S 2009-03-19 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2009-04-22T19:49:28Z Referred to 2009-03-19T21:20:05Z Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 111 4006 HR 2010-03-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 111 2879 HR 2010-03-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2009-04-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76. Committee 2009-03-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2009-04-20 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-04-20 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-04-28 False B001266 Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] Roland Burris D IL 2009-04-28 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2009-05-13 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-05-18 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-06-22 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2009-09-17 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-10-15 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-11-10 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2010-09-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Indian social and development programs Iraq Mental health Middle East Military operations and strategy Minority health Rural conditions and development Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-10T16:20:39Z Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay travel expenses for veterans receiving treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities at the rate of 41.5 cents per mile. (Under current law the rate is that provided to federal employees in connection with the performance of official duties.)

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and operate at least one and up to five centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities; (2) establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas; (3) carry out demonstration projects to examine alternatives for expanding care for veterans in rural areas; (4) establish a program to provide peer support, readjustment, and mental health services to veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (and related services to their family members); (5) assign an Indian Veterans Health Care Coordinator for each of the ten VA facilities that serve communities with the greatest per capita number of Indian veterans; (6) report to Congress jointly with the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the advisability of the joint establishment and operation by the VA's Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service of health clinics to serve populations of Indian reservations, including Indian veterans; and (7) report annually to Congress on matters related to VA care for veterans residing in rural areas.

]]> Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s658is/xml/BILLS-111s658is.xml 2009-04-22 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76. 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.