3.0.0 1631 2023-01-11T13:22:15Z 2023-01-11T13:22:15Z Senate S S 2011-09-23 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-28T02:00:00Z Referred to 2011-09-23T19:17:48Z 2012-06-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. Committee 2011-09-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-09-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-09-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2011-09-23 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-28T17:34:52Z Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a center for technical assistance to assist non-VA health providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas. Makes the head of such center the Director of the Rural Veterans Health Care Technical Assistance Center. Requires the Secretary, in selecting the center's location, to give preference to a location that, among other things: (1) has a high number of veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and (2) is near one or more entities carrying out programs and activities relating to health care for rural populations.

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