3.0.0 2423 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z House H HR 2013-06-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUNYAN:H.R. 2423.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3759]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Reported by 2013-07-17T14:31:39Z Markup by 2013-07-17T14:31:07Z Referred to 2013-07-01T13:35:56Z Hearings by 2013-06-28T14:11:24Z Referred to 2013-06-18T14:03:15Z 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act 113 2091 S 2014-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 113 1751 S 2013-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-07-17 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2013-07-17 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-07-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-06-28 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Prior to Referral. Committee 2013-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000594 Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] Jon Runyan R NJ 3 N H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-07-09 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2013-07-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Health personnel Licensing and registrations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-06-18 Introduced in House 2013-09-17T21:55:11Z Disabled Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act - Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend until December 31, 2016, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for persons other than VA employees (i.e., contract physicians) to conduct medical disability examinations of applicants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Permits licensed, VA-contracted physicians to conduct such examinations at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, so long as the examination is authorized under the contract.

Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to provide similar authorities with respect to permissible examination locations to licensed physicians under the pilot program authorizing the VA to use contract physicians to perform medical disability examinations of applicants for benefits under laws carried out through the Under Secretary for Benefits. Expands from 10 to 15 the maximum number of VA regional offices through which the Secretary is authorized to carry out such pilot program.

Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual data analysis (including an analysis of backlogged claims, pending workloads, and the timeliness of completed cases) to determine the regional offices requiring support.

]]> Disabled Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act Display Title Disabled Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Disabled Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act Introduced in House 2013-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2423ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2423ih.xml 2013-07-17 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 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.