3.0.0 4977 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z House H HR 2014-06-26 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 4977.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause XII-XIV of the Constitution ofthe United States, which gives Congress the authority to:To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Moneyto that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;To provide and maintain a Navy;To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces;[Page H5818]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-07T17:52:05Z Referred to 2014-06-26T13:01:05Z 2014-07-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2014-06-26 True J000296 Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL 13 2014-07-11 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2014-07-11 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2014-07-11 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2014-09-10 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2014-09-18 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2014-11-13 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2014-11-13 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2014-11-20 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Afghanistan Alternative treatments Asia Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Disability assistance Drug therapy Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Iraq Mental health Middle East Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-26 Introduced in House 2015-01-26T21:32:49Z Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act - Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to:

  • examine the efficacy of the evidence-based therapy model used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for treating mental health illnesses of veterans and identify areas to improve wellness-based outcomes;
  • conduct a patient-centered survey within each of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks to examine the experience of veterans with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when seeking medical assistance for mental health issues through the VA health care system, their experience with non-VA facilities and health professionals for such issues, their preferences regarding available treatments for such issues and which methods they believe to be most effective, their experience with complementary alternative treatment therapies, the prevalence of prescribing prescription medication among veterans seeking treatment through the VA health care system to address mental health issues, and the Secretary's outreach efforts regarding the availability of benefits and treatments for such issues;
  • examine available research on complementary alternative treatment therapies for mental health issues (including music, yoga, and meditation therapy) and identify what benefits could be made with the inclusion of such treatments for veterans; and
  • study the potential increase in the approval by the Secretary of claims for compensation relating to mental health issues for veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

Directs the Secretary, upon a report by the Commission, to submit: (1) an action plan for implementing recommendations and a time frame for implementing complementary alternative treatments, or (2) a justification for not doing so and an alternative solution to improve the efficacy of the therapy model.

]]> COVER Act Display Title COVER Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for treating mental illnesses of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities within the community. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced COVER Act Short Titles as Introduced Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act Introduced in House 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4977ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4977ih.xml 2014-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.