Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013

3.0.0 958 2022-11-15T16:34:57Z 2022-11-15T16:34:57Z House H HR 2013-03-05 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 958.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislativepowers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.''[[Page H983]][Page H982]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-14T20:30:29Z Referred to 2013-03-05T15:05:00Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-08T18:14:10Z Referred to 2013-03-05T15:04:45Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-03-05T15:04:50Z Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 113 131 S 2013-09-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185. Related bill CRS 2013-03-14 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-03-08 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2013-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2013-03-05 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2013-03-05 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2013-03-05 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2013-03-05 True C000714 Rep. 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Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2014-09-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Child care and development Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Medical research Mental health Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Sex and reproductive health Small business User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security

00 2013-03-05 Introduced in House 2013-03-15T16:38:53Z Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 - Includes fertility counseling and treatment within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish such counseling and treatment, including the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and who is enrolled in the VA health care system, as long as the spouse and veteran apply jointly for such counseling and treatment.

Authorizes the Secretary to pay to any such veteran an amount to assist in the adoption of one or more children.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) report annually to the congressional veterans committees on the counseling and treatment provided under this Act; (2) prescribe regulations on the furnishing of such counseling, treatment, and adoption assistance; and (3) coordinate the furnishing of such counseling and treatment with that provided by the Department of Defense (DOD).

Directs the Secretary to facilitate research conducted collaboratively by the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) in order to improve VA's ability to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, such as a spinal cord injury, that affects the veterans' ability to reproduce.

Requires the Secretary to enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans contact center: (1) to respond to requests for assistance with accessing VA health care and benefits, and (2) for referral to community resources to obtain assistance with services not furnished by the VA.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 relating to a pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service to: (1) increase from at least 3 to at least 14 the number of locations for such counseling, and (2) extend the pilot program for an additional 2 years.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a pilot program of providing child care assistance to veterans receiving or in need of VA readjustment counseling and related mental health services.

Directs the Secretary to impose, as a contract condition, a contractor user fee with respect to each contract entered into by the VA for a good or service. Provides for the determination of fee amounts. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such fee if the contractor is an individual or a small business. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Fertility Counseling and Treatment Fund. Provides for the deposit into such Fund of all contractor user fee amounts.

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Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 Display Title Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr958ih/xml/BILLS-113hr958ih.xml 2013-03-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.