3.0.0 1589 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z Senate S S 2013-10-28 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-10-30T18:00:00Z Referred to 2013-10-28T20:29:49Z Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1950 S 2014-02-04 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736) Related bill CRS Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1982 S 2014-02-27 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 2767) fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209-1210) Related bill CRS Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 113 2413 S 2014-06-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-10-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. Committee 2013-10-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-10-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2013-11-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Performance measurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-10-28 Introduced in Senate 2014-01-06T22:26:55Z Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has in effect an up-to-date policy on reporting a notifiable infectious disease diagnosed at a VA facility in accordance with applicable state and local law, and (2) develop performance measures to assess whether and to what degree the directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and VA medical centers are complying with such policy.

Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with an independent third-party to: (1) assess the organizational structures of VA medical centers, and (2) improve succession planning among key leadership roles at VISN and VA medical centers.


]]> Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 Display Title Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs has an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious diseases, to require an independent assessment of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1589is/xml/BILLS-113s1589is.xml 2013-10-30 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. 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.