3.0.0 2654 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z Senate S S 2014-07-24 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-07-24T19:20:44Z Veterans' Credit Protection Act 113 5193 HR 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2014-07-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-07-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Consumer credit Interest, dividends, interest rates Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-24 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-27T15:42:00Z Veterans' Credit Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment (i.e., a proper invoice that is not paid by the Secretary until after the required payment date); and (2) establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report such issues to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks.

Requires the Secretary to report annually on the effectiveness of each Network in providing timely payment of proper invoices during both the preceding five-year period and the preceding one-year period. Requires such report to include:

  • the number of veterans who contacted the Secretary regarding delayed payments that could negatively affect their credit;
  • the total amount of interest penalties paid by the Secretary by reason of delayed payments;
  • the number of proper invoices submitted, the amount owed for and the payment status of such invoices, and the periods that elapsed before such invoices were paid;
  • relevant comments received from medical providers regarding delayed payments;
  • identification of the Networks with the least and most delayed payments; and
  • a description of the best practices to provide timely payment of a proper invoice, including a plan for under-performing Networks to improve.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study that assesses the effectiveness of each Network in providing timely payment of proper invoices.

]]> Veterans' Credit Protection Act Display Title Veterans' Credit Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct outreach to veterans regarding the effect of certain delayed payments by the Secretary, to require the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report regarding such delayed payments, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Credit Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2654is/xml/BILLS-113s2654is.xml 2014-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.