3.0.0 522 2022-03-03T21:29:13Z 2022-03-03T21:29:13Z Senate S S 2013-03-11 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-05-09T19:08:28Z Referred to 2013-03-11T22:56:42Z Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act 113 5432 HR 2014-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2013-05-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203. Committee 2013-03-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1597-1598) IntroReferral 2013-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-03-11 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2013-03-11 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2013-06-07 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-06-13 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2013-07-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Allied health services Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Health technology, devices, supplies Medical education Medical research Military medicine Research administration and funding Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2013-03-29T20:21:23Z Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's or doctoral degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for institutions in partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Provides grant amounts of at least $1 million and up to $1.5 million. Defines as eligible institutions those either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education or demonstrating an ability to meet such accreditation requirements if receiving a grant.

Requires the Secretary to award a grant to an institution with orthotic and prosthetic research and education experience to: (1) establish the Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and (2) improve orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and civilians by conducting orthotic and prosthetic-based research.

]]> Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act Display Title Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s522is/xml/BILLS-113s522is.xml 2013-05-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203. 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.