3.0.0 5431 2023-01-11T13:32:48Z 2023-01-11T13:32:48Z House HR 2016-06-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 91 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISRAEL:H.R. 5431.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H3664]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-21T14:30:06Z Referred to 2016-06-09T14:03:00Z 2016-06-21 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 N Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2016-06-09 True Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-06-09 Introduced in House 2016-08-22T19:00:26Z Expanding Care for Female Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a three-year pilot program to award grants to health care entities to lease, purchase, or build health care facilities for female patients in order to provide hospital care and medical services to female veterans enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system.

For purposes of providing such care and services, a facility leased, purchased, or built under the program shall be deemed to be: (1) a non-VA entity that may provide veterans hospital care and medical services as specified in the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014; or (2) if the authority to carry out the program is terminated, an entity otherwise authorized to provide hospital care and medical services pursuant to an agreement entered into by the VA.

]]> Expanding Care for Female Veterans Act Display Title Expanding Care for Female Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to health care entities to lease, purchase, or build health care facilities for female patients to provide hospital care and medical services to qualified female veterans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Care for Female Veterans Act Introduced in House 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5431ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5431ih.xml 2016-06-21 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.