3.0.0 1749 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z House HR 2017-03-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 1749.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution,which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army;to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for thegovernment and regulation of the land and naval forces; andprovide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H2516]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-28T19:59:27Z Referred to 2017-03-28T14:00:32Z 2017-03-28 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-09-05 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2017-09-07 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2017-10-23 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2017-10-31 False F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2018-01-10 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2018-05-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs Digestive and metabolic diseases Health personnel Home and outpatient care Medical education Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-28 Introduced in House 2017-12-04T20:20:55Z Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017 or the VET CARE Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a four-year pilot program in five Veterans Health Administration facilities to provide outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans at no cost; and (2) determine whether there is a correlation between veterans receiving such services and their suffering fewer complications of chronic ailments, thereby yielding a lower cost of care.

"Eligible veterans" means veterans who are:

  • enrolled in, but not eligible for dental care under, the VA's health care program;
  • between 40 and 70 years of age; and
  • diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Applicants shall receive an initial periodontal evaluation. Those diagnosed with periodontal disease that requires surgery shall be disqualified.

The VA shall enroll at least 1,500 eligible veterans, one-third of whom shall have been diagnosed with no or mild periodontitis and two-thirds of whom shall have been diagnosed with moderate to severe periodontitis.

]]> VET CARE Act of 2017 Display Title VET CARE Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VET CARE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1749ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1749ih.xml 2017-03-28 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.