3.0.0 3308 2023-01-11T13:37:24Z 2023-01-11T13:37:24Z House HR 2017-07-19 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 3308.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H6042]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-19T21:16:12Z Referred to 2017-07-19T14:00:31Z 2017-07-19 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Family relationships Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-07-19 Introduced in House 2018-03-09T21:58:16Z Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of two specified caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such audit shall include: (1) a review of the budget formulations, execution, allocation, and use of funds; and (2) recommendations for streamlining and consolidation.

Within three months of the completion of such audit, VA must submit a report to Congress on:

  • recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes;
  • legislative changes recommended by the GAO;
  • recommendations that VA determines are problematic, overly expensive, or impractical; and
  • alternative approaches to address the problem.

Within 24 months of submitting such report, VA shall:

  • implement the recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes,
  • establish national policies that are designed to streamline and consolidate the programs, and
  • establish a database to monitor all VA programs that provide assistance to caregivers and all caregivers who receive such assistance.
]]> Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act Display Title Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act Official Title as Introduced To require an audit and review of the caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act Introduced in House 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3308ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3308ih.xml 2017-07-19 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.