3.0.0 2372 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z Senate S 2018-02-05 115 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-06T22:24:35Z Referred to 2018-03-05T21:51:13Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-05T17:03:02Z Referred to 2018-03-05T21:51:12Z ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2018-03-01T21:56:04Z Referred to 2018-02-05T22:57:29Z Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 2372. 115 121 HCONRES 2018-05-24 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Procedurally-related House Related bill House Related bill CRS Andrew White Veterans Community Care Opioid Safety Act 115 2134 S 2017-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5698) to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2372) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. 115 891 HRES 2018-05-16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:58:58 Related bill House Procedurally-related House Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act 115 4910 HR 2018-06-15 Became Public Law No: 115-184. Related bill House Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 5674 HR 2018-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516. Related bill House Related bill CRS VA Provider Equity Act 115 1058 HR 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 115 1133 HR 2017-11-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 115 1848 HR 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 115 2123 HR 2017-11-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act 115 3832 HR 2018-05-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017 115 4132 HR 2017-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Transplant Coverage Act 115 115 S 2017-07-11 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. Related bill CRS VETS Act of 2017 115 925 S 2018-01-05 Held at the desk. 12:15:48 Related bill CRS Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017 115 1319 S 2017-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act 115 2807 S 2018-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2906 S 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veteran PEER Act 115 5830 HR 2018-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act 115 1873 S 2018-01-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-06 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2018-06-06 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-05 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2018-06-05 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-24 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-05-23 Senate Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2372 by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 5. Record Vote Number: 106. ResolvingDifferences 106 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00106.xml Senate 115 2018-05-23T20:09:40Z 2 2018-05-23 Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2372 by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 5. Record Vote Number: 106. NotUsed 20500 9 Library of Congress 106 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00106.xml Senate 115 2018-05-23T20:09:40Z 2 2018-05-23 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2865-2866) Floor 2018-05-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs the House message to accompany S. 2372 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2248) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 in Senate. Floor 2018-05-22 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2815-2827) Floor 2018-05-22 Senate Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 4. Record Vote Number: 104. (CR S2815) Floor 104 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00104.xml Senate 115 2018-05-22T17:03:33Z 2 2018-05-18 09:57:53 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 121, enrollment corrections on S. 2372 have been made. Floor H1B000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs the House message to accompany S. 2372 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2248) made in Senate. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 with an amendment (SA 2246) made in Senate. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 presented in Senate. (CR S2761) Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 made in Senate. (CR S2761) Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2761-2762, S2762-2768) Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 2372 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Floor 2018-05-16 18:43:51 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 18:43:49 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 347 - 70 (Roll no. 189). Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 189 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll189.xml House 115 2018-05-16T22:43:49Z 2 2018-05-16 18:43:49 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 347 - 70 (Roll no. 189). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 189 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll189.xml House 115 2018-05-16T22:43:49Z 2 2018-05-16 18:36:57 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4057-4058) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 16:52:24 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 2372, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of S. 2372 until later in the legislative day. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 16:51:40 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 15:48:36 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 2372. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 15:47:46 The resolution provides for 1 hour of general on all three bills. For H.R. 5698 and H.R. 2, the resolution provides for consideration under a structured rule. For S. 2372, the resolution provides for consideration under a closed rule. Finally, the resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on all three bills. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-16 15:47:41 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 891. (consideration: CR H4014-4046; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4014-4038) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-15 20:24:36 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 891 Reported to House. The resolution provides for 1 hour of general on all three bills. For H.R. 5698 and H.R. 2, the resolution provides for consideration under a structured rule. For S. 2372, the resolution provides for consideration under a closed rule. Finally, the resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on all three bills. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2018-03-06 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2018-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-03-05 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-03-05 14:09:08 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-03-05 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2018-03-05 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-03-01 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1321) Floor 2018-03-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1321) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1321) Discharge 2018-03-01 Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1321) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-02-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-02-05 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2018-02-05 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2018-02-05 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-02-05 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2018-02-05 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-02-06 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-02-15 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-05-21 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-05-21 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2018-05-22 False Public Law 115-182 Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations California Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs District of Columbia Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Employee hiring Employee performance Federal officials Georgia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Hospital care Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Medicaid Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Ohio Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Parks, recreation areas, trails Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development South Carolina Student aid and college costs Surgery and anesthesia Tennessee Texas U.S. territories and protectorates User charges and fees Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition West Virginia Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-27T20:14:12Z Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in open cemeteries administered by the National Park Service.

The use of outer burial receptacles in such cemeteries shall be in accordance with regulations or procedures approved by Interior.

]]> 82 2018-03-01 Passed Senate without amendment 2018-09-27T20:13:27Z Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.)

Interior may provide reimbursement for outer burial receptacles other than grave liners but may require survivors to pay: (1) the costs by which such burial receptacle exceeds the costs of a grave liner, and (2) related administrative costs.

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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or the VA MISSION Act of 2018

TITLE I--CARING FOR OUR VETERANS

Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018

Subtitle A--Developing an Integrated High-Performing Network

Chapter 1--Establishing Community Care Programs

(Sec. 101) This bill revises current provisions relating to veterans' health care to establish a new Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). This program provides hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to eligible veterans through non-Veteran Administration (VA) health care providers. The VA must coordinate health care to such veterans by: (1) ensuring timely scheduling of medical appointments, (2) ensuring the continuity of care and services, (3) coordinating among regional networks, and (4) ensuring that eligible veterans do not experience a lapse in care or an unusual or excessive burden in accessing care due to errors or delays by the VA or its contractors.

The VA shall provide an eligible veteran with health care through the VCCP if: (1) the VA does not offer the care or services the veteran requires, (2) the VA does not operate a full-service VA medical facility in the veteran's state, or (3) the veteran was eligible for care under Veterans Choice Program criteria.

The VA must report on the types and frequency of care provided under the VCCP.

(Sec. 102) The VA may enter into agreements known as Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) if health care for veterans is not feasibly available from a VA facility. In authorizing care pursuant to a VCA, the VA must consider factors that would make the use of a VA facility or a community care network facility impracticable, such as the veteran's medical condition, the travel involved, or the nature of the care or services required.

(Sec. 103) The VA may enter into VCAs with state veterans homes. Such homes are subject to all provisions of law regarding integrity, ethics, or fraud and all provisions of law that protect against employment discrimination.

(Sec. 104) The VA must develop access and quality standards for furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services to eligible veterans under the VCCP.

(Sec. 105) The VA must develop procedures to allow certain veterans to access walk-in care through community providers.

(Sec. 106) The VA must conduct a quadrennial market area assessment regarding VHA health care services. Such assessment must consider the demand for VA health care, the VA's health care capacity, the capacity of VCCP providers, and the capacity of academic affiliates and other federal partners that provide health care to veterans.

(Sec. 107) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' moratorium shall be applicable to VCAs throughout the duration of the moratorium.

(Sec. 108) The VA must deny or revoke the eligibility of certain health care providers who violated VA policies pertaining to the safe delivery of health care to veterans to provide services to veterans.

(Sec. 109) The VA must take steps to improve a medical service line that fails to meet quality standards by increasing personnel, utilizing special hiring incentives and direct hiring authority, providing improved training, and purchasing improved equipment.

Chapter 2--Paying Providers and Improving Collections

(Sec. 111) The VA must adopt prompt payment standards for care provided to eligible veterans. Health care providers must submit claims within a certain time frame and are subject to penalties for fraudulent claims.

(Sec. 112) The VA may compensate a provider for care provided to a veteran, even if the provider does not have a contract or agreement with the VA. The VA must take steps to enter into a contract or agreement with such a provider to cover future costs for care.

(Sec. 113) The VA may recover the cost of care furnished by the VA to nonveterans requiring emergency services. The VA may also recover the cost of care of a nonservice-connected disability incurred by an individual entitled to care under a private health insurance plan.

(Sec. 114) The VA may enter into an agreement with a third party to process medical claims using an electronic interface.

Chapter 3--Education and Training Programs

(Sec. 121) The VA must: (1) conduct an education program to teach veterans about their health care options through the VA health care system, as well as VCCP eligibility criteria and other financial obligations; (2) educate veterans about the interaction between Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, tribal health programs, and VA health care; and (3) inform veterans about the process for filing complaints about health care received from the VA.

(Sec. 122) The VA must develop and implement a training program to educate VA employees and contractors about the VCCP, reimbursement for non-VA community emergency room services, and safe opioid prescription management.

(Sec. 123) The VA must establish a continuing medical education program for non-VA medical professionals. The program must provide the same materials to such professionals as is provided to VA medical professionals

Chapter 4--Other Matters Relating to Non-Department of Veterans Affairs Providers

(Sec. 131) The VA must ensure that all non-VA, nonfederal, community providers are knowledgable about opioid-prescribing practices described in the VA "Opioid Safety Initiative."

(Sec. 132) The VA may share a veteran's medical records with non-VA entities to provide health care and with third-party insurance providers to recover charges for care provided to a veteran with a nonservice-connected condition.

(Sec. 133) The VA must establish standards and requirements for non-VA community providers when providing care to eligible veterans. Such standards and requirements must focus on clinical areas for which the VA has special expertise, including post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma-related conditions, and traumatic brain injuries.

(Sec. 134) The VA must enter into an agreement with a national network of prescription drug-monitoring programs or any state or regional drug prescription monitoring programs to allow licensed VA health care providers to question controlled substance prescriptions written in participating states or regions.

Chapter 5--Other Non-Department Health Care Matters

(Sec. 141) If the VA requests supplemental appropriations outside the annual appropriations process, it must submit a justification detailing how it will use such funds and the expected duration of the supplemental appropriations.

(Sec. 142) The VA may, beginning on March 1, 2019, use the remaining funds in the VCF for care in the community programs provided at non-VA facilities, but the VA may not use remaining VCF funds for the VCCP.

(Sec. 143) The VA may not authorize care under the VCP one year after the enactment of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018 (i.e., on June 6, 2019).

Subtitle B--Improving Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Delivery

(Sec. 151) This section removes all geographic barriers to telemedicine and protects VA providers against liability stemming from state licensure laws. The VA must report to Congress on the effectiveness of its use of telemedicine.

(Sec. 152) This section establishes within the VA a Center for Innovation for Care and Payment. The VA may implement pilot programs to develop innovative approaches to testing payment and service delivery models for the purpose of reducing expenditures and enhancing the quality of care for veterans.

(Sec. 153) The VA may furnish live donors any care or services required to provide transplants for eligible veterans.

Subtitle C--Family Caregivers

(Sec. 161) The VA family caregiver program is expanded to pre-9/11 veterans. The types of assistance available to family caregivers are also expanded to include financial planning services and legal services for injured veterans and their caregivers.

The VA must periodically evaluate the needs of veterans and the skills of their caregivers to determine if additional support is necessary. The definition of "personal care services" is modified to include services that provide a veteran with: (1) supervision or protection based on symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury, and (2) regular instruction or supervision necessary to enable the veteran to function in daily life.

(Sec. 162) The VA must, not later than October 1, 2018, implement an IT system that fully supports the Comprehensive Caregiver Program and allows for data assessment and program monitoring. The VA must also report on the status of the planning, development, and deployment of the IT system.

(Sec. 163) The VA must expand its reporting requirements for caregiver programs to describe any barriers to accessing and receiving care and services under such programs and to evaluate the sufficiency and consistency of the training provided to family caregivers.

TITLE II--VA ASSET AND INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW

Subtitle A--Asset and Infrastructure Review

VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018

(Sec. 202) This title establishes the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The commission shall terminate on December 31, 2023.

(Sec. 203) The VA shall publish, not later than February 21, 2021, criteria in the Federal Register and transmit it to the congressional veterans' affairs committees for the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration.

(Sec. 204) The VA must begin to implement the recommended modernizations and realignments not later than three years after the President reports to Congress on approval or disapproval of the commission's recommendations.

(Sec. 205) The VA may take certain actions to modernize or realign a facility of the Veterans Health Administration, including environmental mitigation, abatement, or restoration.

(Sec. 206) The bill establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review Account to carry out asset and infrastructure review activities.

(Sec. 207) The bill provides for congressional approval or disapproval of the recommendations of the VHA Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission.

(Sec. 208) The bill requires online publication of communications received by the VA, the commission, or the President.

(Sec. 209) The bill defines terms relevant to asset and infrastructure review, including "modernization" and "realignment."

Subtitle B--Other Infrastructure Matters

(Sec. 211) The bill requires the VA to implement a training curriculum and certification program for construction personnel.

(Sec. 212) The bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to review each enhanced-use lease before it goes into effect. An "enhanced-use lease" is a lease for real property under the jurisdiction or control of the Department of the Army.

(Sec. 213) The VA must submit to the congressional veterans' affairs committees a report on health care furnished by the VA to veterans living in the Pacific territories (i.e., American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands).

TITLE III--IMPROVEMENTS TO RECRUITMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

(Sec. 301) The VA shall ensure that at least 50 scholarships are awarded to individuals in a program of education or training leading to employment as a physician or dentist until the VA determines that the staffing shortage of physicians and dentists in the VA is less than 500. The scholarship program is extended through 2033.

(Sec. 302) The bill increases the maximum amount of debt that may be reduced under the VA education debt reduction program.

(Sec. 303) The VA may carry out the student loan repayment program known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program. The purpose of the program is to assist in meeting the staffing needs of the Veterans Health Administration for physicians in medical specialties for which the VA determines recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.

(Sec. 304) The VA must carry out a pilot program to fund the medical education of 18 eligible veterans. Such veterans shall: (1) have been discharged not more than 10 years before the date of application to a specified medical school, and (2) not been entitled to educational assistance under other specified VA or Department of Defense (DOD) programs

(Sec. 305) The bill increases amounts available for bonuses for recruitment, reallocation, and retention for VA health care professionals.

(Sec. 306) The VA must ensure that clinical staff working at Vet Centers are eligible to participate in the VA Education Debt Reduction Program.

TITLE IV--HEALTH CARE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS

(Sec. 401) The VA must develop criteria to designate medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient VA clinics as underserved facilities, and must submit to Congress a plan to address the problem of underserved facilities of the VA.

(Sec. 402) The VA must carry out a three-year pilot program to furnish mobile deployment teams of medical personnel to underserved facilities.

(Sec. 403) The VA must establish a pilot program to establish medical residency positions at the VA, the Indian Health Service, and DOD health care facilities.

TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

(Sec. 501) The VA must submit to the congressional veterans' affairs and appropriations committees an annual report on performance awards or bonuses awarded to: (1) a Regional Office Director, (2) a Director of a Medical Center, (3) a Director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network, and (4) a senior executive of the VA.

(Sec. 502) A doctor of podiatry is eligible for any supervisory position in the Veterans Health Administration to the same degree that a physician is eligible.

(Sec. 503) The bill revises the definition of "major medical facility project."

(Sec. 504) The bill authorizes the VA to carry out specified major medical facility projects.

(Sec. 505) The VA must make publicly available on its website, and update quarterly, information on: (1) the number of personnel encumbering positions; (2) the number of accessions and separation actions processed in the preceding quarter; (3) the number of vacancies, by occupation; and (4) the percentage of new hires for the VA who were hired within the time-to-hire target of the Office of Personnel Management. The VA must report to Congress annually on steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.

(Sec. 506) The bill requires the VA to carry out a program to establish at least two peer specialists in patient-aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of services for mental health, substance use disorder, and behavioral health in a primary care setting.

(Sec. 507) The bill requires the VA to carry out a two-year pilot program to increase the use of medical scribes at VA medical centers. A "medical scribe" is an unlicensed individual hired to enter information into the electronic health record or chart at the direction of a physician or licensed practitioner. The VA and the Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the pilot program.

(Sec. 508) The bill extends through 2028 the requirement to collect fees for housing loans guaranteed by the VA.

(Sec. 509) The bill extends until September 30, 2028, the reduction in VA pensions for certain veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities.

(Sec. 510) The bill authorizes a certain amount to be deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.

(Sec. 512) The budgetary effects of this bill shall not be entered on statutory or Senate PAYGO scorecards.

]]> VA MISSION Act of 2018 Display Title VA MISSION Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Passed House John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act S Senate Short Titles as Enacted John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 Short Titles as Enacted for portions of this bill VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 Short Titles as Enacted for portions of this bill Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018 Short Titles as Enacted VA MISSION Act of 2018 Short Titles as Passed House VA MISSION Act of 2018 H House Official Title as Agreed to by House and Senate An Act to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act 585 115 HAMDT Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 891 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5674, as reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, modified by the amendment printed in Part B of H.Res. 891 is considered adopted. Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 891 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5674, as reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, modified by the amendment printed in Part B of H.Res. 891 is considered adopted. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z Rules Committee 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z H.R. 5674 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5674 H.Res. 891 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/891 2 2018-05-16 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 2266 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-22 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2265 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-22 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2264 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 1 1 L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-05-22 True 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-22 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2263 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 1 1 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-05-21 True 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2262 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2261 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2260 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2259 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2258 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2257 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2256 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2255 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2254 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2253 115 SAMDT 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2 2018-05-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2250 115 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z 2018-05-22 SA 2250 fell when SA 2249 fell. SA 2249 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2249 SA 2250 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2250 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2249 115 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2022-02-25T17:32:06Z 6 2018-05-22 0 Senate SA 2250 fell when SA 2249 fell. Floor 2018-05-22 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2816) Floor 2018-05-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2250 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2249. (consideration: CR S2762-2763; text: CR S2762) Of a perfecting nature. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2250 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2249.(consideration: CR S2762-2763; text: CR S2762) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2249 115 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z 2018-05-22 SA 2249 fell when SA 2248 fell. SA 2248 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2248 SA 2249 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2249 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2248 115 SAMDT To change the enactment date. 2022-02-25T17:32:06Z 1 6 2018-05-22 0 Senate SA 2249 fell when SA 2248 fell. Floor 2018-05-22 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2815) Floor 2018-05-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2249 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2248 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S2762; text: CR S2762) Of a perfecting nature. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2249 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2248 (the instructions of the motion to refer).(consideration: CR S2762; text: CR S2762) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2248 115 SAMDT To change the enactment date. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z 2018-05-22 SA 2248 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372. S. 2372 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2372 SA 2248 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2248 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 1 6 2018-05-22 0 Senate SA 2248 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372. Floor 2018-05-22 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2815) Floor 2018-05-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2248 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761-2762) To change the enactment date. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2248 proposed by Senator McConnell.(consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761-2762) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2247 115 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z 2018-05-23 SA 2247 fell when the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 with an amendment (SA 2246) tabled. S. 2372 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2372 SA 2246 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2246 SA 2247 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2247 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 2246 115 SAMDT To change the enactment date. 2022-02-25T17:32:06Z 7 2018-05-23 0 Senate SA 2247 fell when the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 with an amendment (SA 2246) tabled. Floor 2018-05-23 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2865) Floor 2018-05-22 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2815) Floor 2018-05-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2247 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2246. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761) Of a perfecting nature. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2247 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2246.(consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2246 115 SAMDT To change the enactment date. 2020-12-15T17:18:50Z 2018-05-23 Motion to table the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 with an amendment (SA 2246) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. S. 2372 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2372 SA 2246 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2246 M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 2023-03-22T19:51:01Z 1 7 2018-05-23 0 Senate Motion to table the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372 with an amendment (SA 2246) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. Floor 2018-05-23 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2865) Floor 2018-05-22 0 Senate Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S2815) Floor 2018-05-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2246 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761) To change the enactment date. Floor 2018-05-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2246 proposed by Senator McConnell.(consideration: CR S2761-2762; text: CR S2761) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2372enr/xml/BILLS-115s2372enr.xml Engrossed Amendment House 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2372eah/xml/BILLS-115s2372eah.xml Referred in House 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2372rfh/xml/BILLS-115s2372rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2372es/xml/BILLS-115s2372es.xml Introduced in Senate 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2372is/xml/BILLS-115s2372is.xml 2018-06-07T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ182/uslm/PLAW-115publ182.xml Public Law 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. 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. 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