[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5087 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5087

  To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a two-year 
  pilot project on medical care outreach for veterans in the State of 
                              Washington.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2002

   Mr. Larsen of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a two-year 
  pilot project on medical care outreach for veterans in the State of 
                              Washington.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PILOT PROJECT ON MEDICAL CARE OUTREACH FOR VETERANS IN THE 
              STATE OF WASHINGTON THROUGH OUTREACH CLINICS.

    (a) Pilot Project.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, during 
fiscal years 2003 and 2004, carry out a pilot project to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of providing outreach on health care and 
services for veterans in the State of Washington through outreach 
clinics.
    (b) Commencement.--The Secretary shall commence the pilot project 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot project at 
two clinics in the State of Washington selected by the Secretary for 
purposes of the pilot project, of which--
            (1) one clinic shall be located in Whatcom County, 
        Washington; and
            (2) one clinic shall be located in north central 
        Washington, in or near Leavenworth, Washington.
    (d) Services.--(1) At each clinic selected for the pilot project, 
the Secretary shall provide basic health care services (as determined 
by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot project) to veterans, 
including diagnosis and referral to other health care facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs as appropriate.
    (2) The Secretary shall provide services at each clinic selected 
for the pilot project not less frequently than one day each week.
    (e) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2004, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the pilot project. The report 
shall include--
            (1) a description of the pilot project, including for each 
        clinic selected for the pilot project the personnel utilized, 
        the patient workload, and the costs; and
            (2) a recommendation for such modifications or expansion of 
        the pilot project as the Secretary considers appropriate in 
        light of the pilot project.
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