[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4862 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4862

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with certain 
       advisory committees to receive administrative and policy 
recommendations to improve the health care system of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with certain 
       advisory committees to receive administrative and policy 
recommendations to improve the health care system of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Our Vets Deserve Better Act''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH 
              CARE SYSTEM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall meet with the advisory committees described in paragraph 
        (2) to receive administrative and policy recommendations to 
        improve the health care system of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.
            (2) Advisory committees described.--The advisory committees 
        described in this paragraph are the following:
                    (A) The Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and 
                Special-Disabilities Programs established by section 
                543 of title 38, United States Code.
                    (B) The Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee 
                established pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
                    (C) The Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 
                Committee established under section 7315 of title 38, 
                United States Code.
                    (D) The Health Services Research and Development 
                Service Scientific Merit Review Board established 
                pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
                U.S.C. App.).
                    (E) The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War 
                Veterans' Illnesses established by section 707 of the 
                Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 
                38 U.S.C. 527 note).
                    (F) The Special Medical Advisory Group established 
                under section 7312 of title 38, United States Code.
                    (G) The Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
                Rehabilitation established under section 3121 of title 
                38, United States Code.
                    (H) The Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee 
                established pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
                Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
                    (I) Any other advisory committee the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after carrying out subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
        administrative and policy recommendations received under 
        subsection (a)(1), including any administrative or legislative 
        actions required to carry out such recommendations; and
            (2) publish such report on the public Internet website of 
        the Department.
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