[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5475 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5475

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by 
         the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by 
         the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF CARE PROVIDED TO NEWBORN CHILDREN.

    Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``seven days'' and 
        inserting ``14 days''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than October 31 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the health care 
services provided under subsection (a) during the fiscal year preceding 
the date of the report, including the number of newborn children who 
received such services during such fiscal year.''.
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