[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3954 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3954

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access to 
   hospital care and medical services furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for certain members of the reserve components who 
   received training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2015

Mr. Bilirakis 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 provide for access to 
   hospital care and medical services furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for certain members of the reserve components who 
   received training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 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 ``Camp Lejeune Reservist Parity Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO 
              RECEIVED TRAINING AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR 
              HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``active duty in the Armed Forces'' 
        the following: ``or a member or former member of a reserve 
        component of the Armed Forces who participated in training''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``a total of 30 
        cumulative days''.

SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON ACCESS TO HOSPITAL CARE AND 
              MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER HONORING AMERICA'S VETERANS AND 
              CARING FOR CAMP LEJEUNE FAMILIES ACT OF 2012.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study 
of the access to hospital care and medical services for veterans and 
family members stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as provided 
under section 1710(e)(1)(F) and section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code. Such study shall include each of the following:
            (1) The five most common reasons why access to such care 
        and services is denied by the Secretary.
            (2) The total number and percentage of veterans who seek 
        access to such care and services who are denied such access.
            (3) The average number of days required for processing an 
        application for such care and services.
            (4) The percentage of such applications that are processed 
        accurately by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (5) The total number and percentage of veterans who submit 
        such an application who appeal the decision of the Department 
        regarding the application.
            (6) The average number of days between the date of the 
        submittal of such an application and the date on which a 
        decision is made regarding the application.
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