[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1797 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1797

 To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2017

Mr. Wittman (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve the provision of health care by 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 ``Veteran's Choice Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF FEE-BASIS CARE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary furnishes 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to determine the 
most intensively used specialized care programs of the Department and 
to ensure such programs are maintained as centers of excellence.

SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF VA BUDGET AND CHOICE 
              IMPROVEMENT ACT.

    Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an 
evaluation of the implementation by the Secretary of the VA Budget and 
Choice Improvement Act (title IV of Public Law 114-41).
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