[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2943 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2943


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2019

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.

    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 ``Providing Benefits Information in 
Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act''.

SEC. 2. FACT SHEETS.

    (a) Languages.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make 
versions of all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
    (b) Website.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and 
maintain a publicly available website of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs that contains links to all fact sheets of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and of the National 
Cemetery Administration. The website shall be accessible by a clearly 
labeled hyperlink on the homepage of the Department.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit a 
report to Congress regarding fact sheets described in subsection (a) 
and details of the Language Access Plan of the Department of Veteran 
Affairs. The report shall include the following:
            (1) What the Secretary determines constitutes a fact sheet 
        of the Department for purposes of this Act.
            (2) How such fact sheets are utilized and distributed other 
        than on and through the website of the Department.
            (3) How such Language Access Plan is communicated to 
        veterans, family members of veterans, and caregivers.
            (4) The roles and responsibilities of patient advocates in 
        the coordination of care for veterans with limited English 
        proficiency, family members of such veterans, and caregivers.
            (5) Other demographic information that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate regarding veterans with limited English 
        proficiency.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2019.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.