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[H.R. 2943 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 118
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2943

                          [Report No. 116-158]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2019

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

                             July 18, 2019

Additional sponsors: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, 
                      Ms. Escobar, and Mr. Gallego

                             July 18, 2019

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 
                                 2019]


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                                 A BILL


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


 


    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 
labelled 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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to direct the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs in English, Spanish, and 
        Tagalog.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 118

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2943

                          [Report No. 116-158]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 18, 2019

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed