[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8735 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8735

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Veterans Community 
  Care Program to include health providers at certain institutions of 
                            higher learning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 19, 2022

   Mr. Kelly of Mississippi 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 expand the Veterans Community 
  Care Program to include health providers at certain institutions of 
                            higher learning.

    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 Treatment Teams on Campus 
Act'' or the ``VETTs on Campus Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM TO HEALTH CARE 
              PROVIDERS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING APPROVED FOR 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1703(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Clinics and hospitals of institutions of higher 
        learning that offer a program of education approved under 
        chapter 37 of this title.''.
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