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<dc:title>118 HR 4262 IH: CHAMPVA Online Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-06-21</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 4262</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20230621">June 21, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000608">Mr. Peters</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="F000475">Mr. Finstad</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the online administration of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H9A7FB0F29B8243DF9630AEA7567B5A58" style="OLC"><section id="H5DCEA2E69D4F4666B0740D156D134037" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>CHAMPVA Online Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H51F36C076F2F42C1B52C345CA60872C3"><enum>2.</enum><header>Online administration of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—</text><paragraph id="HD2927F4E38F640E7A5872B652A31CBAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a system under which applications for benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs may be submitted electronically through an internet website of the Department (in addition to by mail or fax); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7013D276E7034FB7A718EBB94E2AB26B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such other steps as may be necessary to ensure the online administration of such program, including by promulgating such internet website. </text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

