VETERANS ACCESS, CHOICE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H1368 [26FE]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H2109 [26MR]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program (see S. 1991), S6381 [5AU] (see H.R. 3980), H8151 [5NO]

——— expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3183), H5465 [23JY]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care (see S. 841), S1709 [23MR]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H2031 [25MR]

——— expand Veterans Choice Program and provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 3909), H7623 [3NO]

——— expand Veterans Choice Program to veterans who would otherwise receive medical care from a deficient VA medical facility (see H.R. 1863), H2306 [16AP]

——— extend requirement to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 374), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 941), H1034 [12FE]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H2031 [25MR]

——— increase duration of follow-up care provided under the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 2974), H4955 [8JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see S. 1463), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 1532), H1847 [23MR]

——— provide for temporary use of Veterans Choice Program funds for certain programs (see H.R. 3246), H5588 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Veterans Choice Program and provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 3909), H7640 [4NO]

——— Veterans Choice Program funding, H5573 [28JY], H5648, H5649 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, S7062–S7064 [1OC]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program (S. 1991), S6391 [5AU]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and accountability in veterans care, S1764, S1766 [24MR]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care (S. 841), S1716 [23MR]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical facility in Denver, CO (H.R. 2496), S3289 [22MY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities, S6119 [29JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (S. 1463), S3288, S3290 [22MY]

Texts of

S. 1463, Access to Community Care for Veterans Act, S3289 [22MY]