VA MAINTAINING INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND STRENGTHENING INTEGRATED OUTSIDE NETWORKS (VA MISSION) ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission to meet in years other than 2022 and 2023 (see H.R. 3083), H4312 [4JN]

——— eliminate Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission (see S. 853), S1939 [25MR]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H1274 [29JA]

Implementation, H8834 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): accomplishments, S6427 [6NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S1353 [14FE], S2301–S2303 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements, S3825 [19JN]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S1353 [14FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S3824 [19JN], S6422 [6NO]

Implementation, S3824–S3827 [19JN], S4152 [20JN], S6422, S6424–S6426 [6NO], S6587 [14NO]

Veterans: tribute recently passed legislation to support veterans, S4939 [18JY]