S.Amdt. 3862
What it does: Adds SEC. 1087. INCREASED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR VETERANS BENEFITS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1087. INCREASED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR VETERANS BENEFITS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(j) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by subsections (b) through (h) of this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.
Inserted: SEC. 1087. INCREASED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR VETERANS BENEFITS.
Inserted: (a) Appointment of Liaisons.--The Secretary of Defense shall appoint individuals as follows:
Inserted: (1) At least one individual to act as a liaison under this section between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Inserted: (2) At least one individual for each of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to act as a liaison under this section between the respective component of the Armed Forces and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Inserted: (b) Duties of Liaisons.--Each individual acting as a liaison under this section shall expedite the timely provision to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such information as the Secretary requires to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
Inserted: (c) Procedures.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and implement procedures to improve the timely provision to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such information as the Secretary requires to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
Inserted: (2) Timely provision.--The procedures developed and implemented under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the information provided to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is provided to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary requests the information.
Inserted: (d) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on--
Inserted: (1) the requests for information made by the Secretary during the most recent one-year period for information from the Secretary of Defense required by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and
Inserted: (2) the timeliness of responses to such requests.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3862. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1087. INCREASED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO IMPROVE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS FOR VETERANS BENEFITS.
(a) Appointment of Liaisons.--The Secretary of Defense shall appoint individuals as follows:
(1) At least one individual to act as a liaison under this section between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) At least one individual for each of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to act as a liaison under this section between the respective component of the Armed Forces and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Duties of Liaisons.--Each individual acting as a liaison under this section shall expedite the timely provision to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such information as the Secretary requires to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
(c) Procedures.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and implement procedures to improve the timely provision to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of such information as the Secretary requires to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
(2) Timely provision.--The procedures developed and implemented under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the information provided to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is provided to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary requests the information.
(d) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on--
(1) the requests for information made by the Secretary during the most recent one-year period for information from the Secretary of Defense required by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to process claims submitted to the Secretary for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and
(2) the timeliness of responses to such requests.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 18, 2014