S.Amdt. 3009

SA 3009. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2977 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:

SEC. 2__. REPORT ON THE USE OF THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS TO
CONDUCT MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS OF
VETERANS FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABILITY
COMPENSATION.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the use
of third-party contractors to conduct medical disability
examinations of veterans for purposes of obtaining disability
compensation.
(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) The number of contractors used in each State to conduct
disability compensation examinations.
(2) Contract performance and quality measures.
(3) The average miles a veteran is required to travel to
attend a contract medical disability examination,
disaggregated by State.
(4) The average wait time for an individual to receive an
examination.
(5) A description of the process at the Department for
handling complaints of veterans about their experience with a
contracted medical disability examiner.
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