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S. 86Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Veterans Choice Continuation Act

Sponsored by John McCainSen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Introduced January 10, 2017

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The Veterans Choice Continuation Act changes the 2014 Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act so that the Veterans Choice Program no longer has a built‑in end date. By removing the provision that the program would end three years after the law’s enactment (or earlier), the bill keeps the program available for veterans who need health care outside the VA system.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 101(p)(2) of the 2014 VA Choice Act by deleting the language that set the program’s termination date as “the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.”

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 10, 2017

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Introduced in Senate

January 10, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 10, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 10, 2017

II

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 86

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 10, 2017

Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Choice Continuation Act.

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Modification of termination date for Veterans Choice Program

Section 101(p)(2) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking , or the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.