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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 903
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 7, 2017
Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible, and for other purposes.
Extension and expansion of pilot program on use of certain organizations and entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible
Extension
Subsection (b) of section 506 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 38 U.S.C. 523 note) is amended to read as follows:
Duration of program
The Secretary may not carry out the pilot program after September 30, 2019.
.
Expansion of locations
Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Additional locations
The Secretary may expand the pilot program to include additional locations if the Secretary recommends that the pilot program be expanded in the initial report submitted under subsection (g)(2)(C).
.
Report
Subsection (g) of such section is amended—
in the subsection heading, by striking Report on program
and inserting Reports
;
in paragraph (1), by inserting and not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program,
after September 30, 2017,
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The report
and inserting Each report
; and
in subparagraph (C), by inserting or expanding
after continuing
.