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S. 835Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019

Sponsored by Amy KlobucharSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Introduced March 14, 2019

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The Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019 updates the Veterans Affairs health‑care rules so that newborn children of veterans receive care for up to two weeks after birth instead of just one week. It also adds a reporting requirement so Congress can track how many newborns are served each year. The changes affect newborns of veterans who use VA health services and the VA department that provides that care.

Key Provisions

  • Extends the period during which the VA must provide health‑care services to newborn children from seven days after birth to fourteen days.
  • Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report, within 31 days after each fiscal year, to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees detailing the services provided and how many newborns received them.

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 14, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

March 14, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 14, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 14, 2019

II

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 835

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 14, 2019

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019.

2.

Improvement of health care services provided to newborn children by Department of Veterans Affairs

Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking seven days and inserting 14 days; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(c)

Annual report

Not later than 31 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the health care services provided under subsection (a) during such fiscal year, including the number of newborn children who received such services during such fiscal year.

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