US Congress House Bill 3308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of two specified caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such audit shall include: (1) a review of the budget formulations, execution, allocation, and use of funds; and (2) recommendations for streamlining and consolidation. Within three months of the completion of such audit, VA must submit a report to Congress on: recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes; legislative changes recommended by the GAO; recommendations that VA determines are problematic, overly expensive, or impractical; and alternative approaches to address the problem. Within 24 months of submitting such report, VA shall: implement the recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes, establish national policies that are designed to streamline and consolidate the programs, and establish a database to monitor all VA programs that provide assistance to caregivers and all caregivers who receive such assistance.

Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act

Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3308/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3308/BILLS-115hr3308ih.pdf