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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1203 (Referred in House) — To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans by the Department of Vete... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Health care matters Subtitle A—Expansion and improvement of health care benefits Sec. 101. Improved access to appropriate immunizations for veterans. Sec. 102. Expansion of provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans. Subtitle B—Health care administration Sec. 111. Expansion of availability of prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans.
Sec. 112. Reports on public access to Department of Veterans Affairs research. Sec. 113. Revival of Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 114. Transfer of health care provider credentialing data from Secretary of Defense to Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Subtitle C—Improvement of medical workforce Sec. 121. Inclusion of mental health professionals in education and training program for health personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 122. Expansion of qualifications for licensed mental health counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include doctoral degrees. Sec. 123. Report on medical workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE II—Compensation and other benefits matters Subtitle A—Benefits claims submission Sec. 201. Participation of veterans service organizations in Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 202. Requirement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs publish the average time required to adjudicate timely and untimely appeals.
Sec. 203. Determination of manner of appearance for hearings before Board of Veterans' Appeals. Subtitle B—Practices of regional offices relating to benefits claims Sec. 211. Comptroller General review of claims processing performance of regional offices of Veterans Benefits Administration. Sec. 212. Inclusion in annual budget submission of information on capacity of Veterans Benefits Administration to process benefits claims. Sec. 213. Report on staffing levels at regional offices of Department of Veterans Affairs after transition to National Work Queue.
Sec. 214. Annual report on progress in implementing Veterans Benefits Management System. Sec. 215. Report on plans of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce inventory of non-rating workload. Sec. 216. Sense of Congress on increased transparency relating to claims for benefits and appeals of decisions relating to benefits in Monday Morning Workload Report. Subtitle C—Other benefits matters Sec. 221. Modification of pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations.
Sec. 222. Development of procedures to increase cooperation with National Guard Bureau. Sec. 223. Review of determination of certain service in Philippines during World War II. Sec. 224. Sense of Congress on submittal of information relating to claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. TITLE III—Education matters Sec. 301. Retention of entitlement to educational assistance during certain additional periods of active duty. Sec. 302. Reports on progress of students receiving Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.
Sec. 303. Secretary of Defense report on level of education attained by those who transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 educational assistance. Sec. 304. Reports on educational levels attained by certain members of the Armed Forces at time of separation from the Armed Forces. TITLE IV—Employment and transition matters Sec. 401. Required coordination between Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training with State departments of labor and veterans affairs. Sec. 402. Report on job fairs attended by one-stop career center employees at which such employees encounter veterans.
Sec. 403. Review of challenges faced by employers seeking to hire veterans and sharing of information among Federal agencies that serve veterans. Sec. 404. Review of Transition GPS Program Core Curriculum. Sec. 405. Modification of requirement for provision of preseparation counseling. TITLE V—Veteran small business matters Sec. 501. Modification of treatment under contracting goals and preferences of Department of Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after death of disabled veteran owners.
Sec. 502. Treatment of businesses after deaths of servicemember-owners for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences. TITLE VI—Burial matters Sec. 601. Department of Veterans Affairs study on matters relating to burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries. TITLE VII—Other matters Sec. 701. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 702. Report on Laotian military support of Armed Forces of the United States during Vietnam War.
Sec. 703. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers.
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