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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2921 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affai... · Sec. 242

Sec. 242. Expansion of availability of prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans

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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall work with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans. Not later than one year after the effective date specified in subsection (d), 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 setting forth a plan for carrying out subsection (a). The Secretary shall develop the plan required under paragraph
(1)in consultation with veterans service organizations, institutions of higher education with accredited degree programs in prosthetics and orthotics, and representatives of the prosthetics and orthotics field. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, $5,000,000 to carry out this section. The amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph
(1)shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2019. This section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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