Sec. 213. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO VETERANS WHO LIVE IN THE PACIFIC TERRITORIES

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## SEC. 213 ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO VETERANS WHO LIVE IN THE PACIFIC TERRITORIES ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who live in the Pacific territories. ###

(b)Elements The report under subsection

(a)shall include assessments of the following: ####

(1)The ability of the Department to furnish to veterans who live in the Pacific territories the following: #####

(A)Hospital care. #####

(B)Medical services. #####

(C)Mental health services. #####

(D)Geriatric services. ####

(2)The feasibility of establishing a community-based outpatient clinic of the Department in any Pacific territory that does not contain such a facility. ###

(c)Definition In this section, the term “Pacific territories” means American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. # TITLE III IMPROVEMENTS TO RECRUITMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS