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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS ###
(a)Short Title **[**[38 U.S.C. 101 note](/us/usc/t38/s101)**]** This Act may be cited as the “Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—HEALTH CARE MATTERS Subtitle A—Veterans Community Care Program Matters Sec. 101. Implementation of provision of care under Veterans Community Care Program upon determination of eligibility by veteran and veteran’s referring clinician. Sec. 102. Outreach regarding care and services under Veterans Community Care Program. Sec. 103. Annual review and report on waivers of certain payment rates under Veterans Community Care Program. Sec. 104. Modification of requirements for standards for quality of care from Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 105. Pilot program to improve administration of care under Veterans Community Care Program. Sec. 106. Pilot program on consolidating approval process of Department of Veterans Affairs for covered dental care. Sec. 107. Strategic plan on value-based health care system for Veterans Health Administration; pilot program. Sec. 108. Plan on adoption of certain health information standards for Department of Veterans Affairs and certain health care providers. Sec. 109. Report on use of value-based reimbursement models under Veterans Community Care Program. Sec. 110. Inspector General assessment of implementation of Veterans Community Care Program. Sec. 111. Comptroller General report on dentistry under Veterans Community Care Program. Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Nursing Home and Other Long Term Care and Family Caregivers Sec. 120. Increase of expenditure cap for noninstitutional care alternatives to nursing home care. Sec. 121. Coordination with Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Sec. 122. Authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants or contracts to entities to improve provision of mental health support to family caregivers of veterans. Sec. 123. Home- and community-based services: programs. Sec. 124. Coordination with assistance and support services for caregivers. Sec. 125. Improvements to program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers. Sec. 126. Improvements relating to Homemaker and Home Health Aide program. Sec. 127. Pilot program to furnish assisted living services to certain veterans. Sec. 128. Provision of medicine, equipment, and supplies available to Department of Veterans Affairs to State homes. Sec. 129. Recognition of organizations and individuals to assist veterans, family members, and caregivers navigating programs and services of Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 130. Reviews and other improvements relating to home- and community-based services. Sec. 131. GAO report on mental health support for caregivers. Sec. 132. Development of centralized website for program information. Sec. 133. Definitions. Subtitle C—Medical Treatment and Other Matters Sec. 140. Quarterly report on referrals for non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Sec. 141. Elimination of certain requirements for certain Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Under Secretaries. Sec. 142. Modification of pay limitation for physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 143. Reimbursement of ambulance cost for care for certain rural veterans. Sec. 144. Pilot program to furnish dental care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain veterans diagnosed with ischemic heart disease. Sec. 145. Documentation of preferences of veterans for scheduling of appointments for health care under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 146. Staffing model and performance metrics for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 147. Online health education portal for veterans enrolled in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 148. Limitation on detail of directors of medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs to different positions. Sec. 149. National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Sec. 150. Report on physical infrastructure required by medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care services. Sec. 151. Comptroller General report on certain oral health care programs under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 152. Review of workflows associated with processing referrals between facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 153. Plan for timely scheduling of appointments at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 154. Authorization of appropriations to support initiatives for mobile mammography services for veterans. TITLE II—ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY MATTERS Subtitle A—Educational Assistance Sec. 201. Temporary expansion of eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship. Sec. 202. Removal of expiration on entitlement to Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship for surviving spouses. Sec. 203. Sole liability for transferred educational assistance by an individual who fails to complete a service agreement. Sec. 204. Notice to educational institutions of risk-based surveys. Sec. 205. Relationship of participation by an educational institution in certain Federal student financial aid programs to approval of such institution for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs. Sec. 206. Expansion of Department of Veterans Affairs oversight of certain educational institutions. Sec. 207. Requirement that educational institutions approved for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs provide digital official transcripts. Sec. 208. Payment of full monthly housing stipend for veterans enrolled in final semester using educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 209. Modification of rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 210. Provision of certificates of eligibility and award letters using electronic means. Sec. 211. Retroactive effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to educational assistance for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education. Sec. 212. Department of Veterans Affairs high technology program. Sec. 213. Notice of changes to Department of Veterans Affairs policies and guidance affecting the educational assistance programs of the Department. Sec. 214. Payment of VA educational assistance via electronic fund transfer to a foreign institution of higher education. Sec. 215. Improving transparency and accountability of educational institutions for purposes of veterans educational assistance. Subtitle B—Employment and Training Sec. 221. Improvements to reemployment rights of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 222. Review of investigations manual of Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. Sec. 223. Warrior Training Advancement Course. Subtitle C—Home Loans Sec. 231. Improvements to program for direct housing loans made to Native American veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 232. Native community development financial institution relending program. TITLE III—DISABILITY AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS MATTERS Sec. 301. Burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 302. Authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States and Indian Tribes to improve outreach to veterans. Sec. 303. Definition of surviving spouse. Sec. 304. Ensuring only licensed health care professionals perform medical disability examinations under certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program. Sec. 305. Provision of information regarding an agent or attorney to a licensed health care professional who performs a medical disability examination under certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program. Sec. 306. Modernization of Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefit questionnaires. Sec. 307. Department of Veterans Affairs automatic processing of certain claims for temporary disability ratings. TITLE IV—HOMELESSNESS MATTERS Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Per diem payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for services furnished to homeless veterans. Sec. 403. Authorization for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use certain funds for improved flexibility in assistance to homeless veterans. Sec. 404. Access to Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth services. TITLE V—OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS MATTERS Sec. 501. Department of Veterans Affairs employee training regarding Office of Inspector General. Sec. 502. Annual review of security at covered facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 503. Modification of certain housing loan fees. # TITLE I HEALTH CARE MATTERS ## Subtitle A Veterans Community Care Program Matters
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