HR 5404 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 113-175.(2014-09-26)
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 - Title I: Extensions of Authority Relating to Health Care - Amends veterans' health benefit provisions to extend through 2015: the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities; the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces; the pilot program on assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care; the requirement for the Director of the Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office to report to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the VA, and Congress on Office activities during the preceding calendar year; and the VA's authority to use physicians other than VA employees to conduct medical disability evaluations of VA benefit applicants. Extends through FY2015: funding for the grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, the requirement that veterans make specified copayments for each day they receive hospital care and nursing home care from the VA, and the fede…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5404, Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014
Sep 16, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 10, 2014
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