HR 6416 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 114-315.(2016-12-16)
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Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 TITLE I--DISABILITY COMPENSATION MATTERS This bill revises specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation provisions, including provisions concerning: (1) payment of survivors benefits, (2) review of claims processing performance by regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration, (3) staffing levels at VA regional offices under the National Work Queue, (4) a report on the VA's progress in implementing the Veterans Benefits Management System, (5) contract physicians, and (6) traumatic brain injury assessments. TITLE II--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS The bill extends the temporary expansion of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims until January 1, 2021. TITLE III--BURIAL BENEFITS AND OTHER MATTERS The bill: (1) authorizes the VA to furnish a headstone or marker, or a medallion or other device to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense to signify an individual's veteran status, including status as a medal of honor recipient, to a deceased individual who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917, and w…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 6416, Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
Dec 7, 2016As passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 2016
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