HR542-118

Reported

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home- and community-based services for veterans, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 26, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home- and community-based services for veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCE8E0B831D9F43B58493A89370F0DE27: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Elizabeth Dole Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 or the...
  • Section H5EF8932A577D42E59D203353191944A3: 2. Increase of expenditure cap for noninstitutional care alternatives to nursing home care Section 1720C(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by...
  • Section HA839C7314E2F45CD8EDC4D508F628F2F: 3. Coordination with Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Section 1720C of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended...
  • Section HF7343D3869F1498CB1AF8659825DFAF1: 4. Home- and community-based services: programs Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720J the following new...
  • Section HFCBEF68105B3477BB8D61165CBAED20D: 1720K. Home- and community-based services: programs In furnishing noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care pursuant to the authority of section 1720C...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home- and community-based services for veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home- and community-based services for veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 6, 2023

Received

Nov 29, 2023

Additional sponsors: Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, …

Nov 29, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jan 26, 2023

Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"resident eligible caregiver" §HF7343D3869F1498CB1AF8659825DFAF1

an individual who— is a caregiver, or a family caregiver, of a veteran and resides with that veteran

"resident eligible caregiver" §HFCBEF68105B3477BB8D61165CBAED20D

an individual who— is a caregiver, or a family caregiver, of a veteran and resides with that veteran

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