HR5938-118

Reported

To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H09639844E9DC4D04AD8048C514386D6D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Exam Expansion Act of 2023.
  • Section H8A1D98AB4E964E458B3FCDD8C4D7DA96: 2. Improvements to temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of...

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 the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 18, 2024

Additional sponsors: Ms. Brownley, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Moylan

Jul 18, 2024

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

Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Oct 12, 2023

Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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