To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
veterans and veterans service providers 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, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6F645D711B3F433B89204C730F973C76: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2024.
- Section H143B97A0BF2F41ECB0D1784806F23E9B: 2. Voluntary transmission of patient contact information to certain organizations by Department of Veterans Affairs chaplains Subchapter III of chapter 17 of...
- Section HD6090A078E5E41279637B9A44E42ED3A: 1730D. Voluntary transmission by Department chaplains of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based organizations With respect to a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the voluntary transmission of patient contact information to certain religious or faith-based organizations by chaplains employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- veterans and veterans service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- veterans and veterans service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an evaluation of a patient entitled to receive medical treatment under this chapter by a chaplain employed by the Department to— gather spiritual information about such patient
an evaluation of a patient entitled to receive medical treatment under this chapter by a chaplain employed by the Department to— gather spiritual information about such patient
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