To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress each year an annual report that contains data and information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires VA to submit annual reports to Congress on causes of death among veterans for five years.
Who Benefits and How
Congress, researchers, and veterans' advocates could gain more systematic mortality data about veterans.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA would need to collect, organize, and report the required mortality data every year.
Key Provisions
- Requires annual VA reports to Congress on causes of death among veterans, including disability status, primary and secondary causes, and manner of death.
- Sunsets the reporting requirement five years after enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires VA to submit annual reports to Congress on causes of death among veterans for five years.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires VA to submit annual reports to Congress on causes of death among veterans for five years.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congress, researchers, and veterans' advocates using the mortality data
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- VA administrators collecting and reporting the mortality data
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Banks) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
VA administrators collecting and reporting veteran mortality data
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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