Military Casualty Medical Treatment Planning Act of 1981

Summary

Military Casualty Medical Treatment Planning Act of 1981 - Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, upon authorization by the President, to give a higher priority to the furnishing of medical care and services to members of the armed forces on active duty during a period of war or national emergency than to all veterans but those with service-connected disabilities. Permits the Administrator to contract with private facilities for the provision of priority care. Requires the Department of Defense to reimburse the Veterans' Administration for the provision of such care. Directs the Administrator, whenever priority care is authorized, to submit to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs a report of the plan for the allocation of facilities and personnel to provide such care. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to pursue planning activities and establish procedures and guidelines for the sharing of Veterans' Administration and armed forces facilities.

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Timeline

1. 19 February 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 February 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD, VA.

   Source: Committee

5. 24 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 March 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 April 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 7 May 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From VA.

   Source: Committee

10. 12 May 1981

    Committee

    For Further Action See H.R.3502.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing
• · hsas00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans Administration and Department of Defense Medical Sharing Act