Veterans Administration Tort Claims and Hospital Cost Collections Amendments of 1987

Summary

Veterans Administration Tort Claims and Hospital Cost Collections Amendments of 1987 - Title I: Hospital Cost Collections - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions relating to recovery by the United States of the cost of care and services provided to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities to provide a six-year statute of limitations for the bringing of a recovery action (measured from the last day on which such services were provided). Title II: Tort Claims - Excludes from immunity from suit (thereby allowing tort claims to be brought against) a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a person while exercising duties in or for the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to settle any claims arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act to the extent delegated by the Attorney General, within specified limitations.

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Timeline

1. 21 April 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 April 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 1987

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 31 July 1987

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 9 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 April 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Service-Disabled Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1987
• related to → Veterans' Administration Tort Claims and Hospital Cost Collections Amendments of 1987