Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1994

Summary

Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1993 - Includes a Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) as part of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from altering or revising the organizational structure of RCS until the Secretary has notified specified congressional committees and 60 days have elapsed since such notification. Requires RCS budget information to be included annually in the President's budget submitted to the Congress. Outlines eligibility requirements for one of the Assistant Under Secretaries for Health in the Department, including at least three years of clinical experience and two years of administrative experience in RCS or other comparable mental health care counseling service. Makes such a qualified person the director of RCS. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of any veteran (currently, only veterans discharged or released from active duty but not otherwise eligible for such counseling) to furnish counseling in readjusting to civilian life. Allows the provision of counseling to survivors of members of the armed forces who die while serving on active duty or from a condition incurred or aggravated by military service. Provides for the confidentiality of the records of any patient of RCS, permitting disclosure only in specific limited circumstances. Establishes in the Department the Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling to perform advisory services with respect to veterans' readjustment, taking into special account Vietnam era veterans. Requires specified reports from the Advisory Committee and the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees a plan for the expansion of the Vietnam Veteran Resource Center program as established under prior law. Directs the Secretary to carry out and report to the Congress on a pilot program for the provision of health-related services to eligible veterans at readjustment counseling centers.

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 12 April 1994

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 12 April 1994

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 24 March 1994

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 24 March 1994

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 24 March 1994

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 March 1994

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 March 1994

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 March 1994

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 1993

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 1993

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 July 1993

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