A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the preventive care pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Summary

Extends through FY 1994 the pilot program of the furnishing of preventive health-care services for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to implement annually at each Department of Veterans Affairs facilities a major preventive health-care and health-promotion initiative for any veteran receiving other care and services administered through the Secretary. Limits expenditures for such programs and initiatives through FY 1994. Directs the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration to designate an official in such Administration as the Director of Preventive Health-Care and Health-Promotion Programs. Requires such Director to prepare guidance for, to be responsible for, coordinating, and to advise the Chief Medical Director on, all activities carried out under such program and initiatives. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees an interim and a final report on experiences under the pilot program.

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Timeline

1. 12 July 1989

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 July 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 July 1989

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Management and Budget.

   Source: Committee

4. 27 July 1989

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 13 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

5. 31 July 1989

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 July 1989

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Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans Benefits and Health Care Act of 1989