Veterans Administration Health-Care Program Improvements Act of 1984

Summary

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Program Improvements Act of 1984. Expands the definition of the Vietnam era to include service by veterans in South Vietnam during the period July 8, 1959, through August 4, 1964, (Currently law starts such period on August 5, 1964). Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide ancillary counseling or mental health services to family members of a veteran whose care or counseling required such family counseling for up to six months after the death of such veteran. Directs the Administrator to provide readjustment counseling to members of the armed forces currently on active duty who served on active duty during the Vietnam era or since May 7, 1975, in an area during a period of hostilities. Makes permanent the Veterans Administration's (VA) pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans suffering from alcohol or drug abuse dependencies or disabilities in halfway houses and other community-based programs. Authorizes the Administrator to increase rates of pay for protective service employees at VA health care facilities. Modifies the due date of the Comptroller General's report on the Compliances of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with certain statutory requirements relating to funded personnel ceilings for the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery. Directs the Administrator to develop criteria for grants for the construction or alteration of State veterans' home facilities on other than a first-come, first-served basis. Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services to report to the Congress on alternative approaches for establishing a benefits program for non-military Federal and support organization personnel who served for at least 30 days in Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 1984

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 April 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1211.

   Source: Committee

4. 9 May 1984

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2514 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 February 1984

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans Administration Health Care Amendments of 1984
• amends ← To clarify certain Veterans' Administration protective services officers' authorities and authorize payment of a special uniform allowance to such officers; to extend for one year the authority for certain contract health care in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; to specify that remuneration received under certain therapy programs is not income for purposes of Veterans' Administration pensions; and to mandate establishment of a Veterans' Administration Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Center and the submission of a report on VA activities regarding that disorder.