A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide certain contract hospital care and medical services in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other territories.

Summary

Extends from FY 1983 to 1986 the authority of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans Administration in the contiguous 48 States.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 3 March 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 10 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-433.

   Source: Committee

5. 20 April 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 578 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide certain contract hospital care and medical services in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other territories.
• related to ← Veterans Health Care and Programs Improvement Act of 1983