Veterans Administration and Department of Defense Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act

Summary

Federal Interagency Medical Resources Sharing and Coordination Act of 1981 - Establishes the Federal Interagency Medical Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs or their designees. Directs the Committee: (1) to evaluate the opportunities for the interagency sharing of health resources between the Department of Defense and the Veterans' Administration; (2) to prescribe policies and procedures for such interagency sharing; and (3) within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to prescribe guidelines for such interagency sharing to the directors of health care facilities of the Department and the Administration. Requires such guidelines to provide that: (1) the director of each facility shall enter into cooperative arrangements for providing health care to beneficiaries of other facilities; (2) the availability of medical care to beneficiaries of an agency other than the providing agency shall be on a referral basis; and (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency. Directs the Committee to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of each House of Congress an annual report regarding interagency medical resource sharing activities.

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Timeline

1. 27 January 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; OMB; Defense Department; Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

4. 27 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Comptroller General of the United States.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 May 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

7. 1 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from OMB; Defense Department.

   Source: Committee

8. 4 June 1981

   Referred

   Ordered, That if and when reported, the bill be referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for not to exceed 45 days.

   Source: Floor

9. 15 June 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth favorably without amendment. With written report No. 97-137.

   Source: Committee

10. 15 June 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans pursuant to the order of June 4, 1981 for not to exceed 45 days.

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 15 June 1981

    Reported

    Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth favorably without amendment. With written report No. 97-137.

    Source: Committee

12. 17 June 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

13. 19 June 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans received executive comment from Defense Department.

    Source: Committee

14. 22 June 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Health and Human Services Department.

    Source: Committee

15. 30 July 1981

    Floor

    Senate agreed by unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans have until Sep 23, 81 to file report.

    Source: Floor

16. 12 August 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

    Source: Committee

17. 21 September 1981

    Reported

    Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

18. 23 September 1981

    Floor

    Ordered that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs have until not later than September 29, 1981 to report.

    Source: Floor

19. 29 September 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 288.

    Source: Calendars

20. 29 September 1981

    Reported

    Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-196.

    Source: Committee

21. 29 September 1981

    Reported

    Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-196.

    Source: Committee

22. 27 October 1981

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

23. 27 October 1981

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

24. 4 November 1981

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

25. 4 November 1981

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

26. 4 November 1981

    Floor

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

27. 1 April 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate concurred in House amendments with amendments. By Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 1 April 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendments with amendments. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

29. 1 April 1982

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

30. 20 April 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 20 April 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

32. 22 April 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

33. 22 April 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

34. 22 April 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

35. 4 May 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

36. 4 May 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-174.

    Source: President

37. 4 May 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Documents

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 5 May 1982

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

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• Passed House amended

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing
• · ssga00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration medical center in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Richard L. Roudebush Veterans' Medical Center".
• related to → Veterans Administration and Department of Defense Medical Sharing Act
• related to → A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration medical center in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Richard L. Roudebush Veterans' Medical Center".
• amends ← To designate the Veterans' Administration medical center in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Richard L. Roudebush Veteran's Medical Center."
• amends ← To continue to provide for the continuation of Vietnam era veterans' entitlement to GI bill benefits for correspondence training.
• amends ← In the nature of a substitute to the House amendments.

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