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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 13, 1997
Delays implementation of the plan for allocation of health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as submitted to the Congress under the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, until after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has certified to the Congress that he has taken into account certain specified medical and nonmedical factors of veterans residing within each region to be served by a Veterans Integrated Services Network (a Department- developed network for veterans' health care).
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Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-30] · R–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E483)
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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