S.2049 / 114th Congress

A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702.

S.2049 through Congress

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SenateSep 17, 2015IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.3580 To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 17, 2015

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a continuing medical education program for non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members.

The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; (3) programs and benefits available to veterans and family members through the VA, the Department of Labor, and other federal agencies and non-federal organizations; and (4) the VA health care system.

The VA shall: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating non-VA medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D–OH

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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May 24, 2016
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702.
Sep 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 17, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 3580 · To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-09-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2049/BILLS-114s2049is.htm

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Discuss S.2049, 114th Congress: A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-09-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2049/BILLS-114s2049is.htm

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Discuss S.2049, 114th Congress: A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-09-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2049/BILLS-114s2049is.htm

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Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2049, 114th Congress: A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-09-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2049/BILLS-114s2049is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T17:30:49Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2049 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.