A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 7, 2017

This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to: (1) extend until September 30, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and state government entities to coordinate and increase the availability of health care to veterans transitioning to civilian life, (2) authorize the VA to expand the program to include additional locations beyond the five locations originally selected, and (3) require the VA to submit a report by 180 days after the completion of the program on the advisability of continuing or expanding it.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D–NM

Committees

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

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Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate

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S 1557 · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/903

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Discuss S.903, 115th Congress: A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2017-04-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s903/BILLS-115s903is.htm

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Discuss S.903, 115th Congress: A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2017-04-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s903/BILLS-115s903is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:22:31Z. 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.

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Discuss S.903, 115th Congress: A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2017-04-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s903/BILLS-115s903is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:22:31Z. 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.903 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.