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US S1950

US S1950
Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014


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Introduced
01/16/2014
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015

Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill Summary

Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance programs; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including immunizations, chiropractic care, treatment for traumatic brain injury, and wellness promotion; health care administration, including extension of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program; complementary and alternative medicine; mental health care, including an education program and peer support program for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders; dental care eligibility and expansion, including a program of education to promote dental health in veterans; health care related to sexual trauma, including appropriate counseling and treatment and a screening mechanism to detect incidents of domestic abuse; reproductive treatment and services, including fertility counseling as well as adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans; major medical facility leases; veterans' employment training and related services; veterans' employment, including within the federal government and as first responders; career transition services; employment and reemployment rights of members of the Armed Forces after active duty service; small business matters, including contracting and subcontracting participation goals with federal departments and agencies; administrative matters, including regional support centers for Veterans Integrated Service Networks; the revision of claims based on military sexual trauma as well as claims for dependency and indemnity compensation; jurisdictional matters, including with respect to the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and outreach and miscellaneous matters, including repeal of the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.

AI Summary

This bill, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014, aims to enhance veterans' health care and benefits by making several key changes. It expands eligibility for certain health care services, including for those exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and for veterans with serious service-connected disabilities participating in the family caregiver program. The bill also improves access to immunizations, expands chiropractic care, and addresses mental health care by establishing education and peer support programs for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders. Furthermore, it enhances dental care eligibility and promotes dental health through education. The legislation also includes provisions for reproductive treatment and services, such as fertility counseling and adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans, and addresses employment matters by reauthorizing the veterans retraining assistance program and extending authority for rehabilitation programs. It also seeks to improve employment and reemployment rights for service members and expands small business contracting goals for veteran-owned businesses. The bill also includes administrative improvements, such as establishing regional support centers for Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and aims to improve the processing of claims, particularly those related to military sexual trauma and dependency and indemnity compensation. Finally, it repeals reductions to military retirement pay for certain members of the Armed Forces under age 62, as mandated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736) (on 02/04/2014)

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