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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY2008 130 percent of the amount obligated during FY2006. Adjusts the amount provided for fiscal years after FY2008 based on the number of enrolled veterans and the number of other persons eligible but not enrolled who are provided care, multiplied by the per capita baseline amount for FY2006, as increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index. Prohibits the availability of such funds for: (1) construction, acquisition, or alteration of veterans' medical facilities (other than for repairs provided for before the date of enactment of this Act); or (2) grants for the construction of state home facilities [...] show full description
Latest Actions
- 05/29/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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