Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of two specified caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such audit shall include: (1) a review of the budget formulations, execution, allocation, and use of funds; and (2) recommendations for streamlining and consolidation. Within three months of the completion of such audit, VA must submit a report to Congress on: recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes; legislative changes recommended by the GAO; recommendations that VA determines are problematic, overly expensive, or impractical; and alternative approaches to address the problem. Within 24 months of submitting such report, VA shall: implement the recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes, establish national policies that are designed to streamline and consolidate the programs, and establish a database to monitor all VA programs that provide assistance to caregivers and all caregivers who receive such assistance.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMental healthVeterans' medical care
To require an audit and review of the caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3308| House
| Updated: 7/19/2017
Veterans Caregiver Improvement and Expansion Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of two specified caregiver programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such audit shall include: (1) a review of the budget formulations, execution, allocation, and use of funds; and (2) recommendations for streamlining and consolidation. Within three months of the completion of such audit, VA must submit a report to Congress on: recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes; legislative changes recommended by the GAO; recommendations that VA determines are problematic, overly expensive, or impractical; and alternative approaches to address the problem. Within 24 months of submitting such report, VA shall: implement the recommendations the VA is able to implement without legislative changes, establish national policies that are designed to streamline and consolidate the programs, and establish a database to monitor all VA programs that provide assistance to caregivers and all caregivers who receive such assistance.
Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMental healthVeterans' medical care