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HR 2735 109th Congress House

Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the D… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 26, 2005 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act - Requires each fiscal year budget submitted to Congress by the President to include requests for amounts for veterans health care programs. Requires amounts appropriated for such programs to be available for two consecutive fiscal years.

Establishes the Veterans Health Care Funding Review Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Board, beginning with FY2008, to determine the level of funding needed for such programs for that fiscal year and the next and to publish such determination in the Federal Register. Outlines veterans' health care needs factors to be considered by the Board in arriving at such determination.

Repeals requirements for certain congressional notifications in connection with a funding request for a Department major medical facility project or lease.

Provides a 30-day standard for access to medical care for veterans seeking primary or specialized care, as measured from: (1) the time the veteran contacts the Department seeking an appointment until the date a visit is completed (primary care); and (2) the date on which the veteran is referred to a specialist until the date a visit is completed (specialty care). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard of waiting time during a visit and to periodically review the performance of Department facilities compared to that standard.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2735: Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2735/
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