S. 2736 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices, and for other purposes.

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Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish not less than five centers to provide rehabilitation services to veterans with amputations or prosthetic devices; and (2) ensure that the centers' services do not duplicate the services provided by polytrauma centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Requires each center to be designated as an Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Center.

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2006-05-04
Introduced in Senate
2006-05-04
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4057-4058)
2006-05-04
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4058)
2006-05-11
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices, and for other purposes.

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