(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 8, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Directs the President to include in annual budget justification documents submitted to Congress information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Medical Facilities. Requires annually for such accounts, beginning with FY2011, discretionary new budget authority to: (1) be made available for that fiscal year; and (2) include, for each such account, advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year.
Directs the VA Secretary to report annually to Congress on the sufficiency of VA resources for the proceeding fiscal year with respect to the provision of medical care, including estimates of the workload and demand data for that fiscal year.
Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) annually study the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures for that fiscal year; and (2) report study results, during 2011 through 2013, to the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9059)
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 423.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S9059)
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S9059)
See also S.423.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 804.
House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 804.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10376-10378; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S10376)
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10376-10378; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S10376)
Cleared for White House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 111-81.
Became Public Law No: 111-81.
Enacted as Public Law 111-81
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