A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Requires, beginning with FY2011, a two-fiscal-year new discretionary budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Medical Facilities.
Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures; and (2) report during 2011-2013 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees on the sufficiency of budget requests for VA health expenditures in relation to the baseline model projections.
Became Public Law No: 111-81.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2232)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2232-2233)
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-41.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-41.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9058-9059)
The bill was read the third time.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1016 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1016 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 101. (consideration: CR S9059)
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See also H.R. 1016.