S. 3609 · 111th Congress
A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Daniel Akaka
- Introduced
- 2010-07-19
- Latest action
- 2010-09-02 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2010 without amendment. With written report No. 111-288.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2012 the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use physicians other than VA employees to conduct medical disability evaluations of VA benefit applicants.