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Jul 24, 2019 Received in Senate Received See what changed
Jul 23, 2019 Engrossed in House See what changed
May 23, 2019viewing Reported in House Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs See what changed
May 23, 2019 Introduced in House Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

H.R. 2943 — what changed

Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed ~~The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make versions of all fact sheets of~~ This Act may be cited as the ~~Department of Veterans Affairs~~ “Providing Benefits Information in ~~English~~ Spanish and ~~Spanish.~~Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act”.

Sec. 2 Fact sheets

added

(a)

added Languages— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make versions of all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.

(b)

added Website— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and maintain a publicly available website of the Department of Veterans Affairs that contains links to all fact sheets of the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and of the National Cemetery Administration. The website shall be accessible by a clearly labelled hyperlink on the homepage of the Department.

(c)

added Report— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit a report to Congress regarding fact sheets described in subsection (a) and details of the Language Access Plan of the Department of Veteran Affairs. The report shall include the following:

(1)

added What the Secretary determines constitutes a fact sheet of the Department for purposes of this Act.

(2)

added How such fact sheets are utilized and distributed other than on and through the website of the Department.

(3)

added How such Language Access Plan is communicated to veterans, family members of veterans, and caregivers.

(4)

added The roles and responsibilities of patient advocates in the coordination of care for veterans with limited English proficiency, family members of such veterans, and caregivers.

(5)

added Other demographic information that the Secretary determines appropriate regarding veterans with limited English proficiency.

H.R. 2943 — what changed

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Fact sheets

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