Pending Health and Benefits Legislation

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Time: 02:30 PM Location: Russell, SR-418

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Agenda

S. 23, Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 (Cassidy, Tester)

S. 112, Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act (Heller, Murray)

S. 324, State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 (Hatch, Hirono, Boozman, Heller, Manchin, Murray, Rounds, Sanders, Tillis)

S. 543, Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017 (Tester, Murray, Manchin)

S. 591, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 (Murray, Tester, Sanders, Brown, Blumenthal, Hirono, Manchin)

S. 609, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 (Moran, Tester, Blumenthal, Brown)

S. 681, Deborah Sampson Act (Tester, Boozman, Murray, Blumenthal, Brown)

S. 764, Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 (Brown, Tillis)

S. 784, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 (Isakson, Tester)

S. 804, Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act (Heller, Murray)

S. 899, Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act (Hirono, Moran, Tester)

S. 1024, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (Isakson, Blumenthal, Tester)

S. 1094, Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (Rubio, Tester, Isakson, Moran)

S. ___, Serving our Rural Veterans Act (Sullivan, Tester)

S. ___, Veteran Partners’ Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act (Blumenthal)

WITNESS LIST

Panel I

Jennifer S. Lee, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Meghan Flanz, Acting General Counsel, Office of General Counsel

Donnie Hachey, Chief Counsel for Operations, Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Dave McLenachen, Director of Appeals Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration

Margaret Kabat, National Director, Caregiver Support Program, Veterans Health Administration

James Ruhlman, Assistant Director for Policy & Procedures, Veterans Benefits Administration

Phil Parker, Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction

PANEL II

Louis J. Celli, Jr., Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion

Kayda Keleher, Associate Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Adrian Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

Allison Jaslow, Executive Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

J. David Cox, National President, American Federation of Government Employees

Witnesses

Dr. Jennifer S. Lee
Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Services

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mr. Lou Celli
Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division

The American Legion
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Ms. Kayda Keleher
Associate Director, National Legislative Service

Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Mr. Adrian Atizado
Deputy National Legislative Director

Disabled American Veterans
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Ms. Allison Jaslow
Executive Director

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
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Mr. J. David Cox
National President

American Federation of Government Employees
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Pending Health and Benefits Legislation

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