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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 907
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2017Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Soto, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Issa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Poliquin, and Mr. Bishop of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to newborn children.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Newborn Care Improvement Act.
2.
Improvement of care provided to newborn children
Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking seven days and inserting 42 days; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Annual report
Not later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the health care services provided under subsection (a) during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report, including the number of newborn children who received such services during such fiscal year.
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