Flexibility and Oversight Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 4, 2015)
Flexibility and Oversight Act
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transfer funds from one covered program to another covered program if: (1) such transfer will improve the quality of service provided by the VA to veterans, (2) the VA notifies Congress of the justification for such transfer, and (3) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of such notification. Defines "covered program" to mean the VA's Health Professional Scholarship Program, Employee Incentive Scholarship Program, and education debt reduction programs.
Requires the VA's annual report on its educational assistance programs to include, during the 10-year period beginning on March 1, 2016, an evaluation of the efficacy of the programs in increasing the quality of health care provided to veterans and opportunities for improvement.
What just happenedJun 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 4, 2015
- Jun 15, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 4, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jun 4, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House