Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, a program that assists: (1) members of the Armed Forces with severe or catastrophic injuries or illnesses who are unlikely to return to active duty and will most likely be medically separated, and (2) members and veterans whose individual circumstances (illness, injury, mental health, etc.) are likely to cause difficulties in transitioning to civilian life.
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) develop a plan to carry out the Program and submit such plan to the congressional defense and veterans committees, and (2) submit a subsequent report describing and evaluating plan implementation.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3016 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3016
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 22, 2011
Mr. Barrow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOINT OPERATION OF FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATION PROGRAM.
(a) Federal Recovery Coordination Program.--In carrying out the
Federal Recovery Coordination Program (in this section referred to as
the ``Program''), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that--
(1) the program is operated jointly by the Secretaries;
(2) the administration of the Program is not delegated to
an individual outside the respective office of each Secretary;
(3) the program assists--
(A) members of the Armed Forces with severe or
catastrophic injuries or illnesses who are unlikely to
return to active duty and will most likely be medically
separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States
Code; and
(B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans whose
individual circumstances (including illness, injury,
mental health, family situation, and unique benefit
needs) are determined by the Secretary concerned to
cause difficulties to the member or veteran in
transitioning to civilian life;
(4) in referring members and veterans described in
paragraph (3) to the Program, the Secretary of each military
department and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs makes such
referrals at the earliest time feasible, including by the date
that is 180 days before the last day of the month in which a
member is expected to be retired or separated from the Armed
Forces; and
(5) each department and agency of the Federal Government,
including the Department of Defense and the Department of
Veterans Affairs, provides a Federal Recovery Coordinator of
the Program with the information, coordination, and cooperation
necessary for the Coordinator to assist members and veterans
participating in the Program, including the maximum amount of
information, coordination, and cooperation available to allow
the Coordinator to--
(A) ensure the efficient recovery, transition, and
reintegration of such members and veterans;
(B) act as a liaison between such members and
veterans and the team of care providers and other
personnel involved with the recovery, transition, and
reintegration of the member or veteran, regardless of
whether such team is under the Secretary of Defense or
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
(C) work closely with case and care-management
programs that assist such members and veterans.
(b) Plan and Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(1) jointly develop a plan to carry out subsection (a);
(2) enter into a memorandum of understanding to jointly
carry out the plan beginning 90 days after the date on which
the memorandum is entered into; and
(3) jointly submit to the appropriate congressional
committees such plan and memorandum.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) goes
into effect, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report describing and evaluating the implementation of
such memorandum and plan under paragraph (1) of such subsection.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
(1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
(2) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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