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Text of Senate Amendment 6364

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6364" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6364

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3479-S3480] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6364. Mr. RICKETTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENT OF SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each contract, agreement, or other arrangement through which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, or extended care services to eligible veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities or providers includes clear requirements, including requirements regarding timeliness, regarding the submission of medical documentation to the Secretary after a veteran receives such care or services from the non-Department entity or provider. (b) Internal Measures.--The Secretary shall establish such goals and related performance measures for medical centers of the Department as the Secretary determines appropriate in obtaining medical documentation from non-Department entities or providers under subsection (a). (c) Training.--The Secretary may establish goals and related performance measures for the completion by non- Department entities or providers of core training related to the submission to the Secretary of medical documentation under subsection (a) and may monitor the completion of such training. (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that communications by the Secretary with non-Department entities or providers contain clear and accurate information regarding requirements for submitting medical documentation under subsection (a) and completing the core training described in subsection (c). (e) Submission of Goals, Measures, and Materials.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter [[Page S3480]] for the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives copies of any goals, performance measures, training materials, or outreach materials pertaining to the submission of medical documentation under this section. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6364 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3479-S3480] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6364. Mr. RICKETTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENT OF SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each contract, agreement, or other arrangement through which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, or extended care services to eligible veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities or providers includes clear requirements, including requirements regarding timeliness, regarding the submission of medical documentation to the Secretary after a veteran receives such care or services from the non-Department entity or provider. (b) Internal Measures.--The Secretary shall establish such goals and related performance measures for medical centers of the Department as the Secretary determines appropriate in obtaining medical documentation from non-Department entities or providers under subsection (a). (c) Training.--The Secretary may establish goals and related performance measures for the completion by non- Department entities or providers of core training related to the submission to the Secretary of medical documentation under subsection (a) and may monitor the completion of such training. (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that communications by the Secretary with non-Department entities or providers contain clear and accurate information regarding requirements for submitting medical documentation under subsection (a) and completing the core training described in subsection (c). (e) Submission of Goals, Measures, and Materials.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter [[Page S3480]] for the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives copies of any goals, performance measures, training materials, or outreach materials pertaining to the submission of medical documentation under this section. ______