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H.R.8247 - Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020116th Congress (2019-2020) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 09/14/2020)
Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: 12/05/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-214.  (All Actions)

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Summary: H.R.8247 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed Senate (11/10/2020)

Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

This bill implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • carry out a pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans;
  • furnish, reimburse, or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans who are in an acute suicidal crisis;
  • establish a program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders;
  • establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for certain veterans;
  • seek to contact certain veterans who have not recently received care to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations;
  • provide VA police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves;
  • complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women; and
  • annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.