H.R. 6522

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6522 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6522

To require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to 
the provision of health care through community care providers, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 9, 2025

Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to 
the provision of health care through community care providers, 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinating and Aligning Records to 
Improve and Normalize Governance for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025'' 
or the ``CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF CERTAIN 
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

(a) In General.--The Under Secretary for Health of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the Office of Integrated Veteran 
Care, or successor office--
(1) develops guidance for the efforts of medical centers of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs in obtaining final medical 
documentation after a veteran receives services from a 
community care provider pursuant to a referral from that 
medical center;
(2) establishes goals and related performance measures for 
medical centers of the Department in obtaining initial and 
final medical documentation from community care providers;
(3) establishes and monitors goals and related performance 
measures for the completion by such providers of core trainings 
and ensures that such providers complete the required training 
course; and
(4) takes steps to ensure that the Office of Integrated 
Veteran Care, or successor office, and any contractor for that 
Office communicate clear and accurate information to such 
providers regarding the core trainings recommended or required 
by that Office, including whether such training is recommended 
or required.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until the 
requirements under subsection (a) are fully implemented, the Under 
Secretary for Health shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on steps taken by the Under Secretary to 
implement those requirements.
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