S. 3609: A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2012 the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use physicians other than VA employees to conduct medical disability evaluations of VA benefit applicants.

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Official text

A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3609, A bill to extend the temporary authority for the performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs (2010-08-12); CBO cost estimate: S. 3609, A bill to extend the temporary authority for the performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs (2010-08-12)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s3609.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s3609 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111