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S. 1589: Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013

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S. 1589: Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013

Plain summary

Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has in effect an up-to-date policy on reporting a notifiable infectious disease diagnosed at a VA facility in accordance with applicable state and local law, and (2) develop performance measures to assess whether and to what degree the directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and VA medical centers are complying with such policy. Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with an independent third-party to: (1) assess the organizational structures of VA medical centers, and (2) improve succession planning among key leadership roles at VISN and VA medical centers.

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Official text

Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s1589 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113