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H. Rept. 118-251 1 (2023-10-25)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           118-251







                      CAREGIVER OUTREACH AND PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT
                                                     ACT




                     OCTOBER 25, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST, from  the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              R  E   P  O  R  T


                                            [To accompany H.R. 3581]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3581) to amend   title 38, United States Code,  to modify
                     the family caregiver program  of the Department  of Veterans  Affairs
                     to include services related to mental  health  and  neurological dis-
                     orders, and for other purposes, having considered  the same, reports
                     favorably thereon  with  an amendment and recommends that the
                     bill as amended do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
                                                                                      Page
                     Amendment  .............................................................................................................. 2
                     Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 5
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  5
                     Hearings ................................................................................................................... 7
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  .................................................................................  8
                     Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 9
                     Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 9
                     Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ..............................................................................  9
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................................  9
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  10
                     Committee Cost Estimate ....................................................................................... 10
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate      ............................ 10
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  13
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  13
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  13
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  13
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  13
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported ......................................  15


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