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      "summary": "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain\neligibility\nrules. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical\ncare. VA provides these benefits to veterans through three major operating units: the Veterans\nHealth Administration (VHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the National\nCemetery Administration (NCA). VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care,\nspecialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through an integrated\nhealth care system. \n \n The President\u2019s FY2006 budget requested $30.4 billion for VHA: $20.0 billion for\nmedical\nservices, $4.5 billion for medical administration, $3.3 billion for medical facilities, and $393 million\nfor medical and prosthetic research. VHA medical care collections (e.g., copays, third-party\ninsurance payments) for FY2006 are expected to be $2.2 billion.\n \n On May 26, 2005, the House passed its version of  H.R. 2528 , the Military Quality\nof Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations bill for FY2006. This bill\nprovided $28.8 billion for VHA. On June 23, 2005, VA announced a budget shortfall of more than\n$1 billion from its FY2005 enacted level for veterans health programs. On August 2, 2005, the\nDepartment of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ( P.L. 109-54 )\nwas signed into law, providing $1.5 billion in supplemental appropriations for veterans medical\nservices for FY2005.\n \n On September 22, 2005, the Senate passed its version of  H.R. 2528 , the Military\nConstruction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations bill for FY2006. The Senate\nappropriated a total of $31.3 billion for VHA.\n \n On November 30, 2005, the Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans\nAffairs Appropriations Act, 2006 ( P.L.109-114 ) was signed into law. This act provided $22.5 billion\nfor medical services, of which $1.2 billion was designated as an emergency appropriation.  P.L.\n109-114  also appropriated $2.9 billion for medical administration, $3.3 billion for medical facilities,\nand $412 million for medical and prosthetic research. On December 30, 2005, the Department of\nDefense Appropriations Act, 2006 ( P.L.109-148 ,  H.Rept. 109-359 ) was signed into law, providing\nan additional $225 million for VHA for FY2006 and excluding VA programs from a 1%\nacross-the-board rescission for all non-emergency discretionary programs. The total amount of funds\nappropriated for VHA for FY2006 is $29.3 billion. The total amount of funds available for VHA\nis $31.5 billion, including $2.2 billion in collections.\n \n In its FY2006 budget submission to Congress, the Administration proposed several legislative\nand regulatory changes to increase certain copayments and other cost-sharing charges for certain\nveterans.  P.L.109-114  did not include any of the Administration\u2019s cost-sharing proposals\nfor VHA. \nThis report will be not be updated.",
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