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On the recordNovember 10, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 267, S. 1203. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1203) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--HEALTH CARE MATTERS Subtitle A--Expansion and Improvement of Health Care Benefits Sec. 101. Improved access to appropriate immunizations for veterans. Sec. 102. Expansion of provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans. Subtitle B--Health Care Administration Sec. 111. Expansion of availability of prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans. Sec. 112. Public access to Department of Veterans Affairs research and data sharing between Departments. Sec. 113.…
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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