[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3088 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3088

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid 
specialists under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department 
              of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2025

 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid 
specialists under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department 
              of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Hearing Health Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF LICENSED HEARING AID SPECIALISTS IN VETERANS 
              COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    Section 1703(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs 
        (3) through (6), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) A hearing aid specialist licensed to furnish medical 
        services in the State in which such hearing aid specialist is 
        located.''.
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