U.S. Vets of the FAS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6652 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6652 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish certain health services to veterans in the Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mrs. King-Hinds (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish certain health services to veterans in the Freely Associated States, 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 ``U.S. Vets of the FAS Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES TO VETERANS IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. (a) Agreements Required.--Consistent with section 1724(f) of title 38, United States Code, and section 209(a)(4)(A) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1988(a)(4)(A)), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall work expeditiously with the governments of the Freely Associated States to enter into the agreements described in such sections. (b) Inclusion of Telehealth and Mail Order Pharmacy Services Required.--Consistent with such sections and with the agreements required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall furnish to veterans in the Freely Associated States services that include, at a minimum-- (1) health services provided by telehealth; and (2) pharmaceutical products delivered by mail. (c) Implementation Dates.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable-- (1) initiate outr