To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the sharing of health-care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and State Veterans Homes, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9033 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9033 To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the sharing of health-care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and State Veterans Homes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2026 Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the sharing of health-care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and State Veterans Homes, 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 ``Timely Agreements Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND STATE VETERANS HOMES FOR THE SHARING OF HEALTH-CARE RESOURCES. (a) Timely Decisions on Certain Proposals.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8153 the following new section: ``Sec. 8153a. Sharing of health-care resources with State homes; timely decisions on certain proposals ``(a) In a case in which a State home submits to the Secretary a proposal for an agreement under section 8153 involving the purchase by the State home of pharmaceuticals or durable medical equipment, or both, the Secretary shall either approve or reject the proposal by the date (in this section referred to as the `decision date') that is 60 calendar days after the date on which the proposal was received. ``(b) If such a proposal is not approved or rejected by the decision date, the proposal shall be deemed approved and given effect. ``(c) The re