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Annual report on causes of death among veterans

Title I: Compensation

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The Department of Veterans Affairs must provide Congress each year with a report detailing the causes of death among veterans. The report will include information on whether the veteran had a total service-connected disability, the primary and secondary causes of death, and the manner of death, along with totals for each cause and manner. This reporting requirement will end five years after the related law is enacted.

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(a) In general

Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans

(a) In general

The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate an annual report that contains data and information on causes of death among veterans.

(b) Elements

Such report shall include—

(1)

for each veteran that died during the period covered by the report an identification of—

(A)

whether such veteran had a service-connected disability rated as total;

(B)

the primary cause of death;

(C)

the secondary cause of death, if applicable; and

(D)

the manner of death;

(2)

for each primary cause of death identified pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans that died from such primary cause of death during the period covered by the report; and

(3)

for each manner of death identified pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans that died in such manner during the period covered by the report.

(c) Sunset

This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act .

(b) Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 533 the following new item: