| one member responded to a DAV action alert and sent email an email to Senator Butler and Senator Padilla.
Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) and Sen. Jerry Moran (Kan.) introduced important bipartisan legislation—S. 3341 the Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023.
VA’s fourth mission is to improve the nation’s preparedness for response to war terrorism national emergencies and natural disasters by developing plans and taking actions to ensure continued service to veterans as well as to support national state and local emergency management public health safety and homeland security efforts.
S. 3341 the AVERT Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA’s response to natural disasters pandemics and other emergencies to ensure continuity of VA medical care for veterans and ensure that the department is better prepared to activate its fourth mission authority in responding to national emergencies. The bill would require VA to implement fully-operational emergency communications systems throughout VA medical facilities and improve its emergency cache program of stored reserves containing drugs and medical supplies to be used during an emergency.
I urge you to support this important bill and consider being a co-sponsor. Please advise me of your intentions with respect to this bill. |