Short title; table of contents

(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Implementation. TITLE I—Improvements to care Subtitle A—Scheduling Sec. 101. Timing for scheduling of appointments. Sec. 102. Consideration of telehealth in determining whether an appointment can be scheduled within the access standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs and limitation on availability of telehealth through community care. Sec. 103. Information for veterans regarding access to care. Subtitle B—Provider requirements Sec. 111. Extension of period for submittal of claims by health care entities and providers. Sec. 112. Rating program relating to military sexual trauma for providers under Veterans Community Care Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 113. Requirements relating to quality of community care providers. Sec. 114. Community care provider training requirements. Sec. 115. Waivers for network adequacy. Sec. 116. Contracting requirements. Sec. 117. Inspector General oversight authority over community care. Sec. 118. Requirement that health care providers under Veterans Community Care Program provide certain data. Sec. 119. Full practice authority for certain positions within Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 119A. Treatment of psychologists. Subtitle C—Reports and related matters Sec. 121. Information on lessons learned to improve contracting for community care. Sec. 122. Analysis of impact of spending under Veterans Community Care Program on budgets of medical centers and Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 123. Study on recovery of revenue from private health insurers. Sec. 124. Matters relating to emergency care. Sec. 125. Review of dialysis care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 126. Benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE II—Staffing matters Subtitle A—Salaries Sec. 201. Modification of limitation on waiver for pay of critical health care personnel. Sec. 202. Increase of maximum amount of incentive pay for Department pharmacist executives. Sec. 203. Modification of special pay authority for nurse executives. Subtitle B—Recruitment and retention Sec. 211. Inclusion of police officers of Department of Veterans Affairs as law enforcement officers. Sec. 212. Mentorship program for executive leadership teams at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 213. Requirement for equivalent role postings for vacant positions at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 214. Hiring processes. Sec. 215. Staffing models. Sec. 216. Telework policy. Subtitle C—Education Sec. 221. Establishment of Start and Stay at VA Program. Sec. 222. Building and maintenance professionals educational assistance program. Sec. 223. Expansion of reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses. Sec. 224. Payment of licensure exam costs for recipients of scholarships from Department of Veterans Affairs. Subtitle D—Reports Sec. 231. Department of Veterans Affairs personnel transparency. Sec. 232. Report on Grow Our Own Program. Sec. 233. Provision of data on educational assistance programs of Veterans Health Administration. TITLE III—Infrastructure matters Sec. 301. Definitions. Subtitle A—Investing in Department of Veterans infrastructure to increase capacity to serve veterans Sec. 311. Authorization of funding for certain land acquisitions for medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 312. Detachment of congressional committee approval requests of major medical facility leases from annual budget submission of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 313. Improvement of capital asset staffing of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 314. Development of performance metrics of capital asset management by Department of Veterans Affairs and monitoring for improvement. Sec. 315. Expansion of membership of the Capital Asset Planning Committee. Sec. 316. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Reviews and reports Sec. 321. Review of resilience of facilities, land, and other relevant capital assets of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 322. Reports on key capital asset investments, activities, and performance of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 323. Report on long-term care physical infrastructure needs of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 324. Report on women veterans retrofit initiative. Sec. 325. Report on capital asset and information technology needs of the research and development program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 326. Review and report on provisions of law relating to Department of Veterans Affairs capital asset management and oversight. Sec. 327. Improving prevention, detection, and reporting of waste, fraud, and abuse in Department of Veterans Affairs capital asset projects and activities. Sec. 328. Comptroller General report on continued need for non-Department of Veterans Affairs project management for super construction projects.