H.R. 95 would extend the current limitation on pensions for certain veterans using Medicaid and increase the fees charged to veterans who obtain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This bill also would require VA to provide assistance for child care (through subsidies, on-site services, or direct payments to service providers) to veterans receiving mental health care at a VA medical facility.
CBO estimates that enacting the bill would decrease direct spending by $635 million over the 2017-2027 period. CBO also estimates that implementing the bill would cost $96 million over the 2017-2022 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.
Because enacting the bill would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 95 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 95 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
