A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

This bill would create a permanent advisory committee within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) specifically focused on the needs of veterans living in U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Marshall Islands. The committee would be responsible for evaluating VA programs and advising the Secretary on how to improve healthcare delivery and benefit accessibility in these geographically remote areas. For veterans living in these regions, the bill aims to ensure their unique challenges—such as limited local facilities and long travel distances—are directly addressed by federal policymakers to improve their overall quality of care.