II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1873 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2017 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.