Chairmen Casey and Tester, Ranking Members Braun and Moran, and Committee Members, my name is Andrea Sawyer, and I am the Advocacy Director for the Quality of Life Foundation (QoLF), a national non-profit organization founded in 2008 to address the unmet needs ofcaregivers, children, and family members of wounded, ill, or injured veterans.
As you know, over the years, legislation, and policy with respect to caregivers has fortunately
evolved. Congress passed the VA MISSION Act of 2018 which made substantial changes to the
original Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The changes
include: (1) expanding PCAFC eligibility to caregivers of Pre-9/11 veterans and (2) expanding
eligible care conditions to include illness and noncombat-related injuries.