To ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires military departments to include Female Cultural Support Team (FCST) service in service records and retired pay calculations, and mandates VA treat FCST service as combat engagement when evaluating disability, requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within one year on PTSD and TBI disability claims, disaggregated by gender and combat identifier status, including submission, grant, denial, and expands extends the expiration date for VA housing loan fees from November 15, 2031 to December 3, 2031, maintaining the fee structure for an additional 18 days. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, definition changes, and tax rate changes. The main policy areas are Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Female veterans who served in Female Cultural Support Teams could gain revenue opportunities, Survivors of FCST veterans could gain revenue opportunities, and Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Veterans Affairs would take on compliance duties, Department of Defense would take on compliance duties, and VA claims processing employees would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires military departments to include Female Cultural Support Team (FCST) service in service records and retired pay calculations, and mandates VA treat FCST service as combat engagement when evaluating disability...
- Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within one year on PTSD and TBI disability claims, disaggregated by gender and combat identifier status, including submission, grant, denial...
- Expands extends the expiration date for VA housing loan fees from November 15, 2031 to December 3, 2031, maintaining the fee structure for an additional 18 days.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires military departments to include Female Cultural Support Team (FCST) service in service records and retired pay calculations, and mandates VA treat FCST service as combat engagement when evaluating disability, requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within one year on PTSD and TBI disability claims, disaggregated by gender and combat identifier status, including submission, grant, denial, and expands extends the expiration date for VA housing loan fees from November 15, 2031 to December 3, 2031, maintaining the fee structure for an additional 18 days.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Defense, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires military departments to include Female Cultural Support Team (FCST) service in service records and retired pay calculations, and mandates VA treat FCST service as combat engagement when evaluating disability, requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within one year on PTSD and TBI disability claims, disaggregated by gender and combat identifier status, including submission, grant, denial, and expands extends the expiration date for VA housing loan fees from November 15, 2031 to December 3, 2031, maintaining the fee structure for an additional 18 days.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Credit for FCST Service
Identified Gains
- Female veterans who served in Female Cultural Support Teams
- Survivors of FCST veterans
- Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees
- VA home loan program
- Veterans advocacy organizations
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Defense
- VA claims processing employees
- Veterans using VA home loans
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mr. Issa (for himself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Crow, and Ms. …
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs
Positive-direction: Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees, VA home loan program
Negative-direction: Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA claims processing employees
Female veterans who served in Female Cultural Support Teams, Survivors of FCST veterans, Veterans using VA home loans
Positive-direction: Female veterans who served in Female Cultural Support Teams, Survivors of FCST veterans
Negative-direction: Veterans using VA home loans
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary_concerned"
- → Secretary of the military department concerned (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force)
- "the_secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "the_secretary_of_veterans_affairs"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- "the_secretary_of_veterans_affairs"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Note: 'The Secretary' has different meanings: 'Secretary concerned' in Section 1(a) refers to military department secretaries, while 'the Secretary' in Sections 1(b)-(f) and 2 refers to Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A claim for service-connected disability on the basis of PTSD or TBI submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after January 1, 1990
Has the meaning given in section 101 of title 38, United States Code
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