To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Healthcare, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0F17AA35532A4605A98B60AE3EF0AF39: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023.
- Section H76EDAF00485C46A0A3EC5BD8B8DBCCDD: 2. Codification of individual unemployability Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans...
- Section H7EF8D669E2E24A12B97AC5B406EDC6AA: 1166. Determination of total disability by reason of unemployability Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purposes of this chapter, in the case of a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Healthcare, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Waters (for herself, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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