To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Readiness and Employment program and Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends title 38 by striking subsection 3695(b) and redesignating the next subsection. In practical terms, it removes a statutory limitation on receiving assistance under both the VA Veteran Readiness and Employment program and VA educational assistance programs. The text is short, but the effect is targeted: veterans who qualify for both rehabilitation/employment services and education benefits would no longer face that specific combined-assistance cap.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans using the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, veterans using GI Bill-style educational assistance, disabled veterans retraining for work, and campus veterans offices benefit because the bill makes it easier to combine rehabilitation, employment, and education support. VA counselors gain a clearer rule for veterans who need both school assistance and employment-readiness services.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA benefits administrators must update title 38 program guidance, claims processing, and counseling materials to remove the repealed limitation. VA education program offices may see increased combined-benefit usage and must coordinate with Veteran Readiness and Employment counselors. Federal taxpayers may bear additional benefit costs if more veterans use both programs without the prior cap.
Key Provisions
- Repeals title 38 section 3695(b), the limitation on receiving both VR&E and VA educational assistance.
- Allows eligible veterans to combine employment-readiness support with education benefits without that repealed cap.
- Requires VA administrators to update benefits guidance and processing rules.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals the title 38 cap that limited combined use of VA Veteran Readiness and Employment assistance and VA educational assistance programs, allowing eligible veterans to receive both forms of support without that statutory limitation.
Key Policy Areas
veterans, education, workforce
Primary Purpose
Repeals the title 38 cap that limited combined use of VA Veteran Readiness and Employment assistance and VA educational assistance programs, allowing eligible veterans to receive both forms of support without that statutory limitation.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans using VR&E
- Veterans using education benefits
- Disabled veterans
- Campus veterans offices
Identified Costs
- VA benefits administrators
- VA education program offices
- Veteran Readiness and Employment counselors
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. McGarvey) introduced …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "agencies"
- → ['Department of Veterans Affairs', 'VA benefits administrators']
- "beneficiaries"
- → ['Veterans using VR&E', 'Veterans using education benefits', 'Disabled veterans']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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