To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act expands and improves the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee, which coordinates services between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. It formalizes the Department of Labor's participation, renames the jobs subcommittee to the "Transition Executive Committee," and broadens the committee's authority to develop programs supporting veterans' transition from military to civilian life.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans transitioning to civilian life benefit from improved coordination between federal agencies responsible for employment, training, and transition services. The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service gains formal membership on the committee, elevating its influence over veteran employment policy and allowing it to better coordinate job training and placement programs with VA and DoD.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA and DoD staff face increased coordination responsibilities and administrative workload from the expanded committee membership and broader mandate. Other executive agencies may be asked to designate representatives to participate on the committee (with agency head consent), adding new coordination obligations. These burdens are relatively modest and administrative in nature.
Key Provisions
- Adds the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training as a formal committee member, along with other Labor Department staff as designated by the Secretary of Labor
- Allows the VA and Defense Secretaries to invite representatives from other executive agencies to join the committee with consent of agency heads
- Designates the Deputy Secretary of VA and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness as committee co-chairs
- Renames the "Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee" to the "Transition Executive Committee" to better reflect its mission
- Explicitly includes "transition from life in the Armed Forces to civilian life" in the Transition Executive Committee's responsibilities
- Grants the committee broader authority to develop, implement, and oversee joint programs and policies supporting veterans
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands and improves the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee to better support veterans' transition to civilian life
Who Benefits
- Veterans transitioning to civilian life
- Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
- VA-DoD coordination staff
Who Bears Costs
- Committee members (increased coordination responsibilities)
- Executive agencies potentially asked to participate
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Defense, Labor, Interagency Coordination
Primary Purpose
Expands and improves the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee to better support veterans' transition to civilian life
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Strengthen interagency coordination for veteran services by formally including Labor Department and broadening committee authority"
Identified Gains
- Veterans transitioning to civilian life
- Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
- VA-DoD coordination staff
Identified Costs
- Committee members (increased coordination responsibilities)
- Executive agencies potentially asked to participate
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. King (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Veterans transitioning from military to civilian life
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "co_chairs"
- → Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- "the_committee"
- → VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee established under 38 USC § 320
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training
- "the_two_secretaries"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Renamed from Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee; subcommittee responsible for transition from Armed Forces to civilian life and job training
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