Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-2708
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability assistance

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions that: (1) prohibit the initiation of Department of Veterans Affairs programs providing independent living services and assistance for more than 2,700 veterans in each fiscal year, and (2) require giving first priority under such programs to veterans for whom the reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal is precluded solely as a result of disability.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , and Mr. Cartwright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the limitation on the number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in programs of independent living services and assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act . 2. Repeal of limitation on number of veterans enrolled in programs of independent living services and assistance administered by the secretary of veterans affairs (a) Repeal Section 3120 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (e); and (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsection (e) . (c) Report to congress Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to educate employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose responsibilities relate to vocational rehabilitation counseling or employment counseling about the benefits and appropriate use of the independent living services provided under section 3120 of title 38, United States Code.