Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3378
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-03-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> <b>Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the 12-year eligibility limitation on Department of Veterans Affairs training or vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans with a service-connected disability.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3378 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2020 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Sullivan , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the period of eligibility for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2020 . 2. Elimination of period of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (a) In general Section 3103 of title 38, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 3103. (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Early implementation During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective date specified in subsection (c), if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that the systems and personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs are prepared to do so, the Secretary may afford a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of such title to a veteran to whom the Secretary is otherwise prohibited from affording the rehabilitation program solely by reason of section 3103 of such title.