Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-4165
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-08-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish a report regarding veterans who receive VA benefits, including those who receive benefits under the Transition Assistance Program. Information in the report must be disaggregated by sex and minority group member status.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4165 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2019 Mr. Delgado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, disaggregated by sex and minority group member status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act . 2. Report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, including the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Data The data regarding veterans published in the report under subsection (a)— (1) shall be disaggregated by— (A) sex; and (B) minority group member status; and (2) may not include any personally identifiable information. (c) Minority group member defined In this section, the term minority group member has the meaning given that term in section 544 of title 38, United States Code.