Veterans Legal Support Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4839
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-10-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Department of Veterans Affairs

Education programs funding

Executive agency funding and structure

Lawyers and legal services

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans Legal Support Act of 2020</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide support, including financial support, to one or more university law school programs to provide veterans with legal assistance.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4839 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21 (legislative day, October 19), 2020 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2020 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs support for university legal clinics that assist veterans (a) Support authorized The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide support to one or more university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans. (b) Eligible programs Programs of university law schools which may receive support under subsection (a) may include programs that assist veterans with— (1) filing and appealing claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and (2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Financial support (1) In general The support provided a program under subsection (a) may include financial support of the program. (2) Limitation on amount The total amount of financial support provided under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed $2,000,000. (3) Funding Amounts for financial support under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the General Operating Expenses account of the Veterans Benefits Administration.