Veterans Legal Support Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1564
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-05-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

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: 2021-11-17
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans Legal Support Act of 2021</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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1564 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 11, 2021 Mrs. Shaheen 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 2021 . 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.