VR&E NEED Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1935
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 or the VR&amp;E NEED Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill extends a veteran's eligibility for the Veteran Readiness and Employment program when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents a veteran from participating. </p> <p>Specifically, the period of eligibility must not run during the period the veteran is prevented from participating in the program. The period must resume on a date, determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, that is not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation and not later than 90 days after that day.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1935 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Mr. Booker 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 provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 or the VR&E NEED Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of period of eligibility by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations under Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities Section 3103 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking or (g) and inserting (g), or (h) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) (1) In the case of a veteran who is eligible for a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter and who is prevented from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program within the period of eligibility prescribed in subsection (a) because of a covered reason, as determined by the Secretary, such period of eligibility— (A) shall not run during the period the veteran is so prevented from participating in such program; and (B) shall again begin running on a date determined by the Secretary that is— (i) not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter; and (ii) not later than 90 days after that day. (2) In this subsection, a covered reason is— (A) the temporary or permanent closure of an educational institution by reason of an emergency situation; or (B) another reason that prevents the veteran from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program, as determined by the Secretary. .