Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-894
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-03-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Veterans Affairs

Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-30
text: Became Public Law No: 117-67.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with the Department of Defense to identify members of the Armed Forces in health care occupations who are separating from the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The VA must refer interested members to a recruiter for consideration of open positions in the member's specialty and geography of interest.</p>

action_date: 2021-06-24
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with the Department of Defense to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with health care occupations for employment with the VA during their separation from the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The VA must refer interested members to a recruiter for consideration of open positions in the member's specialty and geography of interest. Referrals must not be made earlier than one year before the member's separation from the Armed Forces.</p>

action_date: 2021-07-21
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with the Department of Defense to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with health care occupations for employment with the VA during their separation from the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The VA must refer interested members to a recruiter for consideration of open positions in the member's specialty and geography of interest. Referrals must not be made earlier than one year before the member's separation from the Armed Forces.</p>

action_date: 2021-11-15
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with the Department of Defense to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with health care occupations for employment with the VA during their separation from the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The VA must refer interested members to a recruiter for consideration of open positions in the member's specialty and geography of interest. Referrals must not be made earlier than one year before the member's separation from the Armed Forces.</p>

action_date: 2021-11-30
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with the Department of Defense to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with health care occupations for employment with the VA during their separation from the Armed Forces.</p> <p>The VA must refer interested members to a recruiter for consideration of open positions in the member's specialty and geography of interest. Referrals must not be made earlier than one year before the member's separation from the Armed Forces.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 23, 2021 Mr. Braun (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 . 2. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces (a) Identification The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall identify members of the Armed Forces in a health care occupation during the separation of such members from the Armed Forces. (b) Referral of interested individuals (1) In general If a member of the Armed Forces identified under subsection (a) expresses an interest in working in a health care occupation within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall refer the member to a recruiter of the Department for consideration of open positions in the specialty and geography of interest of the member. (2) Timing Any referral of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made not earlier than one year before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces. (c) Rule of construction Any identification of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) or referral of such member under subsection (b) shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment of such member with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Reports Not later than each of one year and two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the efficacy of the identification and referral of separating members of the Armed Forces under this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Health care occupation The term health care occupation means an occupation for which an individual may be appointed for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 85 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 23, 2021 Mr. Braun (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs June 24, 2021 Reported by Mr. Tester , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 . 2. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces (a) Identification The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall identify members of the Armed Forces in a health care occupation during the separation of such members from the Armed Forces. (b) Referral of interested individuals (1) In general If a member of the Armed Forces identified under subsection (a) expresses an interest in working in a health care occupation within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall refer the member to a recruiter of the Department for consideration of open positions in the specialty and geography of interest of the member. (2) Timing Any referral of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made not earlier than one year before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces. (c) Rule of construction Any identification of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) or referral of such member under subsection (b) shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment of such member with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Reports Not later than each of one year and two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the efficacy of the identification and referral of separating members of the Armed Forces under this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Health care occupation The term health care occupation means an occupation for which an individual may be appointed for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code. 2. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces Section 207 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–46 ; 38 U.S.C. 7401 note) is amended to read as follows: 207. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a program to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during the separation of such members from the Armed Forces. (b) Referral of interested individuals (1) In general If a member of the Armed Forces identified under subsection (a) expresses an interest in working in a health care occupation within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall refer the member to a recruiter of the Department for consideration of open positions in the specialty and geography of interest to the member. (2) Timing Any referral of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made not earlier than one year before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces. (c) Rule of construction Any identification of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) or referral of such member under subsection (b) shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment of such member with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Reports Not later than each of one year and two years after the date of the enactment of the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 , the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the program established under subsection (a). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Health care occupation The term health care occupation means an occupation for which an individual may be appointed for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code. .

June 24, 2021 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 . 2. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces Section 207 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–46 ; 38 U.S.C. 7401 note) is amended to read as follows: 207. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a program to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during the separation of such members from the Armed Forces. (b) Referral of interested individuals (1) In general If a member of the Armed Forces identified under subsection (a) expresses an interest in working in a health care occupation within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall refer the member to a recruiter of the Department for consideration of open positions in the specialty and geography of interest to the member. (2) Timing Any referral of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made not earlier than one year before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces. (c) Rule of construction Any identification of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) or referral of such member under subsection (b) shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment of such member with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Reports Not later than each of one year and two years after the date of the enactment of the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 , the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the program established under subsection (a). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Health care occupation The term health care occupation means an occupation for which an individual may be appointed for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code. .

Passed the Senate July 21, 2021. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty one S. 894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 . 2. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces Section 207 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–46 ; 38 U.S.C. 7401 note) is amended to read as follows: 207. Identification and referral of members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during separation from the Armed Forces (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a program to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs during the separation of such members from the Armed Forces. (b) Referral of interested individuals (1) In general If a member of the Armed Forces identified under subsection (a) expresses an interest in working in a health care occupation within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall refer the member to a recruiter of the Department for consideration of open positions in the specialty and geography of interest to the member. (2) Timing Any referral of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made not earlier than one year before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces. (c) Rule of construction Any identification of a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) or referral of such member under subsection (b) shall not be construed as a guarantee of employment of such member with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Reports Not later than each of one year and two years after the date of the enactment of the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 , the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the program established under subsection (a). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Health care occupation The term health care occupation means an occupation for which an individual may be appointed for employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code. .

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