Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-4233
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Health care coverage and access

Higher education

Mental health

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish counseling, including counseling through a Vet Center, to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are pursuing a course of education using specified Department of Defense or VA educational assistance benefits. </p>

action_date: 2021-11-16
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish counseling, including counseling through a Vet Center, to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are pursuing a course of education using specified Department of Defense or VA educational assistance benefits.</p> <p>Specifically, such counseling must be provided to veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are utilizing educational assistance benefits under the</p> <ul> <li> Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty),</li> <li> Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve),</li> <li>Veteran Readiness and Employment program, </li> <li>Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program,</li> <li>Post-9/11 GI Bill,</li> <li>Reserve Educational Assistance Program,</li> <li>VA High Technology Pilot Program, or</li> <li>Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program.<br> </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2021 Mr. Murphy of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Bost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services (a) Veterans and members using educational assistance benefits Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (vi) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vii) ; (2) by striking in clause (vii) both places it appears and inserting in clause (viii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (B) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The term covered educational assistance benefits means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to— (A) chapters 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title; (B) chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10; (C) section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note); or (D) section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note prec.). . (b) GAO Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report assessing— (1) the mental health needs of veterans pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits (as defined in section 1712A(h)(6) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)); and (2) the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address such mental health needs.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services (a) Veterans and members using educational assistance benefits Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (vi) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vii) ; (2) by striking in clause (vii) both places it appears and inserting in clause (viii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (B) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The term covered educational assistance benefits means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to— (A) chapters 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title; (B) chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10; (C) section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note); or (D) section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note prec.). . (b) GAO Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report assessing— (1) the mental health needs of veterans pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits (as defined in section 1712A(h)(6) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)); and (2) the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address such mental health needs.

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4233 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services (a) Veterans and members using educational assistance benefits Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (vi) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vii) ; (2) by striking in clause (vii) both places it appears and inserting in clause (viii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (B) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The term covered educational assistance benefits means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to— (A) chapters 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title; (B) chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10; (C) section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note); or (D) section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note prec.). . (b) GAO Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report assessing— (1) the mental health needs of veterans pursuing a course of education using covered educational assistance benefits (as defined in section 1712A(h)(6) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)); and (2) the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address such mental health needs.

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.