Informing VETS Act

Bill: 117-hr-5483
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2021-10-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Informing Veterans on Education for Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the Informing VETS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote the Veteran Readiness and Employment program by (1) sending a letter to each veteran entitled to the program that explains the educational benefits of the program, and (2) providing in each letter and online a side-by-side comparison of benefits between the program and Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5483 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 5, 2021 Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Allred ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote programs under chapter 31 of such title.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Informing Veterans on Education for Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the Informing VETS Act . 2. Information campaign regarding Veteran Readiness and Employment Program Section 3116 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) The Secretary shall regularly promote programs under this chapter by— (1) sending a letter to each veteran entitled to such a program that explain educational benefits of such programs; and (2) providing a side-by-side comparison of benefits between such programs and educational assistance under chapter 33 of this title— (A) with each letter under paragraph (1); and (B) on a publicly accessible website of the Department. .