Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Bill: 118-s-3746
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2024-02-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-03
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-02
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to the spouses of certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such program is administered by the Department of Labor and generally provides career and employment services to disabled veterans.</p><p>The bill expands eligibility for the program to spouses of</p><ul><li>persons who died while members of the Armed Forces;</li><li>persons who died of a service-connected disability;</li><li>members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, for more than 90 days, are listed as missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government power;</li><li>persons who have a total permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; and</li><li>persons who died while an evaluated total disability was in existence.</li></ul>

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3746 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act . 2. Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons, after Other eligible veterans ; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons after veterans each place it appears; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting or eligible person after veteran each place it appears; and (ii) by inserting or eligible person’s after veteran’s ; (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans each place it appears; and (B) by striking non-veteran-related ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Eligible person defined In this section, the term eligible person means— (1) any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or (2) the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces. .

Passed the Senate December 2, 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3746 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2024 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Kelly , and Mr. Schmitt ) 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 make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act . 2. Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons, after Other eligible veterans ; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons after veterans each place it appears; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting or eligible person after veteran each place it appears; and (ii) by inserting or eligible person’s after veteran’s ; (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans each place it appears; and (B) by striking non-veteran-related ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Eligible person defined In this section, the term eligible person means— (1) any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or (2) the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces. .