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The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has approved six bills that would improve benefits and services to veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
1. H.R. 6132 -– The Veterans Benefits and Economic Welfare Improvement Act of 2010 (Filner)
This comprehensive bill would establish a transition program for new veterans not eligible for other employment aid programs and who had a military occupational specialty of limited transferability to the civilian job market.
The bill includes provisions to improve the disability claim system by extending the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require.
The bill would also increase the pension amount for Medal of Honor recipients; establish an award program that will permit the VA to recognize businesses for their contributions to veteran’s employment, and protect veterans from losing their non-service connected pension benefits because they received payments to cover expenses incurred after an accident, theft, loss or casualty loss.
2. H.R. 3685 -– Promotion of the VetSuccess Internet Website (Stearns)
This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the home page of the Department of Veterans Affairs website a hyperlink to the VetSuccess website.
3. H.R. 5360, as amended –- The Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans Act of 2010 (Herseth Sandlin)
This comprehensive bill improves vocational rehabilitation, internship, work-study and on-the-job training programs offered by VA. The bill provides support for programs and facilities that provide services for homeless women veterans and their families. The bill also improves specially adapted housing assistance.
4. H.R. 5630 -– Qualification for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Employment Coordinators (Boozman)
This bill would provide qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
5. H.R. 3787, as amended -– Veteran Status for Certain Reserve Components (Walz)
This bill would recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
6. H.R. 5993, as amended – SAVINGS Act of 2010 (Halvorson)
This bill would ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments.
The bills will next be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives.
