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Elimination of requirement that on-campus educational and vocational counseling is provided by certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees (a) In general Section 3697B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended ... program is located in each State, notwithstanding the number of individuals in a State or at an educational institution who may qualify to participate in the program. (3) Preference In carrying out this section
Vets Opportunity Act
Vets Opportunity Act (a) Repayment of members of the Armed Forces for contributions towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance: timing; mechanism for individuals not eligible for a monthly housing stipend (1) In general Subsection ... eligible for a monthly stipend payable under section 3313(c) of this title, the educational assistance payable to the individual under this chapter shall be paid— (A) in a lump sum calculated by multiplying
Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
with certifications or relicensure necessary for such employment. (B) For purposes of gaining credit for continuing professional education requirements, access to training modules of the Department at no cost. (C) In consultation with the Secretary ... House of Representatives a report on the study, which shall include— (i) a plan for increasing employment opportunities at facilities of the Department for individuals who were designated as a primary provider of personal care
Digital communications: Solid Start program; educational assistance
Digital communications: Solid Start program; educational assistance (a) Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph ... messaging, . (b) Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
Monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue summer programs of education solely through distance learning
Monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue summer programs of education solely through distance learning (a) In general Section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United ... clause (iv): (iv) In the case of an individual pursuing, solely through distance learning, a program of education that is shorter than 12 weeks during the summer, for each month the individual pursues the program
Provision of data on educational assistance programs of Veterans Health Administration
Provision of data on educational assistance programs of Veterans Health Administration (a) In general Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ... Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives data on graduate medical education programs, health profession scholarship programs, and any other educational assistance programs within the Veterans Health Administration. (b) Elements
Expansion of reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses
Expansion of reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses (a) In general Section 7411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses (a) Required reimbursement ... more than $1,000 per year for each such individual for expenses incurred for continuing professional education directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position of the employee or related to the duties
Expansion of entitlement for payment for licensing or certification tests for veterans entitled to educational assistance
Expansion of entitlement for payment for licensing or certification tests for veterans entitled to educational assistance Section 3315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking educational assistance under ... license or certification. (e) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance means educational assistance available under— (1) this chapter, chapter 30 of this title, chapter 35 of this title, or chapter
Increase of amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training
Increase of amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training Section 3313(g)(3)(B) of title ... United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting using educational assistance under this chapter ; and (2) in clause (i)(II), by striking 80 percent and inserting 100 percent
Expansion of access by veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated clinics under the Veterans Community Care Program
successor office), shall conduct outreach to veterans residing in rural, highly rural, and frontier areas regarding— (A) opportunities to seek care through facilities and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including via telehealth, existing ... section 1712A of title 38, United States Code), and volunteer programs and services for transportation; (B) opportunities to seek care though the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code
Improvements to processing and outreach regarding claims involving military sexual trauma
section 1166 the following new section: 1166A. Evaluation of claims involving military sexual trauma (a) Notice and opportunity to supply evidence The Secretary may not deny a claim of a veteran for compensation under this ... that would constitute credible corroborating evidence of the military sexual trauma; and (2) allowing the veteran an opportunity to furnish such corroborating evidence. (b) Point of contact The Secretary shall ensure that each document provided
Improving emerging technology opportunities for veterans
Improving emerging technology opportunities for veterans (a) Inclusion of emerging technologies in high technology program (1) In general Section 3699C of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the section heading by striking ... individual is employed by the same organization that was the provider of the individual’s program of education or a case in which the individual is employed, by a parent or affiliate of such organization
Extension and modification of transportation grant program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Tribal organization have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (2) Native Hawaiian organization The term Native Hawaiian organization has the meaning ... given that term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ). (3) Nearby The term nearby , with respect to a rural area, includes rural areas adjacent
Modifications to and reauthorization of Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of Department of Veterans Affairs
effective date of award following the date the Secretary publishes a notice of funding opportunity for the program required by section 201(a) of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement ... effective date of award following the date the Secretary publishes a notice of funding opportunity following the effective date of subsequent rulemaking, if the Secretary determines such amendments do require rulemaking
Extension of deadline for submittal of claims by health care entities and providers under prompt payment standard
entity or provider identifying the basis for the proposed suspension; (ii) afford the entity or provider an opportunity to respond within a period of 30 days; and (iii) consider any evidence or explanation submitted
Pilot program on coordination of care between Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare program
supplant The services provided under the pilot program shall supplement, not supplant, the services provided under the education program under section 121 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–182 ; 38 U.S.C
Veterans TBI Breakthrough Exploration of Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwide Act
Veterans TBI Breakthrough Exploration of Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwide Act (a) Department of Veterans Affairs grant program for supplemental neurorehabilitation approaches to chronic mild TBI treatment (1) Grant program (A) In general The Secretary
Improvements to Transition Assistance Program and Skillbridge
member who has accepted an offer of full-time employment, or has enrolled in a program of education or vocational training, that shall commence after the member separates, retires, or is discharged, not fewer than
Plan for use of automation tools to process claims under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Compensation Service. (2) The Pension and Fiduciary Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration. (3) The Education Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration. (4) Program offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration, as determined by the Secretary ... paid to a beneficiary for a child under the laws administered by the Secretary; and (II) any educational assistance paid to the child of a veteran under the laws administered by the Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to provide grants to mental health care providers for the provision of mental health care for veterans
plan for providing clinicians at each facility in receipt of grant funds with units of continuing education with respect to veterans issues; and (C) an identification of the percentage of the operating budget for each
Mentorship program for executive leadership teams at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs
mentees ) with peer mentors to facilitate sharing of best practices and leadership experiences and to foster opportunities to develop knowledge and skills required to lead successfully at medical facilities of the Department (in this section
Veteran participation in certain mental health programs
easily accessible, no-cost, and offered in such a manner as to qualify for or fulfill continuing education requirements for health care professionals; (2) include course modules related to military culture, post-traumatic stress disorder
Provider training
barriers, and timeline for implementing such baseline training requirements, including— (A) through online modules and continuing medical education programs; and (B) within such strategy— (i) metrics to measure the effectiveness of baseline training requirements