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HR 819 102th Congress House

Department of Veterans' Affairs Minority Affairs Act

Official title: To designate an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs as the Chief Minority Affairs Officer of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To designate an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs as the Chief Minority Affairs Officer of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and to provide for the appointment of Deputy Officers of Minority Affairs of the Department.

Introduced: October 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Asian American ethnic groupsBlack veteransCongressional reporting requirementsExecutive reorganization
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Federal officialsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHispanic AmericansMinoritiesNative AmericansWomen soldiers
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action February 5, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans' Affairs Minority Affairs Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate the Assistant Secretary in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whose functions include equal opportunity functions as the Chief Minority Affairs Officer. Outlines the duties of the Chief Minority Affairs Officer (the Chief), including the following: (1) investigating and examining VA activities affecting minority group members who are veterans or who receive benefits from the VA; (2) assessing the needs of minority veterans within the VA; (3) advising the Secretary regarding the effect on minority veterans of policies, regulations, and programs of the VA and of methods to ensure that minority veterans are afforded an opportunity to participate fully in the activities and benefits of the VA; and (4) carrying out any other additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

Establishes within the VA five Deputy Officers of Minority Affairs, each of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary. Requires each officer to be responsible for one of the following areas: (1) Asian American affairs; (2) Black American affairs; (3) Hispanic American affairs; (4) Native American affairs; and (5) women's affairs.

Requires the Secretary, no less than annually, to report to the Congress a detailed description of any activities and policies of the VA relating to minority group members who are veterans or who receive benefits from the VA and of the duties of the Chief and the Deputy Officers of Minority Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 819: Department of Veterans' Affairs Minority Affairs Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-819/
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