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HR 1994 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

VETERAN Act

Introduced: April 6, 2017 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act or the VETERAN Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Veterans Benefits Administration's information technology system to ensure that: (1) all original and supplemental claims for Post-9/11 educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention.

What's happening now April 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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