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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA This critical provision would expand the Department of Veterans Affairs list of medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Bladder...exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam The National Academy of Medicine NAM reported on the link between these three conditions and exposure to Agent Orange in 2016 and NAM reports continue...continue to be the standard for scientific evidence of association since the Agent Orange Act of 1991 Thirty veterans advocacy groups and organizations have already sent multiple letters of support to Congressional...
March 12, 2020
Tester Leads Bill Directing VA to do its job and Provide Benefits for Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange Thursday March 12 2020 U S Senate After years of inaction from the Trump Administration U S Senator...Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 which would require the U S Department of Veterans Affairs VA to provide benefits for veterans suffering from four diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange Currently veterans...veterans with specific health conditions developed as a result of their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are eligible for benefits and health care from VA However the Trump Administration...
June 22, 2023
legislative effort the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023 to improve the community care program Congress put in place with the VA MISSION Act Tester s bill will include provisions to streamline internal...recruit and retain medical personnel with his bipartisan VA CAREERS Act and strengthen VA infrastructure with his BUILD for Veterans Act https www veterans senate gov 2023 6 at hearing tester presses va...
June 20, 2023
to swiftly sign this bill into law Tester s Fiscal Year 2023 Major Medical Facility Authorization Act will authorize several VA construction projects this year including at the Fort Harrison VA Medical...Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics PACT Act The PACT Act invested in VA s infrastructure workforce through new recruitment and retention incentives...is also pushing to pass his commonsense Build Utilize Invest Learn and Deliver BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023 to modernize delivery of VA infrastructure projects bolster the Department s workforce and...
a 4 of the Johnny Isakson and David 9 P Roe M D Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve 10 ment Act of 2020 Public Law 116 315 38 U S C 5101 11 note is amended by striking three years and inserting 12...
November 12, 2020
reduced the crisis Passing the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act and seeing it signed into law this year was a major step towards bringing critical help to veterans...
March 24, 2021
Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse Act SAVE LIVES Act allows VA to provide COVID vaccination services to all veterans veteran spouses caregivers...Committees aim to care for both veterans and their families said Sen Moran I am grateful the President acted quickly to sign this legislation into law to make certain the VA has the freedom to vaccinate veteran...efforts make this expansion possible I look forward to working with VA to implement the SAVE LIVES Act successfully when vaccine supply increases I hope every veteran and their loved ones will get vaccinated...
their intended purpose I REQUEST FOR CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF VA COMPLIANCE WITH REHABILITATION ACT ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS As the VA undertakes a much needed effort to modernize its information technology...incorporate generally accepted accessibility standards Sections 508 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act set forth the obligations of federal agencies to ensure that their programs and services are accessible...the Rehabilitation Act A VA IT Modernization and Section 508 Compliance Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which was incorporated into the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2015 requires federal...
three years since Congress passed the Veterans Access Accountability and Choice Act PL 113 146 Your subsequent work on this act has given the VA the capability to make significant progress toward satisfying...recent legislation like the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act and Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act as steps in the right direction toward preventing this extremely serious problem...each of these programs are making a difference Again while we believe legislation like the Clay Hunt Act was a great step in the right direction more needs to be done VA should continuously pursue new ways...
legislation to extend the current Choice Program beyond the August 7 2017 sunset date mandated in the Choice Act to allow sufficient time for VA to expend remaining funds authorized by Congress for the program and...to recognize veterans who served in the Blue Waters of Vietnam were also potentially exposed to Agent Orange VA COORDINATION WITH DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE DFAS FOR MILITARY RETIREES Oversee...establish a housing stipend for DEA NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE VETERANS SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT SCRA Make mandatory arbitration agreements in financial and employment contracts unenforceable under...
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