To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make improvements to the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1994| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican Representative
Florida
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remediesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make improvements to the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1994| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican Representative
Florida
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation