Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the feasibility and advisability of establishing a five-year pilot program to provide assistance to entities that provide aid to veterans applying for compensation for a service-connected disability, specifically by helping them substantiate their claims with independent medical examinations and opinions. The study must also assess the use of the VA disability benefits questionnaire forms to support the pilot program. Under the program, eligible entities are those that administer a non-VA medical residency or medical fellowship program in the United States (or a territory of the United States) and are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-6231| House
| Updated: 1/6/2022
Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the feasibility and advisability of establishing a five-year pilot program to provide assistance to entities that provide aid to veterans applying for compensation for a service-connected disability, specifically by helping them substantiate their claims with independent medical examinations and opinions. The study must also assess the use of the VA disability benefits questionnaire forms to support the pilot program. Under the program, eligible entities are those that administer a non-VA medical residency or medical fellowship program in the United States (or a territory of the United States) and are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation