3.0.0 3694 2023-01-13T04:50:15Z 2023-01-13T04:50:15Z House H HR 2005-09-07 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-26T15:20:42Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-26T15:20:32Z Referred to 2005-09-07T13:57:44Z 2005-09-26 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2005-09-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2005-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Case management County politics and government Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Law Licenses Local employees Recruiting of employees Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-09-07 Introduced in House 2005-10-26T20:44:08Z Rural Veterans Services Outreach Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for financial assistance to eligible counties to assist in the employment of county veterans service officers. Limits grant amounts to $12,000 for a 12-month period.

Defines as an eligible county a county: (1) in which not less than 1,000 veterans reside; (2) in which no more than one veterans service organization provides advice and casework services for veterans' benefits; and (3) which consists entirely outside of territory classified as an urban area.

Expresses the sense of Congress that appropriate officials in counties with one or more county veterans service officers should encourage and facilitate such officer(s) in obtaining certification with respect to professional qualifications to perform such functions.

]]> Rural Veterans Services Outreach Act Display Title Rural Veterans Services Outreach Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide grants to rural counties to ensure they are able to offer a sufficient level of advice and casework services to help veterans learn about and obtain the benefits they have earned, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Rural Veterans Services Outreach Act Introduced in House 2005-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3694ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3694ih.xml 2005-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.