3.0.0 2420 2023-01-11T13:48:51Z 2023-01-11T13:48:51Z House HR 2021-04-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 61 (Thursday, April 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOORE of Alabama:H.R. 2420.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1721]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-29T13:06:16Z Referred to 2021-04-08T19:08:05Z GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act 117 2167 HR 2021-05-19 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2021-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2] Barry Moore R AL 2 N Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Higher education Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Student aid and college costs Student records Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-08 Introduced in House 2022-02-11T12:12:22Z Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an information technology service using one or more commercial software systems to process claims for VA educational assistance benefits. Under the bill, the VA must ensure the service has specified capabilities, including the ability for entitled individuals to electronically apply for, withdraw from, transfer, and amend their educational assistance entitlement.

The VA must annually report on the updated cost, schedule, and performance of the project for implementing the information technology service. Additionally, the VA must submit a notification if certain actions occur, such as an instance where a key business objective is not attained.

]]> Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021 Display Title Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a modern information technology service to process claims for educational assistance under chapters 30, 33, 35, and 36 of title 38, United States Code. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2420ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2420ih.xml 2021-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.