3.0.0 1944 2023-01-11T13:49:57Z 2023-01-11T13:49:57Z Senate S 2021-05-27 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2021-12-15T21:17:13Z Hearings by 2021-10-20T19:14:03Z Referred to 2021-05-27T23:00:45Z Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 117 3575 HR 2021-05-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2021-12-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2021-10-20 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-05-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900-3901) IntroReferral 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2021-05-27 True 2022-05-23T20:32:00Z S. 1944, Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58140 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 15, 2021 Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Mental health Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Rural conditions and development Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-16T16:45:38Z Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining feedback from counselors that must be audited annually for five years by the Government Accountability Office.

The VA must also (1) develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers, (2) standardize descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet Centers, and (3) award grants to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other VA facilities.

]]> Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 Display Title Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1944is/xml/BILLS-117s1944is.xml 2021-12-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 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.