3.0.0 3368 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-12-09 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-12-09T21:59:40Z VITAL Assessment Act 117 5516 HR 2021-11-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 117 6411 HR 2022-07-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2021-12-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S9096-9097) IntroReferral 2021-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Mental health Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-06T14:43:49Z VITAL Assessment Act of 2021

This bill implements changes related to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program, which focuses on enhancing student veterans' academic success and retention by assisting with things like mental and physical health.

The VA must report on the program and establish best practices, goals, and measures for the program that are uniform among the VA's medical centers.

The bill also requires the VA to conduct outreach among the Armed Forces, veterans service organizations, institutions of higher learning, and noncollege degree programs regarding the VITAL program.

Additionally, the VA must assess the feasibility and advisability of including the suicide rate for student veterans in the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report.

]]> VITAL Assessment Act of 2021 Display Title VITAL Assessment Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced VITAL Assessment Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3368is/xml/BILLS-117s3368is.xml 2021-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S9096-9097) 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.