Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1182, the Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act; H.R 1183, the Honoring the Oath Act of 2021; H.R. 5916, the Wounded Warrior Access Act; H.R. 6131, the Veterans Disability Claims Notification Improvement Act; H.R. 6064, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma; H.R. 6165, the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021; Discussion Draft, to amend 38 USC § 103(d) to add a new paragraph that would allow surviving spouses who remarry after 10 consecutive years of receipt, or entitlement to, benefits relating to Dependency Indemnity Compensation to retain 50 percent of the amount payable under such provision and those who remarry after 20 years to retain the full amount; Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology related to marriage under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve equitable access to certain benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the survivors of veterans, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create fact sheets, for veterans and for survivors of veterans, that compare benefits and compensation, to such individuals under laws administered by the Secretary, to monthly insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, and supplemental security income under title XVI of the Social Security Act; Discussion Draft, the Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act; Discussion Draft, the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act; Discussion Draft, the Expediting Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve outreach by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to dependents of deceased veterans, and for other purposes.

This meeting will be livestreamed on Youtube and Facebook and you can find all hearing documents on the Committee Repository Here.