Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 14, 2017)
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines regarding the use by the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage from the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession.
DOD shall prepare the guidelines in consultation with the VA with respect to veterans benefits whose eligibility determinations depend on the use of service records maintained by DOD.
What just happenedOct 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 14, 2017
- Oct 17, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Sep 14, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee - Sep 14, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Sep 14, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Sep 14, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House