A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.
What just happenedJul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 4, 2022
- Jul 13, 2022Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 4, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 4, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate