S. 716 · 109th Congress
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
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- Senate Introduced Apr 6, 2005
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ up to 50 veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom to provide outreach to veterans on the availability of readjustment counseling and related mental health services at vet centers operated through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 22, 2005
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ up to 50 veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom to provide outreach to veterans on the availability of readjustment counseling and related mental health services at vet centers operated through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Revises provisions concerning the provision of bereavement counseling to the family of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active military duty to: (1) include the parents of such members within such authority; and (2) allow such counseling to be provided through vet centers.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2006 for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services through vet centers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
Latest action (Jan 19, 2006): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 6, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Apr 6, 2005
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
No recorded floor vote found.