S. 1071 · 117th Congress
VA AID Act of 2021
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Veterans Application Assistance Inefficiency Decrease Act of 2021 or the VA AID Act of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 12, 2021
Veterans Application Assistance Inefficiency Decrease Act of 2021 or the VA AID Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing claim enhancement assistance to individuals who are applying for certain VA pensions in order to reduce the backlog and expedite processing of claims. Specifically, the program applies to those applying for service pensions, non-service-connected disability pensions, or pensions to surviving spouses and children.
The Government Accountability Office must complete a review of the pilot program and a study on the feasibility and advisability of permanently extending claim enhancement assistance to individuals and spouses applying for the specified VA pensions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: VA AID Act of 2021
Also known as: Veterans Application Assistance Inefficiency Decrease Act of 2021
Latest action (Apr 28, 2021): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 12, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.