2019-06-15 00:45:25
■ Lawmakers have reintroduced plans to create a fourth administration under the VA to handle veterans education, transition and employment services. Under the Veterans’ Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2019, veteran benefits programs such as the Forever GI Bill, VA’s Home Loan Program and Vocational Rehab would no longer fall under the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA).
Rather than VBA—which is currently responsible for all VA benefits outside of health care and cemetery services—transition benefits would fall under a new administration, the Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration. Proponents of the bill say it would allow for more staffing and resources to be allotted to these programs.
“DAV proudly supports the VET OPP Act, as it recognizes the value of transition programs by combining them into their own administration focused solely on economic utilization and growth,” said Washington Headquarters Executive Director Randy Reese.
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