Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft, the Veteran Health Transition Training Act; Discussion Draft, Permanent Authorization for Education Assistance Benefits During Emergency Situations; Discussion Draft, Permanent Authorization for Flexible Use of Funds for Homeless Veterans; Discussion Draft, HUD-VASH Flexibilities; Discussion Draft, the VA Home Loan Transparency and Consumer Protection Act of 2022; Discussion Draft, Expand Eligibility for Self-Employment Assistance Under Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) Program; Discussion Draft, Foreign School GI Bill Payment; Discussion Draft, Program Approval; Discussion Draft, the Quality Education for Veterans Act of 2022; H.R. 6438, Elimination of Requirement to Specify an Effective Period of Transfer of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a Dependent; H.R. 6004, the Veterans Eligible to Transfer Schools (VETS) Credit Act; Discussion Draft, Vaccine Refusal and GI Bill Benefits

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (10:00 AM)

210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.
This hearing will be hybrid. Member participation will be in person and through the Zoom virtual platform.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Brianne Ogilvie
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 04:47 PM

Mr. Ricardo Da Silva
Program Integration Officer, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ms. Monica Diaz
Executive Director, Homeless Programs Office, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel two

Mr. David Case
Deputy Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 11:49 AM

Mr. Steve Berg
Vice President for Programs and Policy, National Alliance to End Homelessness

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 11:49 AM
  • Truth-in-Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 08:18 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 11:49 AM

Mr. Justin Hauschild
Policy Counsel, Student Veterans of America

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/18/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 08:18 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 10:57 PM

Mr. Shane Liermann
Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 11:49 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 08:18 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 11:04 PM

Mr. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
Chief of Membership, Policy, and Equity, National Community Reinvestment Coalition

  • Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 12:22 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 03:11 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 03:11 PM

Text of Legislation

  • Discussion Draft: Permanent Authorization for Flexible Use of Funds for Homeless Veterans (Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick) [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Veteran Health Training Act (Rep. Brownley, M. Levin) [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Permanent Authorization for Education Assistance Benefits During Emergency Situations [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Vaccine Refusal and GI Bill Benefits [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: HUD-VASH Flexibilities (Rep. O'Halleran) [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: VA Home Loan Transparency and Consumer Protection Act of 2022 (Rep. Porter) [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Expand Eligibility for Self-employment Assistance under Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Program [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Foreign School GI Bill Payment (Rep. Sherrill) [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Program Approval [PDF]
  • Discussion Draft: Quality Education for Veterans Act of 2022 [PDF]
  • H.R. 6458: Elimination of Requirement to Specify an Effective Period of a Transfer of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a Dependent (Rep. Murphy) [PDF]
  • H.R. 6604: Veterans Eligible to Transfer Schools (VETS) Credit Act (Rep. Buchanan) [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record, Veterans of Foreign Wars [PDF] Added 03/14/2022 at 10:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record, MAZON [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 08:18 AM
  • Statement for the Record, Bento [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 08:18 AM
  • Statement for the Record, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 04:45 PM
  • Statement for the Record, Veterans Education Success [PDF] Added 03/15/2022 at 04:45 PM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF]

First Published: March 14, 2022 at 09:20 AM
Last Updated: March 18, 2022 at 10:23 AM


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