HR 4623 · 99th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Health-Care Amendments of 1986
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EnactedLatest: Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.(1986-10-07)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1986-08-06
Yea 418Nay 0
PassedHouse · 1986-08-06
Yea 418Nay 0
Plain Language Summary
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Readjustment Counseling Program Amendments of 1986 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to remove the requirement that veterans readjustment counseling be administered solely at Veterans Administration (VA) health-care facilities as of October 1, 1988. Establishes the Veterans Administration Readjustment Counseling Professional Fellowship Program (the Program) to assist in providing an adequate supply of trained professionals to furnish readjustment counseling services to veterans for the VA. Requires an individual, in order to be eligible to participate in the Program, to: (1) be a Vietnam-era veteran; and (2) be accepted in an accredited educational program which leads to a degree in a field appropriate to furnishing readjustment counseling services. Requires a written contract between the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and any veteran participating in the Program. Requires any veterans participating in the Program to also be full-time employees of the VA: (1) on the date on which their application for such Program is submitted; and (2) on the date on which they become particpants in the Program. Authorizes the Administrator to award a scholarship to each veteran acc…
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Cosponsors (20)
13 Democrats7 Republicans