116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, disaggregated by sex and minority group member status.
August 6, 2019
Mr. Delgado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, disaggregated by sex and minority group member status.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. Report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(a) Report required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, including the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Data.—The data regarding veterans published in the report under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be disaggregated by—
(A) sex; and
(B) minority group member status; and
(2) may not include any personally identifiable information.
(c) Minority group member defined.—In this section, the term “minority group member” has the meaning given that term in section 544 of title 38, United States Code.