HB5152: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to ensure, under certain conditions, that members of the Armed Forces are automatically enrolled in benefits and services under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which such members are eligible.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to ensure, under certain conditions, that members of the Armed Forces are automatically enrolled in benefits and services under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which such members are eligible.
Plain-language summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to create a program that automatically enrolls military service members in veterans benefits they qualify for. Veterans benefits are services and financial aid that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to former military members. The bill sets up conditions under which this automatic enrollment would happen. Service members would be enrolled in eligible benefits without having to apply separately. The bill was introduced in Congress and is currently in the early legislative stage.
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HB5152: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to ensure, under cert…