42 U.S.C. § 12651k — Study of involvement of veterans
submitted 17 years ago by Pub. L. 101-610 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 232 words · no verdicts yet
The Corporation must study how veterans take part in national service programs. It must report to Congress within three years on veteran participation, needed improvements, and coordination between programs. The Corporation must consult veterans' groups and government agencies while doing this.
(a) Study and report
Within 3 years after the Serve America Act took effect, the Corporation* must study and report to the authorizing committees* on:
(1) how many veterans have served in national service programs each year, historically;
(2) what strategies the Corporation uses to find veterans' specific needs, including any goals it has set for veteran* participation;
(3) how well those strategies and the Veterans Corps have increased veteran participation;
(4) how existing programs could better serve veterans, veterans' organizations, and military families -- including any gaps in services;
(5) how well existing programs are coordinated, and how to improve that coordination, including the efficient financial organization of services directed toward veterans; and
(6) how to better use veterans as resources and volunteers.
(b) Consultation
While doing this study and writing this report, the Corporation must consult veterans' service organizations, the Secretary* of Veterans Affairs, state* veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense (as appropriate), and any other people or groups the Corporation thinks are relevant.
The Corporation* shall conduct a study and submit a report to the authorizing committees*, not later than 3 years after the effective date of the Serve America Act, on—
the number of veterans serving in national service programs historically by year;
strategies being undertaken to identify the specific areas of need of veterans, including any goals set by the Corporation for veterans participating in the service programs;
the impact of the strategies described in paragraph (2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling greater participation by veterans in the national service programs carried out under the national service laws*;
how existing programs and activities carried out under the national service laws could be improved to serve veterans, veterans service organizations, families of active-duty military, including gaps in services to veterans;
the extent to which existing programs and activities carried out under the national service laws are coordinated and recommendations to improve such coordination including the methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization of services directed towards veterans; and
how to improve utilization of veterans as resources and volunteers.
In conducting the studies and preparing the reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall consult with veterans’ service organizations, the Secretary* of Veterans Affairs, State* veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, and other individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 196C, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1709, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1549.)
- 2009Enacted · Pub. L. 101-610 · 123 Stat. 1549
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