Bill Summary
The VA Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Modernization Act is a law that was passed to amend the title 38 of the United States Code. It aims to eliminate the cap on the number of full-time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal employment opportunity counseling. The act also requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives within 60 days of the enactment, detailing the effects of the amendment. This act was passed by the House of Representatives on May 18, 2021.
Possible Impacts
1. The VA Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Modernization Act may benefit employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by allowing for more full-time employees to provide equal employment opportunity counseling. This could result in improved workplace conditions and greater support for employees.
2. The amendment under section 516 of title 38, United States Code, may lead to increased funding and resources for the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to accommodate the additional full-time employees.
3. The report required by the Act may provide valuable information and insights into the effectiveness of equal employment opportunity counseling within the Department of Veterans Affairs and could potentially lead to further policy changes or improvements.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2788 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2788
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on full-
time employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who provide equal
employment opportunity counseling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VA Equal Employment Opportunity
Counselor Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WHO PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COUNSELING.
(a) In General.--Section 516 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report regarding the effect of the amendment under
subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.