Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act
IntroducedArmed Forces and National Security
IntroducedMar 6, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Introduced. Latest step, Jul 30, 2025: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. It would change 2 sections of existing law and would add 2 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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S. 879 would change 2 sections of existing law, and would create 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Mar 6, 2025).
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S. 879Bill
Sec. 2(a)In general1 change
Sec. 3(a)Employment assistance1 change
Sec. 4Comptroller General report on efforts of Department of Veterans Affairs in supporting family caregivers transitioning away from caregivingnew law
Sec. 5Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a retirement plan or retirement savings for family caregivers of certain veteransnew law
38 U.S.C. 1781Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans
The bill says: Subsection (a)(4) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma at the end the following: ", including during the 180-day period following the removal of such designation unless the individual was dismissed from the program under section 1720G(a) of this title for fraud, abuse, or mistreatment".
(e) Employment assistance.—(1) The Secretary shall provide to an individual designated as a primary provider of personal care services under subsection (a)(7)(A) employment assistance as follows:(A) Reimbursement of fees associated with certifications or relicensure necessary for such employment.(B) For purposes of gaining credit for continuing professional education requirements, access to training modules of the Department at no cost.(C) In consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, access to employment assistance under—(i) the Military OneSource program of the Department of Defense;(ii) the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service of the Department of Labor; and(iii) such programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines appropriate.(2) An individual described in paragraph (1) shall have access to assistance described in such paragraph—(A) while participating in the program established under subsection (a)(1); and(B) during the 180-day period following the date on which the individual is no longer participating in such program unless the individual was dismissed from the program for fraud, abuse, or mistreatment.(3) The maximum lifetime amount that may be reimbursed for an individual under paragraph (1)(A) is $1,000.
The bill says: Section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: