38 U.S.C. § 1712A
Eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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Upon the request of any individual referred to in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall furnish counseling, including by furnishing counseling through a Vet Center, to the individual—
in the case of an individual referred to in clause (viii) of such subparagraph who is a family member of a veteran or member described in such clause—
Counseling furnished to an individual under subparagraph (A) may include a comprehensive individual assessment of the individual’s psychological, social, and other characteristics to ascertain whether—
in the case of an individual referred to in clause (viii) of such subparagraph, such individual has difficulties associated with—
Reintegration and readjustment services described in this subclause are the following:
Subparagraph (A) applies to the following individuals:
Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served—
Any individual who is a family member of any—
Upon receipt of a request for counseling under this section from any individual who has been discharged or released from active military, naval, air, or space service but who is not otherwise eligible for such counseling, the Secretary shall—
In carrying out this section and in furtherance of the Secretary’s responsibility to carry out outreach activities under chapter 63 of this title, the Secretary may provide for and facilitate the participation of personnel employed by the Secretary to provide services under this section in recreational programs that are—
For the purposes of this section:
The term “family member”, with respect to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, means an individual who—
is a member of the family of the veteran or member, including—
The term “covered educational assistance benefits” means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensations paid to survivors of veterans, to modify certain veterans' life insurance programs, and to exempt Veterans' Administration home loans from State anti-usury laws; to provide for certain assistance in locating individuals who were exposed to occupational hazards during military service; and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish certain procedures for the adjudication of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration; to apply the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to rule-making procedures of the Veterans' Administration; to provide for judicial review of certain final decisions of the Board of veterans' Appeals; to provide for the payment of reasonable fees to attorneys for rendering legal representation to individuals claiming benefits under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991House: 396–4Senate: no recorded tally
- To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans programs for housing and memorial affairs, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Veterans Affairs Codification ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits ActHouse: 369–46Senate: no recorded tally
- Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- VA MISSION Act of 2018House: 347–70Senate: no recorded tally
- Vet Center Eligibility Expansion ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023House: 225–201Senate: no recorded tally