Summary: Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (Associate Administrator) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an online mechanism to: (1) provide information that assists veterans' assistance providers in carrying out veterans' assistance activities; and (2) coordinate and leverage the work of such providers. Includes as veterans' assistance providers: (1) a veterans' business center (center); (2) employees of the SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development; and (3) veterans business ownership representatives. Requires the SBA Administrator to establish a center program under which the Associate Administrator may provide financial assistance to a private nonprofit organization to conduct a five-year project for the benefit of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and allows such projects to be renewed for one or more additional five-year periods. Requires each organization receiving assistance to establish or operate a center that provides financial, management, and marketing advice, as well as appropriate business training and counseling, to veterans and reservists and their spouses. Outlines assistance application requirements and selection criteria. Provides an assistance amount of neither less than $150,000 nor more than $200,000 per organization per fiscal year. Requires a participant organization to provide at least a 33% non-federal matching share of funding during the first two years of the project, and at least a 50% share during the last three years. Authorizes the Administrator, upon request, to waive the matching funds requirement for up to two fiscal years, after considering the economic conditions and other factors affecting the organization. Allows a center to contract with a federal department or agency to provide specific assistance to veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists, and their spouses. Directs the Associate Administrator to: (1) conduct an annual examination of the programs and finances of each center; and (2) report to the congressional veterans committees on program effectiveness in each region. Prohibits a center from disclosing, without their consent, identifying information on any individual or small business that receives advice from the center, with exceptions for law enforcement or financial audit activities. Requires the Administrator to designate at least one individual in each SBA district office as a veterans business ownership representative, who shall communicate and coordinate office activities with private organizations that receive assistance under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Comptroller General to report to: (1) the veterans and small business committees on the ability of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans to access credit; and (2) Congress on the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the center program. (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator to report at least semiannually to Congress on appointments made to, and activities of, an interagency task force on small businesses owned and controlled by disabled veterans and veterans. (Sec. 4) Repeals, effective 60 days after the enactment of this Act, SBA authority to award new grants and renew previously-awarded grants for the establishment and implementation of outreach programs for disabled veterans, veterans, and reservists. Provides transitional rules for current grants. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary, for purposes of this section) to establish and carry out a demonstration program of grants to up to five entities for demonstration projects which test the feasibility of methods of enabling transitioning military members to build on the technical skills learned in their military positions in order to enter the information technology (IT) workforce in computer specialist and related IT positions. Allows up to 10% of program funds to be used for program evaluation and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a demonstration program of grants to up to five entities for demonstration projects which test the feasibility of enabling transitioning military members to build on the technical skills learned in their military positions in order to enter into the nursing, public health and allied health professional, and physician assistant workforces. Allows up to 10% of program funds to be used for program evaluation and technical assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to establish and carry out a demonstration program making up to five grants for demonstration projects which test the feasibility of methods of enabling transitioning military members to build on the skills learned in many military positions in order to enter the law enforcement and security workforce. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) monitor and evaluate the use of grant funds; and (2) report program findings and outcomes to the appropriate committees and federal agencies. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA Secretary) to establish a grant program to award three-year grants to states to establish: (1) veteran-to-veteran corps; and (2) veterans conservation corps. Limits such grants to $250,000 per state per fiscal year, and allows up to five grants annually. Requires the veteran-to-veteran corps to provide veterans with volunteer and employment opportunities for: (1) meeting the needs of homeless veterans; (2) helping veterans find gainful employment, including entrepreneurship opportunities; and (3) connecting veterans with care and benefits provided through the VA. Requires the veterans conservation corps to provide veterans with volunteer and employment opportunities under conservation projects which: (1) restore natural habitat; (2) maintain federal, state, or local public lands; (3) maintain and improve urban and suburban water management facilities; and (4) carry out hazardous materials and spills response, energy efficiency, and other environmental maintenance, stewardship, and restoration projects. Requires participating states to provide appropriate training, education, and certification for such veterans under the corps programs. Requires annual reports from grant recipients to the VA Secretary and the veterans and appropriations committees on the performance of the corps operating in such state. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Labor to jointly submit to the defense, veterans, and appropriations committees recommendations for improvements to, and enhancements of, the Transition Assistance Program to better meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces and veterans. Requires the Secretary of Defense to complete a study of the National Guard Employment Enhancement Program of the Washington National Guard in order to assess the feasibility and advisability of carrying out a program of assistance modeled after such Program for all reserve members who transition to civilian life. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) conduct a three-year study to determine whether gender impacts the need of unemployed veterans to collect unemployment benefits; and (2) report study results during each year of the study to the veterans committees. (Sec. 9) Revises provisions establishing a demonstration project for the credentialing and licensing of certain former members of the Armed Forces for civilian employment positions in high growth or high worker demand industries to: (1) include the emergency medical services industry as a target industry; (2) prohibit coursework undertaken during the project from being duplicative of coursework and training received during military service; (3) require consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the conduct of the project; and (4) continue such project during FY2012-FY2013.

veteran employment assistance act sec amends small business act direct associate administrator veterans_business_development associate administrator small_business_administration sba establish online mechanism provide information assists veterans assistance providers carrying veterans assistance activities coordinate leverage work providers includes veterans assistance providers veterans business center center employees sba veterans business ownership representatives requires sba administrator establish center program associate administrator provide financial assistance private nonprofit organization conduct year project benefit small businesses owned controlled veterans allows projects renewed additional year periods requires organization receiving assistance establish operate center provides financial management marketing advice appropriate business training counseling veterans reservists spouses outlines assistance application requirements selection criteria provides assistance organization fiscal year requires participant organization provide non federal matching share funding years project share years authorizes administrator request waive matching funds requirement fiscal years considering economic conditions factors affecting organization allows center contract federal department agency provide specific assistance veterans service disabled veterans reservists spouses directs associate administrator conduct annual examination programs finances center report congressional veterans committees program effectiveness region prohibits center disclosing consent identifying information individual small business receives advice center exceptions law enforcement financial audit activities requires administrator designate individual sba district office veterans business ownership representative shall communicate coordinate office activities private organizations receive assistance act authorizes appropriations directs comptroller general report veterans small business committees ability small businesses owned controlled veterans access credit congress results evaluation effectiveness center program sec directs administrator report semiannually congress appointments activities interagency task force small businesses owned controlled disabled veterans veterans sec repeals effective days enactment act sba authority award new grants renew previously awarded grants establishment implementation outreach programs disabled veterans veterans reservists provides transitional rules current grants sec requires secretary labor secretary purposes section establish carry demonstration program grants entities demonstration projects test feasibility methods enabling transitioning military members build technical skills learned military positions order enter information technology workforce computer specialist related positions allows program funds program evaluation technical assistance authorizes appropriations directs secretary establish carry demonstration program grants entities demonstration projects test feasibility enabling transitioning military members build technical skills learned military positions order enter nursing public health allied health professional physician assistant allows program funds program evaluation technical assistance authorizes appropriations requires secretary establish carry demonstration program making grants demonstration projects test feasibility methods enabling transitioning military members build skills learned military positions order enter law enforcement security workforce authorizes appropriations directs secretary monitor evaluate use grant funds report program findings outcomes appropriate committees federal agencies sec directs secretary veterans_affairs secretary establish grant program award year grants states establish veteran veteran corps veterans conservation corps limits grants state fiscal year allows grants annually requires veteran veteran corps provide veterans volunteer employment opportunities meeting needs homeless veterans helping veterans find gainful employment including entrepreneurship opportunities connecting veterans care benefits provided requires veterans conservation corps provide veterans volunteer employment opportunities conservation projects restore natural habitat maintain federal state local public lands maintain improve urban suburban water management facilities carry hazardous materials spills response energy efficiency environmental maintenance stewardship restoration projects requires participating states provide appropriate training education certification veterans corps programs requires annual reports grant recipients secretary veterans appropriations committees performance corps operating state sec directs secretaries defense labor jointly submit defense veterans appropriations committees recommendations improvements enhancements transition_assistance_program better meet needs members armed_forces veterans requires secretary defense complete study order assess feasibility advisability carrying program assistance modeled program reserve members transition civilian life sec requires secretary labor conduct year study determine gender impacts need unemployed veterans collect unemployment benefits report study results year study veterans committees sec revises provisions establishing demonstration project credentialing licensing certain members armed_forces civilian employment positions high growth high worker demand industries include emergency medical services industry target industry prohibit coursework undertaken project duplicative coursework training received military service require consultation secretary health_and_human_services hhs conduct project continue project fy2012 fy2013


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commence a two-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to state or local government agencies or nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans who are submitting claims to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), with the purpose of reducing VBA claim processing time.

directs secretary veterans_affairs commence year pilot program assess feasibility advisability awarding grants state local government agencies nonprofit organizations provide assistance veterans submitting claims veterans_benefits_administration vba purpose reducing vba claim processing time


Summary: Requires the officials authorized to receive a restricted reporting by a member of the Armed Forces (member) of an allegation of sexual assault without resulting in the initiation of an official investigative process to include judge advocates. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to modify the Military Rules of Evidence to provide a member the privilege to refuse to disclose in a military proceeding a confidential communication between a member and a Victim Advocate, if such communication was made to facilitate victim advocacy. Requires each Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to be a member on active duty or a full-time civilian DOD employee. Prohibits any contractor personnel from acting as Coordinators. Requires each military battalion to have at least one Victim Advocate who is either a member on active duty or a full-time civilian DOD employee. Directs the Secretary to carry out a training and certification program for such Coordinators. Requires the DOD position of Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to be a position in the Senior Executive Service. Directs the Secretary to standardize and update programs and activities relating to sexual assault prevention and response across the Armed Forces and the military departments. Requires the Secretary to ensure that training on sexual assault prevention and response is provided to members at each level of professional military education and is uniform across the Armed Forces.

requires officials authorized receive restricted reporting member armed_forces member allegation sexual assault resulting initiation official investigative process include judge advocates directs secretary defense dod modify military rules evidence provide member privilege refuse disclose military proceeding confidential communication member victim advocate communication facilitate victim advocacy requires sexual assault response coordinator member active duty time civilian dod employee prohibits contractor personnel acting coordinators requires military member active duty time civilian dod employee directs secretary carry training certification program coordinators requires dod position director position senior_executive_service directs secretary standardize update programs activities relating sexual assault prevention response armed_forces military departments requires secretary ensure training sexual assault prevention response provided members level professional military education uniform armed_forces


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach to veterans who reside in the Appalachian region in order to increase their awareness, access, and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits available as a result of service in the Armed Forces.

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Summary: Veterans Telehealth and Other Care Improvements Act of 2010 - Title I: Quality of Care and Access Matters - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the imposition or collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans. Terminates such authority five years after the enactment. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the waiver of such copayments. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to establish a five-year program of outreach to veterans with respect to: (1) access and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits for service in the Armed Forces; and (2) awareness of and eligibility for such programs. Authorizes the Secretary, in carrying out the program, to enter into agreements with other federal and state agencies and specified authorities and commissions. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on program activities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 103) Requires an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on low-volume procedures involving the use of radioactive isotopes carried out at each VA medical facility. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to ensure that all employees at a VA hospital who handle or perform procedures utilizing radioactive isotopes receive appropriate training on what constitutes a medical event and when and to whom a medical event should be reported. Prohibits such isotopes from being used at a VA hospital until such training is provided. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to ensure that the VA quality assessment program includes appropriate oversight of medical services provided pursuant to a contract entered into with a non-government entity. Requires such oversight to: (1) include periodic peer reviews and written evaluations; and (2) be taken into consideration when determining whether to extend or renew such a contract. (Sec. 106) Revises the VA multifamily transitional housing loan program (program) to require the Secretary to issue up to five loans for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate loan approval authority to a state or local government entity. Terminates, as of the date of enactment, the Secretary's authority under the program to guarantee loans for such purposes. Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program Revolving Fund to fund such loans. Prohibits any federal or state law from prohibiting a program project offering preferential treatment to veterans. (Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site for the VA in the northern Rockies or the Dakotas. Requires the Fort Harrison Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, to be evaluated as a potential location for such a Center or Site. (Sec. 108) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an interactive Internet website that provides information on the benefits, resources, services, and opportunities available for veterans and their families and caregivers, including veterans' benefits provided through the VA and the Department of Labor, tax benefits, social security benefits, state and local resources, and small business assistance. Requires the website to: (1) consolidate, expand on, and improve information and links from other existing websites relating to such benefits, resources, services, and opportunities; and (2) integrate dynamic Internet features and virtual interface tools to provide a personalized, interactive, and user-centered Internet experience. Requires the Secretary to consult with specified federal officials in providing information on benefits and services. Directs the Secretary to include, in a currently-required biennial plan on VA outreach activities, the VA's plans for improving and enhancing the website. Title II: Construction and Naming Matters - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a major medical facility project (project) in FY2011 for the construction of a new VA medical facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Sec. 202) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a project in FY2011 to make seismic corrections to two buildings at the VA medical center in Long Beach, California. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified FY2011 major medical facility leases (leases) in California, Massachusetts, Montana, and Puerto Rico. (Sec. 204) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for projects and leases authorized under this title, with a project funding limitation. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the use of energy efficient technologies and best practices in VA medical facilities. (Sec. 206) Designates the VA medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the "George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center." (Sec. 207) Requires bid savings from VA major medical facility projects to be utilized only for other VA major medical facility construction projects.

care improvements act title quality care access matters sec authorizes secretary veterans_affairs waive imposition collection copayments telehealth telemedicine visits veterans terminates authority years enactment requires report secretary congress waiver copayments sec directs secretary establish year program outreach veterans respect access use federal state local programs providing compensation benefits service armed_forces awareness eligibility programs authorizes secretary carrying program enter agreements federal state agencies specified authorities commissions requires report secretary congress program activities authorizes appropriations sec requires annual report secretary congressional veterans committees low volume procedures involving use radioactive carried medical facility sec directs secretary ensure employees hospital handle perform procedures utilizing radioactive receive appropriate training constitutes medical event medical event reported prohibits hospital training provided sec directs secretary ensure quality assessment program includes appropriate oversight medical services provided pursuant contract entered non government entity requires oversight include periodic peer reviews written evaluations taken consideration determining extend renew contract sec revises multifamily transitional housing loan program program require secretary issue loans construction rehabilitation acquisition land multifamily transitional housing projects authorizes secretary delegate loan approval authority state local government entity terminates date enactment secretary authority program guarantee loans purposes fund loans prohibits federal state law prohibiting program project offering preferential treatment veterans sec directs secretary report congress feasibility advisability establishing northern rockies requires lewis clark_county montana evaluated potential location center site sec directs secretary establish maintain interactive internet website provides information benefits resources services opportunities available veterans families caregivers including veterans benefits provided department_of_labor tax benefits social security benefits state local resources small business assistance requires website consolidate expand improve information links existing websites relating benefits resources services opportunities integrate dynamic internet features virtual interface tools provide personalized interactive user centered internet experience requires secretary consult specified federal officials providing information benefits services directs secretary include currently required biennial plan outreach activities plans improving enhancing website title construction naming matters sec authorizes secretary carry major medical facility project project fy2011 construction new medical facility new_orleans louisiana sec authorizes secretary carry project fy2011 seismic corrections buildings medical center long_beach california sec authorizes secretary carry specified fy2011 major medical facility leases leases california massachusetts montana puerto_rico sec authorizes appropriations fy2011 projects leases authorized title project funding limitation sec directs secretary report congress use energy efficient technologies best practices medical facilities sec designates medical center texas department_of_veterans_affairs_medical_center sec requires bid savings major medical facility projects utilized major medical facility construction projects


Summary: Children of Fallen Warriors AMT Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat annuity payments to a surviving child of an eligible participant under the military's Survivor Benefit Plan as the earned income of such child, for purposes of exempting such payments from the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

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Summary: Provides that if a person adversely affected by a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals who has not filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims within the required 120-day period files a document with the Board or the agency of original jurisdiction within 120 days after the Board's decision expressing disagreement with the decision, such document shall be treated as a motion for reconsideration by the Board. Provides that such a document shall not be considered a motion for reconsideration if the Board or agency of original jurisdiction receives the document, determines that it expresses an intent to appeal the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and forwards the document to such Court within the 120-day period.

provides person adversely affected final decision filed notice appeal united_states_court_of_appeals veterans claims required day period files document board agency original jurisdiction days board decision expressing disagreement decision document shall treated motion reconsideration board provides document shall considered motion reconsideration board agency original jurisdiction receives document determines expresses intent appeal decision united_states_court_of_appeals veterans claims forwards document court day period


Summary: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.

excludes annual income purposes eligibility pensions veterans surviving spouses children reimbursements resulting accident theft loss casualty loss medical expenses resulting accident theft loss pain suffering including insurance settlement payments general damages awarded court related accident theft loss


Summary: Veterans One Source Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information on the benefits, resources, services, and opportunities available for veterans and their families and caregivers, including veterans' benefits provided through the VA and the Department of Labor, tax benefits, social security benefits, state and local resources, and small business assistance. Requires the website to: (1) consolidate, expand on, and improve information and links from other existing websites relating to such benefits, resources, services, and opportunities; and (2) integrate dynamic Internet features and virtual interface tools to provide a personalized, interactive, and user-centered Internet experience. Requires the Secretary to consult with specified federal officials in providing information on benefits and services. Directs the Secretary to include, in a currently-required biennial plan on VA outreach activities, the VA's plans for improving and enhancing the website.

veterans source act directs secretary veterans_affairs establish maintain internet website provides information benefits resources services opportunities available veterans families caregivers including veterans benefits provided department_of_labor tax benefits social security benefits state local resources small business assistance requires website consolidate expand improve information links existing websites relating benefits resources services opportunities integrate dynamic internet features virtual interface tools provide personalized interactive user centered internet experience requires secretary consult specified federal officials providing information benefits services directs secretary include currently required biennial plan outreach activities plans improving enhancing website


Summary: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act - Requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.

cola act requires increase benefit amounts payable title survivors disability insurance social security act secretary veterans_affairs shall increase percentage amounts payable veterans disability compensation additional compensation dependents clothing allowance certain disabled adult children dependency indemnity compensation surviving spouses children


Summary: Increases the annual rate of pension payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disabled veterans who are married to one another and who both require regular aid and attendance.

increases annual rate pension payable department_of_veterans_affairs disabled veterans married require regular aid attendance


Summary: Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act - Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.

reserve retirement deployment credit correction act removes requirement days active duty active service reduce minimum age member reserves retire non regular reserve service occur fiscal year


Summary: Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide to each reserve member performing inactive-duty training during scheduled unit training assemblies access to mental health assessments with a licensed mental health professional, who shall be available for referrals during duty hours at the principal duty location of the member's unit. Requires all mental health services provided to be subject to and comply with applicable federal privacy and security rules. Requires each reserve member participating in annual training or individual duty training to have access, during such participation, to specified behavioral health support programs, including: (1) suicide prevention and post-suicide response; and (2) psychological health programs.

reserves act directs secretary military department concerned provide reserve member performing inactive duty training scheduled unit training assemblies access mental health assessments licensed mental health professional shall available referrals duty hours principal duty location member unit requires mental health services provided subject comply applicable federal privacy security rules requires reserve member participating annual training individual duty training access participation specified behavioral health support programs including suicide prevention post suicide response psychological health programs


Summary: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to the government of Israel for the procurement, maintenance, and sustainment of the Iron Dome Short Range Artillery Rocket Defense System for purposes of intercepting short-range rockets, missiles, and mortars launched against Israel.

support act authorizes president provide assistance government israel procurement maintenance sustainment range artillery rocket defense system purposes intercepting short range missiles launched israel