Repealing expired programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs; definition, terminology, and grammatical changes for the Department of Veterans Affairs, mental health services for post-traumatic stress disorder; reporting on rules proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs; asset calculation for determining eligibility for veterans assistance payments; and deceased veterans’ graves (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Veterans Affairs)

2. The bill updates references to DVA.

3. The bill changes various references to DVA’s website from “Internet website” to “website” to conform to current style and clarifies what information must be published on the website.

4. The bill changes “armed forces of the United States” and “armed forces of the U.S.” to “U.S. armed forces.” 5. The bill clarifies the meaning of “life insurance” for purposes of calculating the value of a veteran’s assets when determining eligibility for veteran assistance payments.

6. The bill changes several instances of “shall not” to “are not” or “may not” to conform with current statutory drafting conventions.

7. The bill makes grammatical changes to the statute regarding eligibility requirements for admission to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home.

8. The bill makes grammatical changes to the statute regarding a county veterans service commission chairperson.

The bill also repeals two grant programs, one that expired in 2007 and one that expired in 2011, from the statutes governing DVA.

The bill clarifies that DVA, in providing information to service members and veterans on the availability of post-traumatic stress disorder services, may provide information on and referrals to either medical services or mental health services.

The bill changes the procedure that the Board of Veterans Affairs must follow with respect to reporting on rules proposed by DVA.

The bill makes a clarifying change to the statute regarding information that the Department of Veterans Affairs may compile about deceased veterans’ graves.

The bill updates outdated references to federal law concerning disabled veterans.

For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.