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OMB Control No: 2900-0899	ICR Reference No: 202508-2900-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-2900-010
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-0899
Title: Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/26/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	66	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	181	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection is necessary due to the mandates of section 502 of Public Law 115-171, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, which amended Chapter 76 of title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) by establishing sections 7698 through 7699B and creating a scholarship program known as the Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP). This legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) to provide scholarship awards to individual Veterans enrolled in accredited academic programs leading to an appointment in one of the selected health professional occupations (psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling). The RCSSP serves as an incentive to eligible individuals to further their own career development through completing a graduate degree in one of these four professions. The RCSSP also provides increased access to care for eligible individuals by filling existing vacancies in Vet Centers within population areas with a high level of veteran density and corresponding levels of demand. It is expected that many of these scholarship recipients will continue with VA employment after completion of their service obligation. Further legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 USC, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527, which authorizes the collection of data that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care for veterans. The information is required to be collected to determine the eligibility or suitability of an applicant desiring to receive an award under the provisions section 502 of Public Law 115-171, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019. The application forms in this collection are 10-264, 10-264A, 10-264E, and 10-264G. The awardee forms are 10-264D, 10-264F, 10-264H, 10-264I, 10-264J, 10-264K, and 10-264M.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 115 - 171 502 Name of Law: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 171 502 Name of Law: CMDR John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 5158	02/04/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 21873	04/23/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) - Applicants	10-264, 10-264E, 10-264G, 10-264A	, , ,
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) - Selected Participants	10-264F, 19-264D, 10-264H, 10-264I, 10-264J, 10-264K, 10-264M	, , , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	66	66
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	181	181
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden hours have increased based upon program data that demonstrates an increase in the anticipated number of applicants and awardees.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,318

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Frances O'Donnell 703 405-2449 fran.odonnell@cathexiscorp.com

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