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202307-2900-005CF
Active 06/30/2025
VA
4040-0013 202112-4040-003
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities and Certification Regarding Lobbying
RCF New
 Approved without change   07/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/06/2023
Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (RIN 2900-AR68)
None
 $4,109
Maribel Aponte 202 266-4688 maribel.aponte@va.gov

IC Title Status Responses Hours Dollars Document Type Form No. Form Name
Certification Regarding Lobbying 198 99 0 Form 4040-0013 Certification Regarding Lobbying
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) 198 198 0 Form and Instruction 4040-0013 SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 396 0 0 396 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 297 0 0 297 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
As part of P.L. 116-315, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, Congress established a grant program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to work with eligible, non-Federal organizations to provide transitional services to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members (i.e., VSTAGP participants). VA, through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), proposes to execute this requirement as the Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP). The proposed rule (RIN 2900-AR68, Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program) will establish a regulation that will address: the purpose, the intended usage of grant funds, the general process for awarding a grant, the criteria for evaluating grant applications, priorities related to the award of a grant and other general requirements and guidance for administering and overseeing the VSTAGP. PL 101-121 (31 USC 1352) required that each person who request or receives a Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreements, loan or a Federal commitment to unsure or guarantee a loan, must disclose lobbying. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (PL 104-65) included some amendments to 31 USC 13542, popularly known as the Byrd Amendment. These amendments were effective 1/1/96. The Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) and Certification Regarding Lobbying forms are an OMB-approved collection (4040-0013). The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure reporting form for lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by the Byrd Amendment, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The form is used by persons who request or receive a Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreements, loan or a Federal commitment to unsure or guarantee a loan. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this form for general management of the Federal assistance awards programs.