RIN Data
| VA | RIN: 2900-AO40 | Publication ID: Spring 2014 |
| Title: Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) | |
| Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing an interim final rule to establish regulations regarding a new program to retrain unemployed veterans. The new program, known as the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), was authorized by section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-56). This interim final includes the rules necessary to implement section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act. | |
| Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
| Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 38 CFR 21.4020 38 CFR 21.9800 to 21.9910 | |
| Legal Authority: PL 112-56 | |
Legal Deadline:
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Overall Description of Deadline: Paragraph (a) of section 211 authorizes VA and the DOL to jointly establish and commence the VRAP for eligible veterans beginning on July 1, 2012. The maximum number of unique eligible veterans who participate in the program may not exceed 45,000 during fiscal year 2012 and 54,000 during the period beginning October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014. A veteran who is determined eligible and is receiving retraining assistance under the VRAP will be counted as a participant under the program. |
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Timetable:
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Marquita Wright Management and Program Analyst Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-9811 Email: marquita.wright@va.gov |
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