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:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-56)  07/01/2012 

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.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Withdrawn  02/27/2014 
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 
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