To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, to establish a new bar to certain benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6904 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6904 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, to establish a new bar to certain benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, to establish a new bar to certain benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. BAR TO CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS: CONVICTION OF ASSAULTING, RESISTING, OR IMPEDING AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Establishment.--Section 5303(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The discharge''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2)(A) The Secretary may bar a person described in subparagraph (B) from benefits under chapter 30, 31, 33, 35, or 36 of this title. ``(B) A person described in this subparagraph is a person convicted under section 111 of title 18 for an offense against an officer or employee of the Department.''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to a conviction under section 111