Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9806 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9806 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Veterans Experience, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Ms. Budzinski (for herself and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Veterans Experience, 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 ``Improving Veterans' Experience Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF VETERANS EXPERIENCE. (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 325. Office of Veterans Experience ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department, within the Office of the Secretary, an office to be known as the `Office of Veterans Experience' (hereinafter referred to as the `Office' in this section). ``(b) Head of Office.--(1) The head of the Office shall be the Chief Veterans Experience Officer. ``(2) The Chief Veterans Experience Officer shall-- ``(A) be appointed by the Secretary from among individuals the Secretary considers qualified to perform the duties of the position; and ``(B) report directly to the Secretary. ``(c) Functions.--The functions of the Office are the following: ``(1) To carry out initiatives of the Department regarding the experience of veterans in accessing and using benefits furnished by the Secretary, including establishing guidance (including strategies, frameworks, and policies) for the Departm