The Veterans Accessibility Act of 2023 establishes a new advisory committee within the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess and improve accessibility for veterans and employees with disabilities. The committee, called the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, will have 15 voting members including veterans with various disabilities, disability access experts, and representatives from veterans service organizations, plus four nonvoting ex-officio members from VA leadership and the federal Access Board. The committee must be established within 180 days of the bill's enactment and will meet at least twice yearly to evaluate whether the VA is complying with federal disability laws and to recommend improvements to the accessibility of VA buildings, technology, services, and benefits. Every 18 months, the committee will submit reports to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which must be shared with Congress and made publicly available within one day. The advisory committee will operate for ten years before automatically terminating, and the bill does not specify dedicated funding amounts, leaving resource allocation to the Secretary's discretion.
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