The Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act expands career and employment services to spouses of deceased military members and certain surviving spouses of disabled veterans. Currently, the disabled veterans' outreach program serves only eligible veterans, but this bill would make surviving spouses and Gold Star spouses eligible to receive the same employment assistance services. The legislation amends existing federal law to include these individuals in job training, placement, and career counseling programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill does not specify new funding or create implementation deadlines, instead modifying existing program eligibility rules to extend benefits already available to veterans to their surviving spouses.
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