This bill makes several changes to Veterans Affairs rehabilitation and employment programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities. It establishes a new bar preventing veterans convicted of assaulting or resisting VA employees from receiving education and rehabilitation benefits, and it extends vocational rehabilitation eligibility for veterans who fail to find employment in their trained occupation within one year of completing training. The bill also implements financial safeguards by requiring VA Secretary approval for equipment purchases exceeding $5,000 and caps total rehabilitation program costs at $250,000 (with automatic annual increases tied to other VA benefit adjustments). Additionally, it expands subsistence allowance eligibility, requires employment counselors at regional VA offices, and prevents veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation from simultaneously receiving disability compensation based on individual unemployability. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit annual reports for five years documenting equipment purchases over $5,000.
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