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This bill, the Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act, aims to make several improvements to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program. The key provisions include: (1) requiring the VA to conduct outreach to justice-involved veterans, military/veterans service organizations, and criminal justice stakeholders to increase awareness of the VJO Program and eligibility, including for veterans discharged under other-than-honorable conditions; (2) directing the VA to increase the number of VJO specialists supporting justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, or underserved areas; (3) requiring the VA to establish performance goals, measures, and timelines for the VJO Program and VJO specialists; (4) mandating annual training for VJO specialists on best practices for identifying and conducting outreach to justice-involved veterans; and (5) requiring the VA to report to Congress on the availability and efficacy of veterans treatment courts and veterans' access to them.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5529/all-info