Rao bulletin 1 October 2016 html edition this bulletin contains the following articles pg Article Subject

Tax Benefits

Employment Benefits

Education Benefits

State Veteran Benefits

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[Source: http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-state-benefits/hawaii-state-veterans-benefits.html September 2016 ++]

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  H.R. 3471, the Veterans Mobility Safety Act, as amended, would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a comprehensive policy regarding quality standards for providers who dispense modification services to veterans under the Automobile Adaptive Equipment Program. The bill would also authorize VA to hire and prescribe qualifications for hiring hearing aid specialists.
  
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  H.R. 5936, the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016, as amended, would authorize VA to carry out certain leases on VA’s Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System West LA Medical Center campus in Los Angeles, Calif., and prohibit VA from entering into any land-sharing agreements unless the agreements provide additional health care resources and benefit veterans and their families in ways other than generating additional revenue. In addition, it would require VA to submit an annual report regarding leases and land-sharing agreements on the West LA VAMC campus and mandate that VA’s inspector general produce reports regarding the leases and implementation of VA’s master plan for the campus.
  
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  H.R. 5937, as amended, would authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial located outside Paris, France.
  
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  H.R.5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016, a bipartisan legislation that would reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs appeals process and reduce wait time for veterans’ claims.
  

These bills now await consideration by the Senate. Following House passage of the bills, Chairman Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statement: “The legislation the House passed today will help bring much-needed accountability and efficiency to VA’s long-troubled West Los Angeles campus, enhance VA’s hearing health services and honor the service and sacrifice of a special group of World War I veterans. I applaud my colleagues in the House for their actions and call on the Senate to consider these bills in short order.”  [Source: HVAS Press Release | September 12 & 14, 2016 ++]