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Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; Rescission
Notification:
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is sharing an update that it will rescind its regulations that govern the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) grant program because the statutory authority for this program has expired. This deregulatory action is in furtherance of Executive Order 14219, which requires that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of underlying statutory authority.
38 CFR Part 64
RIN 2900-AS76
Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; Rescission
- On May 5, 2010, the President signed into law the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (2010 Act), Public Law (Pub. L.) 111-163. Section 506 of the 2010 Act, codified as a note to section 523 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), required VA establish a two-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using community-based organizations and local and State government entities to assist Veterans who are transitioning from military service to civilian life in rural or underserved communities and their families. Section 506(d) of the 2010 Act authorized that the pilot program be carried out through the award of grants to community-based organizations and local and State government entities. VA implemented section 506 as the grants for the RVCP program in regulations in 38 CFR part 64. 78 FR 12617 (February 25, 2013). Such regulations became effective on March 27, 2013.
- Under 38 CFR 64.4(c), the two-year grant program was determined to begin on the date that the RVCP grants were awarded. VA subsequently awarded the RVCP grants. On September 29,2016, title I, section 108 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017, Pub.L. 114-228, amended section 506(g)(1) of the 2010 Act to extend the deadline for the report on the pilot program to September 30, 2017. Since that time, the authority for the RVCP program has not been extended or renewed.
- The RVCP grant program was authorized as a temporary pilot initiative to assist veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life in rural or underserved communities and their families by coordinating outreach and services through community organizations. With the expiration of statutory authority and completion of all grant activities, VA no longer has the legal authority to administer or implement this program. Accordingly, 38 CFR part 64 no longer has any legal effect, and removing and reserving part 64 is necessary to ensure that VA’s regulations remain current and accurate.
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- Office of Rural Health Home page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/index.asp - Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWI) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Enterprise-Wide-Initiatives-EWI.asp - Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Veterans-Rural-Health-Resource-Center-VRHRC.asp
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