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AR163 AMV Statement 10/18/18 ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE   STATEMENT TO   ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No.

163   STATE OF NEW JERSEY 218th LEGISLATURE   INTRODUCEDDATED: MAY 24, 2018     Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  OCTOBER BOB18, ANDRZEJCZAK2018 District  1      (Atlantic,The CapeAssembly MayMilitary and Cumberland)Veterans’ Assemblyman Affairs R.Committee reports favorably Assembly Resolution No.

BRUCE163. LAND District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) Assemblywoman  CAROL A.

MURPHY     DistrictThis 7resolution (Burlington)urges Assemblyman the MATTHEWUnited W.States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.

MILAM District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)   Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen DeAngelo, Benson, Rumpf, Assemblywomen Gove, Carter, Pinkin, Assemblymen Armato, Mazzeo, Space, Wirths, Houghtaling, Assemblywomen Downey, Mosquera and Assemblyman Moriarty         SYNOPSIS      Urges United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As introduced.

   An Assembly Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.

  Whereas, Military service members are eligible for a range of United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits when they are discharged;

and Whereas, Currently, those benefits may include, but are not limited to, healthcare, disability, educational, and employment benefits;

and Whereas, Under the VA pre-discharge program, members are encouraged to apply for each type of benefit they are entitled to prior to their discharge, and are encouraged to work with an accredited representative during this process;

and Whereas, While helpful to service members, the process in place for applying for each type of benefit can be time consuming and burdensome, especially as service members are making a transition from military to civilian life;

and Whereas, Providing for automatic enrollment of veterans for the VA benefits they are entitled to would facilitate this process and ease the transition to civilian life;

now, therefore,        Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

       1.    This House urges the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.

       2.    Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the President of the United States Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the House Minority Leader, the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and each member of Congress elected from this State.

    STATEMENT        This resolution urges the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.