Veterans Affairs – Office of Communications and Public Affairs – Veterans Advocacy and Education Act
What this bill does
Altering the name of the Outreach and Advocacy Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Office of Communications and Public Affairs; requiring the Office, in collaboration with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to actively help veterans and their dependents become aware of and access certain benefits; altering certain responsibilities of the director of the Office; repealing a certain requirement that the Department develop and maintain a certain database of veterans in the State; etc.
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Testimony (2)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Owings, George | MD Department of Veterans Affairs | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |