H.R. 4446 · Signed into law · Armed Forces and National Security

FAST VETS Act

Sponsor: Maxine Dexter (D-OR)

What it does

• Requires the VA to redevelop a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan when the achievement of long-range rehabilitation goals becomes no longer feasible due to changes in the veteran's employment handica
• Directs the VA to consult with the veteran when redeveloping such plans to ensure the new plan is more likely to succeed under changed circumstances.
• Clarifies conditions under which the VA must revisit and update vocational rehabilitation plans for veterans with service-connected disabilities enrolled in the Veteran Readiness and Employment program.

Official summary

Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act or the FAST VETS Act This bill establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped. The program provides job training and employment-related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must formulate and annually review an individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for veterans who have a serious employment handicap and have a reasonably feasible vocational goal. The bill provides that such plan must be redeveloped with the veteran if the VA determines the achievement of the long-range rehabilitation goals for the veteran are no longer feasible due to changes in the employment handicap of the veteran and are more likely under a different plan.

Latest action

Jan 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-72.

Committee: Senate Veterans' Affairs