“If the makeup of Congress is favorable in 2025, the next Administration should rapidly and explicitly codify VA MISSION Act access standards in legislation to prevent the VA from avoiding or watering down the requirements in the future.”
Citation: Project 2025, Section 3.11: Department of Veterans Affairs, Brooks D. Tucker, page 677, paragraph 3
Context:
There’s no need for Congress to be “favorable” – the VA MISSION Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2018. It was intended to give veterans, especially in rural areas, more choices for where they could receive health care services. As of 2021, it still hadn’t been fully implemented.
Full contextual analysis of Section 3.11: Department of Veterans Affairs here.