{"id":31103,"date":"2024-03-25T20:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/25\/fight-over-va-toxic-exposure-funds-could-stall-other-vets-legislation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:04:10","slug":"fight-over-va-toxic-exposure-funds-could-stall-other-vets-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2024\/03\/25\/fight-over-va-toxic-exposure-funds-could-stall-other-vets-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight over VA toxic exposure funds could stall other vets legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers finalized<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2024\/03\/23\/congress-passes-defense-spending-bill-after-months-of-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> the government\u2019s current fiscal year budget<\/a> over the weekend, but not before they started worrying about the impact of veterans spending on next year\u2019s funding package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the last-minute work on their final fiscal 2024 appropriations package, Republicans and Democrats sparred last week over potential future changes to how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/veterans\/2024\/03\/11\/veterans-affairs-gets-13-budget-boost-under-white-house-fy25-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 budget<\/a> is handled, and whether inaction could tank any planned reforms for its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue is the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2024\/02\/01\/va-eyes-more-medical-care-for-vets-with-toxic-exposure-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toxic Exposures Fund<\/a>, created as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/burn-pits\/2022\/08\/04\/now-that-the-pact-act-passed-how-soon-will-veterans-see-their-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\">2022 PACT Act<\/a> to help cover the costs of the sweeping expansion of medical care and disability benefits in the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration has asked for $24.5 billion in TEF money for fiscal 2025, up from $20.2 billion this year. It represents more than 10% of all department mandatory spending, and is projected to continue at that size for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2024\/03\/06\/advocates-push-for-congress-to-move-long-stalled-vets-benefits-fix\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2063.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund was at the center of Republican objections to the PACT Act\u2019s passage two years ago and continues to be problematic in crafting veterans legislation because of House rules that require spending offsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On several occasions over the last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/58853\" target=\"_blank\">Congressional Budget Office planners<\/a> have said that proposed legislation seemingly unrelated to the toxic exposure benefits could still trigger new mandatory spending related to the TEF. Under House GOP rules, that means that lawmakers must find other savings to counteract those appropriations increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., said that problem has stymied a host of panel business this session, sidelining reforms that would help veterans because of the funding implications. He has proposed a plan shifting the money to discretionary accounts and placing caps on the spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we don\u2019t fix it, the Congressional Budget Office has assured us that this problem will continue to plague the next chairman and future committee members when they try to legislate,\u201d he said at a hearing on the issue on March 21. \u201cThat\u2019s a disservice to every single veteran, caregiver and survivor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Democratic lawmakers accused him of working to undermine the fund and the insurance it provides to veterans receiving toxic exposure benefits. They said that changes can be made in chamber rules and scoring practices to get around the budgetary accounting issues, instead of potentially damaging changes to the TEF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe made a promise through the PACT Act to our veterans that they will have access to health care for conditions related to toxic exposure,\u201d committee ranking member Mark Takano, D-Calif., said in response to Bost\u2019s plan. \u201cThe Cost of War Toxic Exposure Fund is the mechanism through which we are ensuring that promise is kept, for this generation and for future ones as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takano also accused Republicans of looking to water down or reverse portions of the PACT Act through the proposed changes, a suggestion that drew the ire of multiple GOP members of the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For their part, Republican members blasted Democrats on the committee for refusing to engage with the problem, and accused them of simply leaving the issue for future administrations to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have so far opposed significant changes to the fund. VA Chief Financial Officer Jon Rychalsk testified before the committee that shifting the appropriations between mandatory and discretionary accounts could have \u201cunintended consequences that may adversely affect veterans.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But department officials also acknowledged the accounting problems without offering a funding fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, Bost\u2019s legislation appears stalled in committee. Even if it were to pass out of the House, it is unclear whether Senate officials would act on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, with VA spending expected to top $350 billion in total appropriations next year, and with the TEF expected to continue to add to the mandatory spending requirements for the department, Republican lawmakers have promised to continue pressing the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are responsible for authorizing programs and services for all veterans so that they can get the care and benefits they have earned,\u201d Bost said. \u201cIn order to carry that, we need to get these handcuffs off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House and Senate appropriators are expected to finalize plans on the VA budget for fiscal 2025 over the next few months. 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