Summary

Replaces the existing term used in Title 38 of the United States Code with the phrases "employment barrier" (singular) and "employment barriers" (plural) wherever the prior wording appears. The change is textual: it strikes the existing term(s) throughout Title 38 and inserts the new singular and plural phrases.

Key Points

• Replaces existing wording in Title 38 with the phrases "employment barrier" and "employment barriers" wherever the prior term appears.
• The change is a textual substitution throughout Title 38; it does not create new programs or appropriate funds.
• Agencies, especially the Department of Veterans Affairs, will need to update regulations, forms, guidance, and training to reflect the new wording.
• Legal interpretation could change outcomes if adjudicators or courts treat the new wording as different in meaning from the old wording.
• No effective date or implementation funding is specified in the section text.
• This is a narrow, technical edit to federal veterans law language rather than a policy overhaul.
• Potential modest administrative costs for updating documents and systems, absorbed by existing agency budgets.

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