Senate
File
2466
H-8341
Amend
Senate
File
2466,
as
passed
by
the
Senate,
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
35.4
Power
of
attorney.
4
The
provisions
of
this
chapter
and
chapters
35A,
35B,
5
35C,
and
35D
do
not
limit
the
ability
of
a
veterans’
service
6
organization
recognized
pursuant
to
38
C.F.R.
§14.628(c)
to
7
represent
a
veteran
in
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
8
affairs
benefit
claims
process
or
to
be
granted
the
power
of
9
attorney
for
a
veteran
with
the
United
States
department
of
10
veterans
affairs.
A
veteran
may
grant
a
veterans’
service
11
organization
that
is
recognized
pursuant
to
38
C.F.R.
12
§14.628(c)
power
of
attorney
for
the
purposes
of
filing
claims
13
with
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
35A.5,
subsection
9,
Code
2026,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
9.
Verify
each
executive
director
and
administrator
of
a
17
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
is
fully
qualified
to
work
18
in
the
person’s
position.
Qualifications
include
but
are
not
19
limited
to
has
all
of
the
following
credentials
:
20
a.
The
person
has
obtained
certification
that
is
federally
21
required
for
the
executive
director’s
or
administrator’s
22
position
within
twelve
months
of
beginning
the
person’s
23
employment.
24
b.
The
person
has
obtained
a
personal
identification
25
verification
card
necessary
to
access
the
veterans
benefits
26
management
system
within
twelve
months
of
beginning
the
27
person’s
employment.
28
c.
The
person
maintains
certification
that
is
federally
29
required
for
the
executive
director’s
or
administrator’s
30
position.
31
d.
The
person
maintains
an
active
personal
identification
32
verification
card
and
has
access
to
the
veterans
benefits
33
management
system.
34
e.
The
person
is
proficient
in
the
use
of
electronic
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mail,
general
computer
use,
and
use
of
the
internet
to
access
1
information
regarding
facilities,
benefits,
and
services
2
available
to
veterans
and
their
families
in
compliance
with
3
education
and
training
standards
established
by
the
commandant
.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
35A.5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsections:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16A.
Establish
and
maintain
a
statewide
7
standardized
electronic
claim
system
to
be
used
by
county
8
veterans
service
offices
for
submission
of
all
United
States
9
department
of
veterans
affairs
claims.
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16B.
Communicate
county
veterans
service
11
office
performance
metrics
to
county
commissions
of
veteran
12
affairs
and
boards
of
supervisors
through
quarterly
and
annual
13
reports.
14
Sec.
4.
Section
35A.13,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
15
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
c.
Interest
attributable
to
investment
of
moneys
in
the
17
fund
or
an
account
of
the
trust
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
18
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
19
trust
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
trust
fund.
For
the
fiscal
20
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
21
thirty-three
percent
of
the
interest
collected
in
that
fiscal
22
year
is
appropriated
to
the
commission
to
be
used
for
the
23
purposes
set
forth
in
subsection
8,
and
thirty-three
percent
24
of
the
interest
collected
in
that
fiscal
year
is
appropriated
25
to
the
department
to
allocate
to
each
county
commission
of
26
veteran
affairs
or
to
each
county
sharing
the
services
of
an
27
executive
director
or
administrator
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
for
28
veterans
service
officer
salaries
and
training,
based
on
the
29
number
of
veterans
in
each
county
according
to
the
most
current
30
data
from
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs
on
31
July
1
of
that
fiscal
year.
If
the
annual
report
under
section
32
35A.5
demonstrates
that
a
county
has
not
met
the
standards
33
established
by
the
department,
the
moneys
that
the
county
would
34
have
received
shall
remain
in
the
trust
fund.
Notwithstanding
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section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
to
the
commission
under
this
1
paragraph
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
2
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
3
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
35A.13,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
5.
a.
For
each
the
fiscal
year
that
the
balance
of
the
7
trust
fund
on
July
1
is
below
fifty
million
dollars
beginning
8
July
1,
2026,
and
each
fiscal
year
thereafter
,
the
remaining
9
interest
and
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
and
the
first
five
10
hundred
thousand
one
million
dollars
transferred
pursuant
to
11
section
99G.39
from
the
lottery
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
12
commission
to
be
used
to
achieve
the
purposes
of
subsection
8
.
13
Moneys
appropriated
to
the
commission
under
this
paragraph
that
14
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
15
year
shall
revert
to
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
16
any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
commission
under
this
paragraph
17
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
18
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
19
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
However,
nine
hundred
20
ninety
thousand
dollars
of
the
amount
transferred
pursuant
to
21
section
99G.39
from
the
lottery
fund
is
appropriated
to
the
22
department
to
allocate
to
each
county
commission
of
veteran
23
affairs
or
to
each
county
sharing
the
services
of
an
executive
24
director
or
administrator
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
for
veterans
25
service
officer
salaries.
In
addition,
sixty
thousand
dollars
26
of
the
amount
transferred
pursuant
to
section
99G.39
is
27
appropriated
to
the
department
for
one
full-time
equivalent
28
position
to
administer
the
statewide
standardized
electronic
29
claim
system
created
pursuant
to
section
35A.5,
subsection
16A.
30
b.
For
each
fiscal
year
that
the
balance
of
the
trust
fund
31
on
July
1
is
above
fifty
million
dollars
but
the
balance
of
the
32
fund
was
below
fifty
million
dollars
on
July
1
of
the
previous
33
fiscal
year,
moneys
transferred
pursuant
to
section
99G.39
from
34
the
lottery
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
to
be
used
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achieve
the
purposes
of
subsection
8
.
Moneys
appropriated
1
to
the
commission
under
this
paragraph
that
remain
unencumbered
2
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
revert
to
3
the
fund.
4
c.
For
each
fiscal
year
that
the
balance
of
the
trust
fund
5
on
July
1
is
above
fifty
million
dollars
and
the
balance
of
6
the
fund
was
above
fifty
million
dollars
on
July
1
of
the
7
previous
fiscal
year,
moneys
equal
to
the
net
income
the
fund
8
received
in
the
previous
fiscal
year
are
appropriated
to
the
9
commission
to
be
used
to
achieve
the
purposes
of
subsection
10
8
.
Moneys
appropriated
to
the
commission
under
this
paragraph
11
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
the
12
fiscal
year
shall
revert
to
the
fund.
For
the
purposes
of
this
13
paragraph,
“income”
means
moneys
credited
to
the
veterans
trust
14
fund
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
moneys
transferred
pursuant
15
to
section
99G.39
.
16
d.
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraphs
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
and
17
“c”
,
moneys
credited
to
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
18
account
shall
be
expended
as
provided
in
subsection
9
.
19
e.
c.
Notwithstanding
paragraphs
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
20
and
“c”
,
moneys
transferred
under
subsection
6
to
the
county
21
commission
of
veteran
affairs
training
program
account
shall
be
22
expended
as
provided
in
section
35A.16
.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
35A.16,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
If
sufficient
moneys
are
available,
the
department
26
shall
annually
allocate
ten
thousand
dollars
to
each
county
27
commission
of
veteran
affairs,
or
to
each
county
sharing
the
28
services
of
an
executive
director
or
administrator
pursuant
29
to
chapter
28E
,
to
be
used
to
provide
services
to
veterans
30
pursuant
to
section
35B.6
and
provide
for
and
maintain
31
accreditation
in
accordance
with
the
policies
and
procedures
of
32
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs.
Each
county
33
receiving
an
allocation
shall
annually
report
on
expenditure
34
of
the
allocation
in
on
a
form
agreed
to
provided
by
the
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and
county
representatives
.
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Sec.
7.
Section
35B.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
2026,
2
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
3
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Utilize
the
statewide
standardized
4
electronic
claim
system
authorized
and
provided
by
the
5
department
of
veterans
affairs
to
file
all
claims
for
United
6
States
department
of
veterans
affairs
benefits.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
35B.6,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Each
county
commission
of
veteran
10
affairs
shall
employ
at
least
one
veterans
service
officer
11
to
work
for
forty
hours
per
week.
Two
adjacent
counties
may
12
share
the
services
of
a
veterans
service
officer
pursuant
to
a
13
chapter
28E
agreement.
A
veterans
service
officer
shall
spend
14
a
minimum
of
sixteen
hours
per
week
physically
present
in
each
15
county
in
which
the
veterans
service
officer
is
employed
for
16
the
purpose
of
providing
veterans
services.
17
Sec.
9.
Section
35B.7,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
35B.7
Meetings
——
report
——
budget.
20
The
commission
shall
meet
monthly
and
at
other
times
as
21
necessary.
At
the
monthly
meeting
,
the
commission
shall
22
determine
who
are
is
entitled
to
county
benefits
and
the
23
probable
amount
required
to
be
expended.
The
commission
shall
24
also
review
quarterly
performance
reports
generated
by
the
25
department
of
veterans
affairs
to
assess
the
effectiveness
26
of
delivery
of
federal
benefits
and
shall
publish
the
annual
27
performance
report
generated
by
the
department
of
veterans
28
affairs.
The
commission
shall
meet
annually
to
prepare
an
29
estimated
budget
for
all
expenditures
to
be
made
in
the
next
30
fiscal
year
and
certify
the
budget
to
the
board
of
supervisors.
31
The
board
may
approve
or
reduce
the
budget
for
valid
reasons
32
shown
and
entered
of
record
and
the
board’s
decision
is
final.
33
Sec.
10.
Section
99G.39,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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3.
Two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
lottery
1
revenues
shall
be
transferred
each
fiscal
year
to
the
veterans
2
trust
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
35A.13
prior
to
3
deposit
of
the
lottery
revenues
in
the
general
fund
pursuant
4
to
section
99G.40
.
However,
if
the
balance
of
the
veterans
5
trust
fund
is
fifty
million
dollars
or
more,
the
moneys
shall
6
be
appropriated
to
the
department
for
distribution
to
county
7
directors
of
veteran
affairs,
with
fifty
percent
of
the
moneys
8
to
be
distributed
equally
to
each
county
and
fifty
percent
of
9
the
moneys
to
be
distributed
to
each
county
based
upon
the
10
population
of
veterans
in
the
county,
so
long
as
the
moneys
11
distributed
to
a
county
do
not
supplant
moneys
appropriated
by
12
that
county
for
the
county
director
of
veteran
affairs.
13
Sec.
11.
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
——
14
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
veterans
trust
15
fund
created
in
section
35A.13
to
the
department
of
veterans
16
affairs
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
17
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
18
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
19
For
implementing
section
35A.5,
subsections
16A
and
16B,
as
20
enacted
by
this
Act:
21
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