1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; appropriating money for a grant to the veterans resilience 
1.3 	project; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. VETERANS RESILIENCE PROJECT; APPROPRIATION; REPORT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $400,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to the veterans resilience 
1.8 	project. Grant funds must be used to make eye movement desensitization and reprocessing 
1.9 	therapy available to veterans and current military service members who are suffering from 
1.10 	post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma. This appropriation is added to the base.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Report. The veterans resilience project must report to the commissioner of 
1.12 	veterans affairs and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
1.13 	with jurisdiction over veterans affairs policy and finance by January 15 of each year on the 
1.14 	program. The report must include: an overview of the program's budget; a detailed 
1.15 	explanation of program expenditures; the number of veterans and service members served 
1.16 	by the program; and a list and explanation of the services provided to program participants.