# Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program: Name Change
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2022-02-16 · Effective 2022-02-16 · 87 FR 8740
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-02492
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 8740
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2022-02-16
- **Effective date:** 2022-02-16
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to amend the regulations pertaining to the name of the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program. VA provides benefits and services under the program name of "Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment." VA is proposing to amend the name to "Veteran Readiness and Employment" (VR&E). VA further proposes that the references to the position of "Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Officer" be amended to "Veteran Readiness and Employment Officer" and the position of "Director of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment" be amended to "Executive Director of Veteran Readiness and Employment".

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/16/2022-02492/vocational-rehabilitation-and-employment-vrande-program-name-change)
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