Requires the department of veterans affairs to: (1) Establish a process to make veterans and those still serving in the national guard or armed forces reserve aware of the veterans innovations program;

(2) Develop partnerships to assist veterans, national guard, or reservists in completing the veterans innovations program application; and

(3) Provide funding to support eligible veterans, national guard members, or armed forces reserves for crisis and emergency relief and for education, training, and employment assistance.

Eliminates the defenders' fund and the competitive grant program.

Eliminates the termination and repeal, under the sunset act, of the veterans innovations program.