S 1215
110th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Apprenticeship
Education
Governmental investigations
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Residence requirements
Unemployment
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 25, 2007
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Sets $19 million as the maximum amount per fiscal year for reimbursement to states and local agencies administering veterans' education benefits.
Extends through FY2007 a pilot program of on-job training for veterans' claims adjudicators.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive, for public interest purposes on a case-by-case basis, the residency requirement for a Director for Veterans' Employment and Training.
Includes veterans of the Global War on Terror within an ongoing veterans' unemployment study.
Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 to extend through 2009 an increase in benefits for veterans pursuing apprenticeships or on-job training.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1