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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 See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 21, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1215: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1215/
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"S. 1215: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1215/.
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S. 1215, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1215/.
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