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<dc:title>119 HR 2954 IH: Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-04-17</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 2954</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250417">April 17, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000614">Mr. Pappas</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="K000399">Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H27144CFE583B4375A08F7AB02F92DBB0" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HEB27DCE3D20A4C4DA83CBAA379D00AAC" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H219F3ADA2DC3485A97051E9D434C8CAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Authorization for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37E76FB8D82D46E59CCD292C2B4A4104"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5932F9574C0A4031A623B17E5E6D587A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause (i), by striking <quote>The State</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the State</quote>; and</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA159CF864764F5981F0EF53571F6122"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58834C40C2064B75BA5E3EDA8B0EA2C5"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45B75774B1EB43E29459671B9712EE47" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary may act in the role of a State approving agency for purposes of approval of a multi-State apprenticeship program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> 
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