3.0.0 1290 2023-01-11T16:32:43Z 2023-01-11T16:32:43Z Senate S S 2007-05-03 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-03T19:58:22Z 2007-05-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5584-5585) IntroReferral 2007-05-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5583-5584) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN N Armed Forces and National Security Apprenticeship Curricula Education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Labor and Employment Performance measurement Salaries Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' education Veterans' employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-16T15:40:37Z Revises provisions concerning Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) use of state approving agencies (agencies) for approving courses of education for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill veterans' educational assistance program. Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to promote the development of veterans' apprenticeship and on-job training programs. Authorizes the Secretary to determine the criteria and contract conditions for reimbursing agencies for salary and travel costs incurred on behalf of the VA, including the condition that the agencies report annually to the Secretary and the congressional veterans' committees on resources expended and personnel qualification and performance standards. Limits the annual authorized amount for the VA for such expenses.

Requires the Secretary to establish performance measures to assess the effectiveness of agencies in: (1) the services for which they are reimbursed; and (2) coordinating with other entities to reduce overlap and improve efficiency in approval activities.

Requires the Secretary to establish standards of approval for accredited and nonaccredited courses offered by an educational institution, based on specified measures. Authorizes an agency, in approving courses for which such standards have been met, to rely upon determinations made by other entities, including the Departments of Labor and Education. Allows approval to be revoked by the Secretary or the agency, under conditions established by the Secretary.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2007-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1290is/xml/BILLS-110s1290is.xml 2007-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5584-5585) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.