3.0.0 3399 2023-01-11T13:23:25Z 2023-01-11T13:23:25Z House H HR 2013-10-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CHU:H.R. 3399.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H6955]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-12T21:42:43Z Referred to 2013-10-30T14:02:20Z Veterans Education Counseling Act of 2013 113 1682 S 2013-11-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-11-12 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2013-10-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-10-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6915) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 N T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2013-10-30 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2013-10-30 True D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 2013-10-30 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-12-12 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-12-12 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2013-12-12 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2013-12-12 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2013-12-12 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-01-27 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-09-11 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-09-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-10-30 Introduced in House 2014-01-16T22:59:04Z Veterans Education Counseling Act - Modifies provisions relating to educational and vocational counseling for veterans to provide a program of counseling services to be known as the Academic Counseling and Educational Information Service. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) make available to veterans information about the definitions, eligibility requirements, and services provided by such counseling and how such counseling services differ from those provided as part of rehabilitation and readjustment assistance programs for veterans; and (2) maintain a website on which a person is able to request such counseling services.

Establishes as the primary goal of such counseling services to provide individuals with assistance in: (1) pursuing postsecondary education and training opportunities, (2) obtaining information about and data on such opportunities, (3) selecting a program of education or training, and (4) addressing other needs relating to education.

]]> Veterans Education Counseling Act Display Title Veterans Education Counseling Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational counseling programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Education Counseling Act Introduced in House 2013-10-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3399ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3399ih.xml 2013-11-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.