3.0.0 4037 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z House H HR 2014-02-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLORES:H.R. 4037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1771]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-03-25T13:40:10Z Referred to 2014-02-24T20:50:21Z Referred to 2014-02-11T15:04:15Z 2014-03-25 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2014-02-24 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2014-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 N Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Housing for the elderly and disabled Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-02-11 Introduced in House 2014-04-15T21:21:18Z Improving Veterans' Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), when calculating the rate of veterans determined to be rehabilitated to the point of employability, to divide the number of veterans who participated in VA vocational rehabilitation programs whom the Secretary determines to have been so rehabilitated by the total number of veterans who: (1) participated in such programs during that fiscal year, and (2) were entitled to participate in such programs during such fiscal year but who did not complete a program.

Allows a course of education and training to be pursued by a veteran as part of a rehabilitation program only if the course is approved under VA vocational rehabilitation requirements.

Makes veterans enrolled in a VA vocational rehabilitation program eligible for VA specially adapted housing, when appropriate.

Authorizes the Secretary to prioritize VA vocational rehabilitation services based on need upon consideration of disability ratings, the severity of employment handicaps, qualification for a program of independent living, income, and other factors determined appropriate.

]]> Improving Veterans' Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014 Display Title Improving Veterans' Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Veterans' Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4037ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4037ih.xml 2014-03-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.