[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1877 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1877

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand work-study for 
               eligible veterans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 1997

    Mr. Quinn (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Buyer, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Gilchrest) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand work-study for 
               eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF WORK-STUDY.

    (a) Positions.--The second sentence of paragraph (1) of section 
3485(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
``(A)'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: ``any activity that the Secretary determines appropriate, 
with respect to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
skills of the individual, of--
            ``(A) a department or agency of the United States,
            ``(B) an institution of higher learning, or
            ``(C) a community service program of a State or local 
        government or of a community service organization.''.
    (b) Election of Partial Payment in Advance.--The third sentence of 
paragraph (1) of section 3485(a) of such title is amended by striking 
out ``An individual shall be paid'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``An 
individual may elect, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, to be 
paid''.
    (c) Definition of Hourly Minimum Wage.--Paragraph (2) of section 
3485(a) of such title is amended by striking out ``or (B)'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``(B)'' and by striking out the period at the 
end and inserting in lieu thereof ``, or (C) an amount of up to 10 
percent above the wage referred to in clause (A) or (B) when the 
Secretary determines such higher wage is in the best interest of the 
Government and the individual.''.
    (d) Definition of Community Service Organization.--Subsection (a) 
of section 3485 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
term `community service organization' means a veterans service 
organization or other nonprofit organization that provides community 
service.''.
    (e) Prohibition on Political Activity.--Section 3485 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) The work-study allowance may not be used to fund, in whole or 
in part, any political activity.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (c) of section 3485 of 
such title is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``the Department of Veterans Affairs'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``a department or agency of the 
        United States'';
            (B) by striking out ``each Department of Veterans Affairs 
        regional office'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``each such 
        department or agency''; and
            (C) by striking out ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
        activities'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the activities of 
        any such department or agency''.
    (2) Subsection (e)(1) of section 3485 of such title is amended by 
striking out ``through (E)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``through 
(C)''.
    (g) Technical Amendment.--Subsections (b) and (e)(1) of section 
3485 of such title are each amended by striking out ``chapter 106 of 
title 10'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
``chapter 1606 of title 10''.
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