[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 469 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 469

 To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate 
 the requirement that members of the Commission on Servicemembers and 
   Veterans Transition Assistance be allocated to separate programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate 
 the requirement that members of the Commission on Servicemembers and 
   Veterans Transition Assistance be allocated to separate programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Servicemembers and 
Veterans Transition Assistance Improvement Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ALLOCATED DUTIES.

    (a) Transition Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 702(b)(1) of the Veterans' 
        Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275, 38 U.S.C. 
        545 note) is amended to read as follows: ``(1) The Commission 
        shall review programs intended to assist members of the Armed 
        Forces at the time of their separation from service in the 
        Armed Forces, including programs designed to assist families of 
        such members.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 702(b)(2) of such Act is 
        amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        out ``those members of''.
    (b) Benefits Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Section 702(c)(1) of such Act is amended, 
        in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), to read as follows: 
        ``(1) The Commission shall review the following programs:''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 702(c)(2) of such Act is 
        amended by striking out ``such members of''.
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