[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 372 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 372

   Increasing the amount provided for the Members' Representational 
  Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives who employs a 
              veteran with a service-connected disability.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2005

Mr. Rohrabacher submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Increasing the amount provided for the Members' Representational 
  Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives who employs a 
              veteran with a service-connected disability.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS 
              HIRING DISABLED VETERANS.

    (a) Increase in Allowance.--The amount otherwise provided during a 
year for the Members' Representational Allowance of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress) shall be increased by $50,000 if at any time during 
the year a qualified disabled veteran is an employee of the Member's 
office whose salary is paid from such Allowance.
    (b) Qualified Disabled Veteran Defined.--In this section, a 
``qualified disabled veteran'' is an individual who is a veteran with a 
service-connected disability (as such terms are defined in section 101 
of title 38, United States Code) whose level of disability is not less 
than 30 percent, as certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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