[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2239 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2239


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2007

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
  vocational rehabilitation benefits administered by the Secretary of 
                           Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Early Access to Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION BENEFITS 
              ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 3102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the person--
                    ``(A) at the time of the Secretary's determination 
                under subparagraph (B), is a member of the Armed Forces 
                who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical 
                care, services, or treatment;
                    ``(B) is determined by the Secretary to have a 
                total disability permanent in nature incurred or 
                aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, 
                naval, or air service; and
                    ``(C) is likely to be discharged or released from 
                such service for such disability.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.