[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2579 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2579

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds in 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and 
   funds appropriated for such purpose to provide funding for State 
                          approving agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2007

 Mr. Boozman 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 authorize the use of funds in 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and 
   funds appropriated for such purpose to provide funding for State 
                          approving agencies.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS READJUSTMENT 
              BENEFITS ACCOUNT AND APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR STATE 
              APPROVING AGENCIES.

    Section 3674(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``out of amounts 
        available for the payment of readjustment benefits'' and 
        inserting after ``out of amounts in the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs readjustment benefits account and amounts appropriated 
        to the Secretary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sentence and 
        inserting the following: ``For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall determine the total amount available under this section, 
        except that the amount available from the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits account shall be 
        $13,000,000.''.
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