[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3681 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3681

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to advertise in the national media to promote 
    awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2007

   Mr. Boozman (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin) 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 Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to advertise in the national media to promote 
    awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.

    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 ``Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ADVERTISE TO 
              PROMOTE AWARENESS OF BENEFITS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
              THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Authority To Advertise.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
``Sec. 532. Authority to advertise in national media
    ``The Secretary may purchase advertising in national media outlets 
for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws 
administered by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
531 the following:

``532. Authority to advertise in national media.''.
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