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[H.R. 3681 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 405
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3681

                          [Report No. 110-644]

 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

                              May 15, 2008

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Souder, Mr. Space, Mr. Carney, Mr. Mitchell, 
 Mr. Barrow, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Buyer

                              May 15, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits Awareness 
Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 532. Authority to advertise in national media</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``The Secretary may purchase advertising in national media 
outlets for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws 
administered by the Secretary.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``532. Authority to advertise in national media.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 
2008''.

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, including promoting awareness of 
assistance provided by the Secretary, including assistance for programs 
to assist homeless veterans, to promote veteran-owned small businesses, 
and to provide opportunities for employment in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and for education, training, compensation, pension, 
vocational rehabilitation, and healthcare benefits, and mental 
healthcare (including the prevention of suicide among veterans).''.
    (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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 405

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3681

                          [Report No. 110-644]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 15, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed