[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3889 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3889

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational 
         rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 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 require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational 
         rehabilitation programs 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. LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Study Required.--Chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3122. Longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs
    ``(a) Study Required.--The Secretary shall conduct a longitudinal 
study of a statistically valid sample of the veterans who begin 
participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter 
during fiscal year 2008. The Secretary shall conduct such study over a 
period of at least 20 years.
    ``(b) Annual Reports.--By not later than July 1 of each year 
covered by the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the study during the preceding year.
    ``(c) Contents of Report.--The Secretary shall include in the 
report required under subsection (b) any data the Secretary determines 
is necessary to determine the long-term outcomes of the veterans 
participating in the vocational rehabilitation programs under this 
chapter. The Secretary may add data elements from time to time as 
necessary. Each such report shall contain the following information:
            ``(1) The number of veterans participating in vocational 
        rehabilitation programs under this chapter who suspended 
        participation in such a program during the year covered by the 
        report.
            ``(2) The average number of months such veterans served on 
        active duty.
            ``(3) The average disability rating of such veterans.
            ``(4) The types of other benefits administered by the 
        Secretary received by such veterans.
            ``(5) The types of social security benefits received by 
        such veterans.
            ``(6) Any unemployment benefits received by such veterans.
            ``(7) The average number of months such veterans were 
        employed during the year covered by the report.
            ``(8) The average annual starting and ending salaries such 
        veterans who were employed during the year covered by the 
        report.
            ``(9) The number of such veterans enrolled in an 
        institution of higher learning, as that term is defined in 
        section 3452(f) of this title.
            ``(10) The average number of college credits and degrees 
        obtained by such veterans during the year covered by the 
        report.
            ``(11) The average number of visits such veterans made to 
        Department medical facilities during the year covered by the 
        report.
            ``(12) The average number of visits such veterans made to 
        non-Department medical facilities during the year covered by 
        the report.
            ``(13) The average total household income of such veterans 
        for the year covered by the report.
            ``(14) The percentage of such veterans who own their 
        principal residences.
            ``(15) The average number of dependents of each such 
        veteran.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3122. Longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs.''.
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