[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1215 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1215

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain 
    authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2007

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain 
    authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL 
              AGENCIES ADMINISTERING VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS.

    Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$13,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
2007,''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROJECT ON TRAINING ON THE JOB FOR CLAIMS 
              ADJUDICATORS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 3677(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The authority to carry out the pilot project shall expire on 
October 1, 2008.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is amended 
by striking ``pilot program'' and inserting ``pilot project''.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS FOR VETERANS' 
              EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

    Section 4103(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Secretary may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to a Director for Veterans' Employment and Training if the 
Secretary determines that the waiver is in the public interest. Any 
such waiver shall be made on a case-by-case basis.''.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT STUDY TO COVER VETERANS OF 
              GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.

    Section 4110A(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``Vietnam era'' and inserting 
                ``Global War on Terror''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Vietnam theater of operations 
                during the Vietnam era'' and inserting ``Operation 
                Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``Vietnam era'' and inserting 
                ``Global War on Terror''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Vietnam theater of 
                operations'' and inserting ``Operation Enduring Freedom 
                or Operation Iraqi Freedom''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Vietnam era'' and 
        inserting ``Global War on Terror''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCREASE IN BENEFIT FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING 
              APPRENTICESHIP OR ON-JOB TRAINING.

    Section 103 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108-454; 118 Stat. 3600) is amended by striking ``2008'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``2010''.
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