[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2864 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2864

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to include improvement in 
 quality of life in the objectives of training and rehabilitation for 
 veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2008

   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 include improvement in 
 quality of life in the objectives of training and rehabilitation for 
 veterans with service-connected disabilities, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Training and Rehabilitation for 
Disabled Veterans Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE AS OBJECTIVE OF 
              TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-
              CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

    (a) Inclusion in Services and Assistance Under Training and 
Rehabilitation.--Section 3104(a)(15) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
``and to improve a veteran's quality of life''.
    (b) Independent Living Services and Assistance.--
            (1) Entitlement of certain veterans.--Section 3109 of such 
        title is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``and to improve such veteran's quality of life''.
            (2) Program of services and assistance.--Section 3120 of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and 
                inserting ``shall''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by inserting before the 
                period at the end of the first sentence the following: 
                ``and to improve such veteran's quality of life''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF VETERANS ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS 
              OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE.

    Section 3120 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 
2 of this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
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