[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 526 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 526

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs 
 of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance 
   under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2007

Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. Mikulski) 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 expand the scope of programs 
 of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance 
   under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, 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 ``Veterans Employment and Training Act 
of 2007'' or the ``VET Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION ELIGIBLE FOR ACCELERATED 
              PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI 
              BILL.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 3014A of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph (1):
            ``(1) enrolled in--
                    ``(A) an approved program of education that leads 
                to employment in a high technology occupation in a high 
                technology industry (as determined pursuant to 
                regulations prescribed by the Secretary); or
                    ``(B) during the period beginning on October 1, 
                2007, and ending on September 30, 2011, an approved 
                program of education lasting less than two years that 
                (as so determined) leads to employment in--
                            ``(i) the transportation sector of the 
                        economy;
                            ``(ii) the construction sector of the 
                        economy;
                            ``(iii) the hospitality sector of the 
                        economy; or
                            ``(iv) the energy sector of the economy; 
                        and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3014A. Accelerated payment of basic educational assistance''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

``3014A. Accelerated payment of basic educational assistance.''.
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