[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1172 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1172


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet 
 website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations 
       that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

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

SECTION 1. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE.

    (a) Availability of Scholarship Information.--By not later than 
June 1, 2010, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include on the 
Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs--
            (1) a list of organizations that provide scholarships to 
        veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, a 
        link to the Internet website of the organization;
            (2) a statement that the information described in paragraph 
        (1) is not an all-inclusive list of scholarships available to 
        veterans and their survivors; and
            (3) a statement that the Secretary has not verified the 
        information available on the Internet websites of the 
        organizations referred to paragraph (1) and that the Secretary 
        does not endorse any offer made by any sponsor of any such the 
        website.
    (b) Maintenance of Scholarship Information.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall make reasonable efforts to notify schools and 
other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be included on the 
Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
subsection (a).

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.