[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2928 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2928

To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide for an apprenticeship 
 and on-job training program under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
                          Assistance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2009

Mr. Perriello introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide for an apprenticeship 
 and on-job training program under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
                          Assistance Program.

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

SECTION 1. APPRENTICESHIPS AND ON-JOB TRAINING UNDER POST-9/11 VETERANS 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Apprenticeships and On-job.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 3319 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 3320. Apprenticeships and on-job training
    ``(a) Monthly Benefit.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
this section, the amount of the monthly benefit payment to an 
individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-
job training under this chapter is--
            ``(1) for each of the first six months of the individual's 
        pursuit of such program, 85 percent of the amount equal to the 
        national average cost of tuition at an institution of higher 
        education;
            ``(2) for each of the second six months of the individual's 
        pursuit of such program, 65 percent of such amount; and
            ``(3) for each of the months following the first 12 months 
        of the individual's pursuit of such program, 45 percent of such 
        amountt.
    ``(b) Reduction.--In any month in which an individual pursuing a 
program of education consisting of a program of apprenticeship or other 
on-job training fails to complete 120 hours of training, the amount of 
the monthly benefit payment payable under this chapter to the 
individual shall be limited to the same proportion of the applicable 
rate determined under subsection (a) of this section as the number of 
hours worked during such month, rounded to the nearest eight hours, 
bears to 120 hours.
    ``(c) Treatment of Other Educational Assistance.--Any payment under 
this section is in addition to any other educational assistance to 
which an individual is entitled under this chapter.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 3319 the following new item:

``3320. Apprenticeships and on-job training.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended as 
follows:
            (1) Subsection (b) of section 3313 of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(b) Approved Programs of Education.--A program of education is an 
approved program of education for purposes of this chapter if the 
program of education--
            ``(1) is--
                    ``(A) offered by an institution of higher learning 
                (as that term is defined in section 3452(f) of this 
                title); and
                    ``(B) approved for purposes of chapter 30 of this 
                title (including approval by the State approving agency 
                concerned); or
            ``(2) in the case of an individual who is not serving on 
        active duty, includes a program of apprenticeship or of other 
        on-job training approved as provided in clause (1) or (2), as 
        appropriate, of section 3687(a) of this title.''.
            (2) Section 3313(a) of such title by inserting after 
        ``subsections (e) and (f)'' the following: ``or section 3320 of 
        this title''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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