[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6577 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6577

  To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans 
   Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such 
  program for certain training programs that are considered less than 
                               full-time.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans 
   Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such 
  program for certain training programs that are considered less than 
                               full-time.

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

SECTION 1. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 211(b) of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 
2011 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, on a full-time basis,'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) is pursued--
                    ``(A) on a full-time basis; or
                    ``(B) on a less than full-time basis if the program 
                consists of at least 16 seat-time hours (or the 
                equivalent).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to veterans enrolled in a program of education 
described in section 211(b) of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (38 
U.S.C. 4100 note) on or after July 1, 2012.
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