[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 803 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 803

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational 
   rehabilitation and employment assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational 
   rehabilitation and employment assistance, 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 ``Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Period of Eligibility.--Section 3103(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``twelve-year'' and inserting 
``fifteen-year''.
    (b) Increased Allowance.--Section 3108 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or (j)'' after 
                ``subsection (f)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``two months'' 
                and inserting ``six months''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) As part of a vocational rehabilitation program under this 
chapter, a veteran who is eligible for and entitled to rehabilitation 
under this chapter may elect to pursue an approved program of education 
and receive assistance under this chapter to the extent that such 
veteran has remaining eligibility for and entitlement to assistance 
under this section, if the Secretary approves the educational, 
professional, or vocational objective chosen by such veteran for such 
program.
    ``(2) The amount of assistance a veteran shall receive pursuant to 
paragraph (1) is as follows:
            ``(A) In the case of a veteran who is considered a covered 
        individual for purposes of section 3311 of this title, monthly 
        amounts equal to the monthly amounts the veteran is eligible to 
        receive for educational assistance under section 3313 of this 
        title (including the monthly stipend provided under section 
        3313(c)(1)(B)).
            ``(B) In the case of a veteran who is not considered a 
        covered individual for purposes of section 3311 of this title, 
        monthly amounts equal to the monthly amounts the Secretary 
        determines would be payable to such veteran if such veteran 
        were eligible to receive educational assistance under section 
        3313 of this title (including the monthly stipend provided 
        under section 3313(c)(1)(B)).
    ``(3) If a veteran makes an election under paragraph (1), the terms 
and conditions applicable to the pursuit of a comparable program of 
education and the payment of allowances and provision of assistance 
under chapter 33 of this title for such a comparable program shall be 
applied to the pursuit of the approved program of education under this 
chapter.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a veteran who is eligible for and entitled to 
rehabilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. CHILD CARE; PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
``Sec. 3123. Child care assistance for single parents
    ``(a) In General.--Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary shall provide 
reimbursements for the actual cost of child care provided by a licensed 
provider to a veteran who--
            ``(1) is participating in a vocational rehabilitation 
        program under this chapter;
            ``(2) is the sole caretaker of a child; and
            ``(3) would not otherwise be able to afford such child 
        care.
    ``(b) Amount and Duration.--The amount of the reimbursement for the 
actual cost for child care under this section shall be not more than 
$2,000 per month for each month the veteran is participating in a 
vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter.
``Sec. 3124. Information included in support of President's budget
    ``The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress by 
the Secretary in support of the President's budget for each fiscal year 
submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
following:
            ``(1) For the calendar year preceding the submission--
                    ``(A) the percentage of veterans receiving 
                assistance under this chapter who became employed; and
                    ``(B) the percentage of veterans receiving 
                assistance under this chapter who achieved independence 
                in daily living.
            ``(2) Any changes made by the Secretary in measuring or 
        calculating the performance of the department under this 
        chapter.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter 31 is amended by adding at the end the following:

``3123. Child care assistance for single parents.
``3124. Information included in support of President's budget.''.
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