[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3503 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3503

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of 
     work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or 
   training under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2012

Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 improve the provision of 
     work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or 
   training under laws administered by the Secretary, 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. IMPROVEMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES FOR INDIVIDUALS 
              RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Minimum Utilization at Educational Institutions.--Subsection 
(c) of section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) 
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall utilize the services, in connection with 
the activities specified in subsection (a)(1), of at least one 
individual described in subsection (b) at each educational institution 
that has an office established to provide assistance to a veteran who 
is enrolled in a program of education at the institution.''.
    (b) Outreach Services Conducted Through Local Government 
Agencies.--Subparagraph (G) of subsection (a)(4) of such section is 
amended by inserting ``or local government'' after ``of a State''.
    (c) Other Veterans-Related Positions in Government Entities.--
Subparagraph (J) of such subsection is amended by inserting ``or a 
Federal, State, or local government entity, as the Secretary considers 
appropriate'' before the period at the end.
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