[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 894 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 894

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring authority for 
  work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of 
 rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to certain 
outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2013

  Mr. Sanders 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 extend expiring authority for 
  work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of 
 rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to certain 
outreach services provided through congressional offices, 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. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN QUALIFYING 
              WORK-STUDY ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) Extension of Expiring Current Authority.--Section 3485(a)(4) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``June 30, 2013'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``June 30, 2016''.
    (b) Expansion to Outreach Services Provided Through Congressional 
Offices.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
            ``(K) During the period beginning on June 30, 2013, and 
        ending on June 30, 2016, the following activities carried out 
        at the offices of Members of Congress for such Members:
                    ``(i) The distribution of information to members of 
                the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents about 
                the benefits and services under laws administered by 
                the Secretary and other appropriate governmental and 
                non-governmental programs.
                    ``(ii) The preparation and processing of papers and 
                other documents, including documents to assist in the 
                preparation and presentation of claims for benefits 
                under laws administered by the Secretary.''.
    (c) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30 each year, 
        beginning with 2014 and ending with 2016, the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the work-
        study allowances paid under paragraph (1) of section 3485(a) of 
        title 38, United States Code, during the most recent one-year 
        period for qualifying work-study activities described in 
        paragraph (4) of such section, as amended by subsections (a) 
        and (b) of this section.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include, for the year covered by such report, the 
        following:
                    (A) A description of the recipients of such work-
                study allowances.
                    (B) A list of the locations where qualifying work-
                study activities were carried out.
                    (C) A description of the outreach conducted by the 
                Secretary to increase awareness of the eligibility of 
                such work-study activities for such work-study 
                allowances.
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