[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4233 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4233
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 17, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center
readjustment counseling and related mental health services to veterans
and members of the Armed Forces using certain educational assistance
benefits.
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 ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers
Eligibility Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES.
(a) Veterans and Members Using Educational Assistance Benefits.--
Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``clauses (i) through (vi)'' both places it
appears and inserting ``clauses (i) through (vii)'';
(2) by striking ``in clause (vii)'' both places it appears
and inserting ``in clause (viii)'';
(3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)--
(A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);
and
(B) by inserting after clause (vi) the following
new clause:
``(vii) Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces pursuing
a course of education using covered educational assistance
benefits.''; and
(4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) The term `covered educational assistance benefits'
means educational assistance benefits provided pursuant to--
``(A) chapters 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this title;
``(B) chapters 1606 or 1607 of title 10;
``(C) section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans
Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48;
38 U.S.C. 3001 note); or
``(D) section 8006 of the American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note
prec.).''.
(b) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report assessing--
(1) the mental health needs of veterans pursuing a course
of education using covered educational assistance benefits (as
defined in section 1712A(h)(6) of title 38, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a)); and
(2) the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
address such mental health needs.
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.