[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 7643 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 496
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7643

                     [Report No. 118-596, Part II]

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of 
   Department of Veterans Affairs work-study allowance to carry out 
casework, policy making, and oversight related to the activities of the 
              Department at certain congressional offices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2024

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

                             July 18, 2024

            Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton and Ms. Lofgren

                             July 18, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            August 27, 2024

Supplemental report filed and ordered to be reprinted pursuant to House 
                        Report 118-596, Part II
 [Omit the text ordered printed on July 18, 2024, and insert the text 
                  ordered printed on August 27, 2024]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               12, 2024]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of 
   Department of Veterans Affairs work-study allowance to carry out 
casework, policy making, and oversight related to the activities of the 
              Department at certain congressional offices.


 


    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 ``Veterans Congressional Work Study 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES USING 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE.

    Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (K), by inserting ``or at the 
                offices of a committee of the Senate or House of 
                Representatives on behalf of such committee'' after 
                ``such Members''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(L) Activities supporting casework, policy making, and 
        oversight related to the activities of the Department carried 
        out at the offices of a committee of the Senate or House of 
        Representatives, the office of a Member of Congress, the 
        Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability 
        Office, or the Congressional Budget Office.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report on 
the number of individuals who received a work-study allowance under 
this section for qualifying work-study activities performed during the 
year covered by the report at each of the following:
            ``(1) An office of a Member of Congress.
            ``(2) A committee of the Senate or House of 
        Representatives.
            ``(3) The Congressional Research Service.
            ``(4) The Government Accountability Office.
            ``(5) The Congressional Budget Office.''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES.

    The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``November 15, 2031'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``November 29, 2031''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 496

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7643

                     [Report No. 118-596, Part II]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of 
   Department of Veterans Affairs work-study allowance to carry out 
casework, policy making, and oversight related to the activities of the 
              Department at certain congressional offices.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            August 27, 2024

Supplemental report filed and ordered to be reprinted pursuant to House 
                        Report 118-596, Part II