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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1821 

To amend chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational 

rehabilitation and employment assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 31, 2009 

Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, to 

increase vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity for Injured Vet5 erans Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND 

7 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 

8 (a) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3103(a) of 

9 title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘twelve-year’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen-year’’. 


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1 (b) INCREASED ALLOWANCE.—Section 3108 of title 

2 38, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or (j)’’ 

4 after ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘two 

6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘six months’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(j)(1) As part of a vocational rehabilitation program 

10 under this chapter, a veteran who is eligible for and enti11 tled to rehabilitation under this chapter may elect to pur12 sue an approved program of education and receive assist13 ance under this chapter in monthly amounts described 

14 under paragraph (2) to the extent that such veteran has 

15 remaining eligibility for and entitlement to assistance 

16 under this section, if the Secretary approves the edu17 cational, professional, or vocational objective chosen by 

18 such veteran for such program. 

19 ‘‘(2) The monthly amounts a veteran may receive 

20 under paragraph (1)— 

21 ‘‘(A) with respect to a veteran who is consid22 ered a covered individual for purposes of section 

23 3311 of this title, are the amounts equal to the 

24 monthly amounts the veteran is eligible to receive for 

25 educational assistance under section 3313 of this 


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1 title (including the monthly stipend provided under 

2 section 3313(c)(1)(B)); and 

3 ‘‘(B) with respect to a veteran who is not con4 sidered a covered individual for purposes of section 

5 3311, are the amounts equal to the monthly 

6 amounts the Secretary determines would be payable 

7 to such veteran if such veteran were eligible to re8 ceive educational assistance under section 3313 of 

9 this title (including the monthly stipend provided 

10 under section 3313(c)(1)(B)). 

11 ‘‘(3) In the event that such veteran makes an election 

12 under paragraph (1), the terms and conditions applicable 

13 to the pursuit of a comparable program of education and 

14 the payment of allowances and provision of assistance 

15 under chapter 33 of this title for such a comparable pro16 gram shall be applied to the pursuit of the approved pro17 gram of education under this chapter.’’. 

18 (c) CHILD CARE; PRESIDENT’S BUDGET.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, 

20 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new sections: 

22 ‘‘§ 3123. Child care assistance for single parents 

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1 retary shall provide reimbursements for child care to a vet2 eran who is— 

3 ‘‘(1) participating in a vocational rehabilitation 

4 program under this chapter; and 

5 ‘‘(2) the sole caretaker of a child. 

6 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—The amount of the 

7 reimbursement for child care under this section shall be 

8 not more than $2,000 per month for each month the vet9 eran is participating in a vocational rehabilitation program 

10 under this chapter. 

11 ‘‘§ 3124. Information included in support of Presi12 dent’s budget 

13 ‘‘The Secretary shall include in documents submitted 

14 to Congress by the Secretary in support of the President’s 

15 budget for each fiscal year submitted under section 1105 

16 of title 31, United States Code, the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) For the calendar year preceding the sub18 mission— 

19 ‘‘(A) the percentage of veterans receiving 

20 assistance under this chapter who became em21 ployed; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the percentage of veterans receiving 

23 assistance under this chapter who achieved 

24 independence in daily living. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Any changes made by the Secretary in 

2 measuring or calculating the performance of the de3 partment under this chapter.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions at the beginning of chapter 31 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

‘‘3123. Child care assistance for single parents. 

‘‘3124. Information included in support of President’s budget.’’. 

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