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Union Calendar No. 80 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1037 

[Report No. 111–162] 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot 

project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope 

of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States 

Code. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2009 

Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JUNE 18, 2009 

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] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 

five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying workstudy activities under title 38, United States Code. 

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

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pilot College Work 

3 Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR ON-CAMPUS 

5 WORK-STUDY POSITIONS. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a five-year pilot 

8 project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding 

9 the scope of qualifying work-study activities for purposes 

10 of section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, in11 cluding work-study positions available on site at edu12 cational institutions. 

13 (b) TYPE OF WORK-STUDY POSITIONS.—The work14 study positions referred to in subsection (a) may include 

15 positions in academic departments (including positions as 

16 tutors or research, teaching, and lab assistants) and in 

17 student services (including positions in career centers and 

18 financial aid, campus orientation, cashiers, admissions, 

19 records, and registration offices). 

20 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue regula21 tions to carry out the pilot project under this section, in22 cluding regulations providing for the supervision of work23 study positions referred to in subsection (a) by appropriate 

24 personnel of the Department. 

25 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

26 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

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1 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013 

2 to carry out the pilot project under this section. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pilot College Work 

5 Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR ON-CAMPUS WORK7 STUDY POSITIONS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec9 retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a five-year pilot 

10 project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding 

11 the scope of qualifying work-study activities for purposes 

12 of section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, includ13 ing work-study positions available on site at educational 

14 institutions. 

15 (b) TYPE OF WORK-STUDY POSITIONS.—The work16 study positions referred to in subsection (a) may include 

17 positions in academic departments (including positions as 

18 tutors or research, teaching, and lab assistants) and in stu19 dent services (including positions in career centers and fi20 nancial aid, campus orientation, cashiers, admissions, 

21 records, and registration offices). 

22 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue regula23 tions to carry out the pilot project under this section, in24 cluding regulations providing for the supervision of workmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 study positions referred to in subsection (a) by appropriate 

2 personnel of the Department. 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 

5 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out the 

6 pilot project under this section. 

7 (e) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 

8 provision of law, this section shall not be carried out with 

9 any funds provided for or under any authority of the Read10 justment benefits program described by the list of Appro11 priated Entitlements and Mandatories for Fiscal Year 1997 

12 contained in the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 

13 2015 of the 105th Congress, the Balanced Budget Act of 

14 1997 (H. Report 105–217). No funds shall be obligated for 

15 the purpose of carrying out this section except discretionary 

16 funds appropriated specifically for the purpose of carrying 

17 out this section in appropriation Acts enacted after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act. 

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Union Calendar No. 80 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1037 

[Report No. 111–162] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conUnited States Code. qualifying work-study activities under title 38, and advisability of expanding the scope of certain duct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility 

JUNE 18, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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