Calendar No. 638

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2094

[Report No. 103–384]

A BILL

To make permanent the authority of the Secretary

assistance for flight training.of Veterans Affairs to approve basic educational

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the

title
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Calendar No. 638

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2094

[Report No. 103–384]

To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to

approve basic educational assistance for flight training.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 10 (legislative day, MAY 2), 1994

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. FORD, Mr. SIMON, Mrs. KASSEBAUM, and Mr.

AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. ROCKEFELLER, with an amendment and an amendment to

the title

[Insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve basic educational assistance for

flight training.

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. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO APPROVE BASIC

2 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR FLIGHT

3 TRAINING.

4 (a) ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE ASSISTANCE.—Section

5 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

6 (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and

7 (2) in paragraph (1)—

8 (A) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’; and

9 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),

10 (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),

11 respectively.

12 (b) POST-VIETNAM ERA ASSISTANCE.—Section

13 3241(b) of such title is amended—

14 (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and

15 (2) in paragraph (1)—

16 (A) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’; and

17 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),

18 (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),

19 respectively.

20 (c) ASSISTANCE FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—Section

21 2136(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and

23 (2) in paragraph (1)—

24 (A) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’; and
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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),

2 (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),

3 respectively.

4 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

5 section shall take effect on October 1, 1994.

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPA7 TIONAL CONVERSION AND TRAINING ACT OF

8 1992.

9 (a) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—

10 (1) ELIMINATION OF 18 MONTH CAP ON PE11 RIOD.—Section 4485(d) of the Service Members Occu12 pational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (10

13 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘or

14 more than 18 months’’.

15 (2) STANDARD FOR WAGES AND BENEFITS.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4486(d)(2) of

17 such Act (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by

18 striking out the period at the end thereof and in19 serting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘in the com20 munity during the entire program period of the

21 eligible person.’’.

22 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment

23 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to pro24 grams of training under the Service Members

25 Occupational Conversion and Training Act of
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1 1992 that are begun on or after the date of the

2 enactment of this Act.

3 (b) PAYMENTS.—Section 4487(a)(1) of such Act (10

4 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended—

5 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘sub6 paragraph (B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sub7 paragraphs (B), (C), and (D)’’; and

8 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following

9 new subparagraphs:

10 ‘‘(C) In determining under the third sentence of sub11 paragraph (A) the amount of the payment which an em12 ployer shall receive on behalf of an eligible person, the num13 ber of hours for which payment will be received may not

14 exceed the number of hours equivalent to 18 months of

15 training.

16 ‘‘(D) Assistance may be paid under this subtitle on

17 behalf of an eligible person to that person’s employer for

18 training under two or more programs of job training under

19 this subtitle if such employer has not received on that per20 son’s behalf assistance in an aggregate amount in excess

21 of the applicable amount set forth in subparagraph (B).’’.

22 (c) ENTRY INTO PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING.—Sec23 tion 4488(a) of such Act (106 Stat. 2764; 10 U.S.C. 1143

24 note) is amended by striking out the third sentence thereof

25 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The eligible person may begin
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1 such program of job training with the employer on the day

2 that notice is transmitted to such official by means pre3 scribed by such official. However, assistance under this sub4 title may not be provided to the employer if such official,

5 within two weeks after the date on which such notice is

6 transmitted, disapproves the eligible person’s entry into

7 that program of job training in accordance with this sec8 tion.’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To make permanent

the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve basic educational assistance for flight training, to

amend the Service Members Occupational Conversion and

Training Act of 1992 to permit a period of training

under the Act of more than 18 months, and for other

purposes.’’.