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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3282 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the Veterans’ Advisory 

Committee on Education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2012 

Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education, 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. VETERANS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDU4 CATION. 

5 Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘§ 3692. Advisory committee 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.—(1) 

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1 cation (in this section ‘the committee’) formed by the Sec2 retary which shall be composed of— 

3 ‘‘(A) persons who are eminent in their respec4 tive fields of education, labor, and management; and 

5 ‘‘(B) representatives of institutions and estab6 lishments furnishing education or vocational training 

7 to eligible veterans or persons enrolled under chapter 

8 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title and chapter 1606 of 

9 title 10. 

10 ‘‘(2) The committee shall also, to the maximum ex11 tent practicable, include the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) Veterans who served in the Armed Forces 

13 on active duty and were deployed in connection with 

14 a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of 

15 title 10, United States Code). 

16 ‘‘(B) At least one veteran who is a student cur17 rently enrolled in a program of education and receiv18 ing assistance for the pursuit of such program of 

19 education under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this 

20 title. 

21 ‘‘(C) At least one representative from the 

22 American Council on Education or an affiliated or23 ganization. 

24 ‘‘(D) At least one representative from an orga25 nization that represents veterans. 


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1 ‘‘(E) A representative of a State approving 

2 agency. 

3 ‘‘(F) At least two school certifying officials 

4 from different regions of the country. 

5 ‘‘(3) The Assistant Secretary of Education for Post6 secondary Education (or such other comparable official of 

7 the Department of Education as the Secretary of Edu8 cation may designate) shall be an ex officio member of 

9 the committee. 

10 ‘‘(4) The committee shall actively seek feedback on 

11 policies of the Secretary relating to the administration of 

12 this chapter, chapters 30, 31, 33, and 35 of this title, and 

13 chapter 1606 of title 10 from— 

14 ‘‘(A) students who are currently enrolled in a 

15 program of education and receiving assistance for 

16 the pursuit of such program of education under such 

17 chapters; or 

18 ‘‘(B) veterans seeking to enroll in a program of 

19 education and obtain assistance for the pursuit of 

20 such program of education under such chapters. 

21 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.—(1) The Sec22 retary shall consult with and seek the advice of the com23 mittee from time to time with respect to the administra24 tion of this chapter, chapters 30, 31, 33, and 35 of this 

25 title, and chapter 1606 of title 10. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Not less frequently than twice each year, the 

2 committee shall submit to the Secretary and to Congress 

3 a report on the administration of this chapter, chapters 

4 30, 31, 33, and 35 of this title, and chapter 1606 of title 

5 10. Such report shall include such recommendations for 

6 legislative and administrative action as the committee con7 siders appropriate to improve the provision of educational 

8 assistance under such chapters. 

9 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The committee shall remain in 

10 existence until December 31, 2014.’’. 

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