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Union Calendar No. 367 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5630 

[Report No. 111–627] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for 

vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 29, 2010 

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

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed 

by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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

3 SECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILI4 TATION COUNSELORS AND VOCATIONAL RE5 HABILITATION EMPLOYMENT COORDINA6 TORS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 

7 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 3123. Qualifications for vocational rehabilitation 

12 counselors and vocational rehabilitation 

13 employment coordinators 

14 ‘‘(a) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELORS.— 

15 Each individual employed by the Department as a voca16 tional rehabilitation counselor shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) have completed a masters degree in voca18 tional rehabilitation counseling before being so em19 ployed; 

20 ‘‘(2) by not later than five years after the indi21 vidual is first so employed, obtain certification by an 

22 accredited certifying body recognized by the National 

23 Commission for Certifying Agencies; and 

24 ‘‘(3) as a condition of continued employment, 

25 maintain such certification. 


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1 ‘‘(b) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT

2 COORDINATORS.—Each individual employed by the De3 partment as a vocational rehabilitation employment coor4 dinator shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) have completed a bachelors degree in the 

6 relevant field, as designated by the Secretary, before 

7 being so employed; 

8 ‘‘(2) by not later than five years after the indi9 vidual is first so employed, obtain certification by an 

10 accredited certifying body recognized by the National 

11 Commission for Certifying Agencies; and 

12 ‘‘(3) as a condition of continued employment, 

13 maintain such certification. 

14 ‘‘(c) REMEDIATION PLAN.—If an individual employed 

15 by the Department as a vocational rehabilitation counselor 

16 or a vocational rehabilitation employment coordinator fails 

17 to meet a condition of employment applicable to such indi18 vidual under subsection (a) or (b), the Director of the Vo19 cational Rehabilitation and Employment Service shall de20 velop a remediation plan for such individual. If the indi21 vidual fails to complete the remediation plan, such failure 

22 shall be cause for termination.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

25 at the end the following new item: 


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‘‘3123. Qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators.’’. 

1 (c) APPLICABILITY.— 

2 (1) INDIVIDUALS HIRED AFTER DATE OF EN3 ACTMENT.—Section 3123 of title 38, United States 

4 Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 

5 respect to an individual hired by the Department of 

6 Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of 

7 this Act. 

8 (2) INDIVIDUALS HIRED BEFORE DATE OF EN9 ACTMENT.—In the case of an individual hired as a 

10 vocational rehabilitation counselor or a vocational re11 habilitation employment coordinator by the Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs before the date of the en13 actment of this Act, such individual is required to 

14 have the qualifications described in section 3123 of 

15 title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 

16 (a), for the position held by the individual by not 

17 later than five years after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 367 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5630 

[Report No. 111–627] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 

of Veterans Affairs. ment coordinators employed by the Department counselors and vocational rehabilitation employfor qualifications for vocational rehabilitation 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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