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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1215 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain 

authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2007 

Mr. AKAKA 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 extend and improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, 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. MODIFICATION OF RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT 

4 OF STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ADMIN5 ISTERING VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS. 

6 Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and all that follows 

8 through ‘‘fiscal year 2007,’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROJECT ON TRAINING ON 

2 THE JOB FOR CLAIMS ADJUDICATORS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 3677(d) of title 38, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(3) The authority to carry out the pilot project shall 

7 expire on October 1, 2008.’’. 

8 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 

9 such section is amended by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘pilot project’’. 

11 SEC. 3. WAIVER OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR DIREC12 TORS FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND 

13 TRAINING. 

14 Section 4103(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the requirement in 

20 subparagraph (A) with respect to a Director for Veterans’ 

21 Employment and Training if the Secretary determines 

22 that the waiver is in the public interest. Any such waiver 

23 shall be made on a case-by-case basis.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT 

2 STUDY TO COVER VETERANS OF GLOBAL 

3 WAR ON TERROR. 

4 Section 4110A(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Vietnam era’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘Global War on Terror’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘the Vietnam theater of 

10 operations during the Vietnam era’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom or Oper12 ation Iraqi Freedom’’; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Vietnam era’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘Global War on Terror’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘the Vietnam theater of 

17 operations’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation Enduring 

18 Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom’’; and 

19 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Vietnam 

20 era’’ and inserting ‘‘Global War on Terror’’. 

21 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCREASE IN BENEFIT FOR INDIVID22 UALS PURSUING APPRENTICESHIP OR ON23 JOB TRAINING. 

24 Section 103 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement 

25 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 118 Stat. 3600) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ each place it appears and 

2 inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

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