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Union Calendar No. 274 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3016 
[Report No. 114–358] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2015 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
ABRAHAM, Mr. RUIZ, and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
DECEMBER 1, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. COSTELLO of Penn-
sylvania, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, and 
Mr. ISRAEL 
DECEMBER 1, 2015 
Reported with amendments, 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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 9, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role 
of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet-
erans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improve-
ment Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—VETERANS HEALTH CARE 
Sec. 101. Role of podiatrists in Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 102. Priority of medal of honor recipients in health care system of Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 103. Improvement of care provided to newborn children. 
Sec. 104. Comptroller General audit of budget of Veterans Health Administration. 
Sec. 105. Outreach to veterans regarding effect of certain delayed payments by 
Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Business Office. 
Sec. 106. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program on dog training therapy. 
TITLE II—VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSITION 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 201. Establishment of Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 202. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition. 
Sec. 203. Transfer of Department of Labor veterans programs to Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 204. Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Veterans’ Employment, 
Training, and Transition. 
Sec. 205. Additional technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 206. Use of Federal directory of new hires. 
TITLE III—EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AND VOCATIONAL 
REHABILITATION 
Sec. 301. Modification and improvement of transfer of unused education benefits 
to family members under Department of Veterans Affairs Post- 
9/11 Educational Assistance Program. 
Sec. 302. Clarification of eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David 
Fry Scholarship. 
Sec. 303. Approval of courses of education and training for purposes of the voca-
tional rehabilitation program of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
Sec. 304. Authority to prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need. 
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Sec. 305. Recodification and improvement of election process for Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program. 
Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training and other 
programs of education. 
Sec. 307. Consideration of certain time spent receiving medical care from Sec-
retary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for 
post-9/11 educational assistance. 
Sec. 308. Work-study allowance. 
Sec. 309. Vocational rehabilitation and education action plan. 
Sec. 310. Reduction in redundancy and inefficiencies in vocational rehabilitation 
claims processing. 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, 
and consortiums of educational institutions. 
Sec. 402. Provision of information regarding veteran entitlement to educational 
assistance. 
Sec. 403. Role of State approving agencies. 
Sec. 404. Criteria used to approve courses. 
Sec. 405. Compliance surveys. 
Sec. 406. Survey of individuals using their entitlement to educational assistance 
under the educational assistance programs administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 407. Improvement of information technology of the Veterans Benefits Admin-
istration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 408. Technical amendment relating to in-State tuition rate for individuals 
to whom entitlement is transferred under All-Volunteer Force 
Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational As-
sistance. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Amount of loan guaranteed under home loan program of Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 502. Longitudinal study of job counseling, training, and placement service 
for veterans. 
Sec. 503. Limitations on subcontracts under contracts with small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by veterans. 
Sec. 504. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agen-
cies to facilitate the furnishing of assistance and benefits to vet-
erans. 
TITLE I—VETERANS HEALTH 
CARE 
SEC. 101. ROLE OF PODIATRISTS IN DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) INCLUSION AS PHYSICIAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 74 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7413. Treatment of podiatrists 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘physician’ in-
cludes a podiatrist.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 7412 the 
following new item: 
‘‘7413. Treatment of podiatrists.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7401(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Physicians, den-
tists, podiatrists,’’ and inserting ‘‘Physicians, den-
tists,’’. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 7402(b) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or of 
doctor of osteopathy’’ and inserting ‘‘, doctor of 
osteopathy, or doctor of podiatric medicine’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘po-
diatry,’’ after ‘‘surgery,’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (14) 
as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively. 
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(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Section 7403(a)(2) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through 
(H) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF PAY GRADE.— 
(1) GRADE.—The list in section 7404(b) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘CLINICAL PODIA-
TRIST, CHIROPRACTOR, AND OPTOMETRIST 
SCHEDULE’’ and inserting ‘‘CLINICAL CHIRO-
PRACTOR AND OPTOMETRIST SCHEDULE’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to a pay pe-
riod of the Department of Veterans Affairs beginning 
on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(e) CONTRACTS
FOR
SCARCE
SERVICES.—Section 
7409(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘podiatrists,’’. 
(f) PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.—Section 7421(b) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) 
as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively. 
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(g) MEDICAL DIRECTORS.—Section 7306(a)(4) of such 
title is amended by inserting ‘‘, doctor of podiatric medi-
cine,’’ after ‘‘doctor of medicine’’. 
(h) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to podiatrists employed by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act or who are appointed on or after such date. 
SEC. 102. PRIORITY OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS IN 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ENROLLMENT PRIORITY.—Section 1705(a) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘and veterans 
who were awarded the medal of honor under section 
3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 
14.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘veterans who 
were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 
6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14,’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1710(a)(2)(D) of such title 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘war’’ the following: ‘‘, who 
was awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, 
or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14,’’. 
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(c) EXTENDED CARE SERVICES.—Section 1710B(c)(2) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) to a veteran who was awarded the medal 
of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 
or section 491 of title 14.’’. 
(d) 
COPAYMENT
FOR
MEDICATIONS.—Section 
1722A(a)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) to a veteran who was awarded the medal 
of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 
or section 491 of title 14.’’. 
(e) APPLICATION.—The priority of enrollment of medal 
of honor recipients pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply 
to each such recipient, regardless of the date on which the 
medal is awarded. 
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SEC. 103. IMPROVEMENT OF CARE PROVIDED TO NEWBORN 
CHILDREN. 
Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘seven days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘42 days’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 31, 
2016, and each year thereafter through 2020, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
health care services provided under subsection (a) during 
the fiscal year preceding the date of the report, including 
the number of newborn children who received such services 
during such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 104. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT OF BUDGET OF 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7330B. Comptroller General audit of VHA budget 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically conduct an audit of ele-
ments of the budget of the Veterans Health Administration, 
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including the budget formulation, execution, allocation, and 
use of funds. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF ELEMENTS.—(1) In selecting ele-
ments of the budget of the Veterans Health Administration 
for purposes of an audit under subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General shall take into consideration— 
‘‘(A) knowledge of the programs of the Veterans 
Health Administration; 
‘‘(B) current issues; 
‘‘(C) national priorities; and 
‘‘(D) priorities expressed by the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days before conducting an audit 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the 
elements selected by the Comptroller General for purposes 
of the audit. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
the Budget of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
the Budget of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 7330A the following new item: 
‘‘7330B. Comptroller General audit of VHA budget.’’. 
SEC. 105. OUTREACH TO VETERANS REGARDING EFFECT OF 
CERTAIN DELAYED PAYMENTS BY DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CHIEF BUSI-
NESS OFFICE. 
(a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall conduct outreach, including through national and 
local veterans service organizations, to inform veterans of 
how to resolve credit issues caused by delayed payment of 
a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or 
other emergency health care furnished through a non-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs provider. The Secretary shall 
establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report 
such credit issues to the Chief Business Office of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the five-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall annually submit to 
Congress a report on the effectiveness of the Chief 
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Business Office in providing timely payment of prop-
er invoices for emergency hospital care, medical serv-
ices, or other emergency health care furnished through 
non-Department of Veterans Affairs providers by the 
required payment date during both the five-year pe-
riod preceding the date of the report and the one-year 
period preceding such date. For any part of the pe-
riod covered by a report under this subsection that oc-
curred before October 1, 2014, the report shall evalu-
ate the provision of such payments by the Veterans 
Integrated Service Networks. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The reports under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for each period covered 
by the report, the following: 
(A) The number of veterans who contacted 
the Secretary regarding a delayed payment that 
negatively affected, or will potentially negatively 
affect, the credit of the veteran. 
(B) The total amount of interest penalties 
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 
section 3902 of title 31, United States Code, by 
reason of a delayed payment. 
(C) The number of proper invoices sub-
mitted, listed in a table for each quarter and fis-
cal year of each such period that includes— 
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(i) the total amount owed by the Sec-
retary under the proper invoices; 
(ii) the payment status of each proper 
invoice, as of the date of the report; and 
(iii) the period that elapsed until each 
proper invoice was paid, including an ex-
planation of any delayed payment. 
(D) Any comments regarding delayed pay-
ments made by medical providers. 
(E) A description of the best practices that 
the Chief Business Office can carry out to pro-
vide timely payment of a proper invoice, includ-
ing a plan to improve such timely payments. 
(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS
ON PENDING CLAIMS.— 
During the five-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Business Office of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress quar-
terly reports on the number of pending claims for reim-
bursement for emergency hospital care, medical services, 
and other emergency health care furnished through non-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs providers. Each such report 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) The total number of such pending claims for 
each hospital system of the Department, as of the last 
day of the quarter covered by the report. 
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(2) The total number of veterans who submitted 
such a pending claim in each State, as of such day. 
(3) The aggregate amount of all such pending 
claims in each State, as of such day. 
(4) As of such day— 
(A) the number of such pending claims that 
have been pending for 30 days or longer; 
(B) the number of such pending claims that 
have been pending for 90 days or longer; and 
(C) the number of such pending claims that 
have been pending for 365 days or longer. 
(5) For each hospital system, for the quarter cov-
ered by the report— 
(A) the number of claims for reimbursement 
for emergency hospital care, medical services, 
and other emergency health care furnished 
through non-Department of Veterans Affairs pro-
viders approved during such quarter; 
(B) the number of such claims denied dur-
ing such quarter; and 
(C) the number of such claims denied listed 
by each denial reason group. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study that evaluates 
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SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PRO-
GRAM ON DOG TRAINING THERAPY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program under 
which the Secretary shall enter into a contract with one 
or more appropriate non-government entities for the pur-
pose of assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deploy-
ment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder 
symptoms through a therapeutic medium of training service 
dogs for veterans with disabilities. 
(b) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a) shall be carried out during 
the five-year period beginning on the date of the commence-
ment of the pilot program. 
(c) LOCATIONS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In entering into 
contracts for purposes of the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall seek to enter into contracts with appropriate non-gov-
ernment entities located in close proximity to at least three 
but not more than five medical centers of the Department. 
(d) APPROPRIATE NON-GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.—For 
purposes of the pilot program, an appropriate non-govern-
ment entity is an entity that is certified in the training 
and handling of service dogs and that has a training area 
that would be appropriate for use in educating veterans 
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with mental health conditions in the art and science of serv-
ice dog training and handling. Such training area shall— 
(1) include a dedicated space that is suitable for 
grooming and training dogs indoors; 
(2) be wheelchair accessible; 
(3) include classroom or lecture space; 
(4) include office space for staff; 
(5) include a suitable space for storing training 
equipment; 
(6) provide for periodic use of other training 
areas for training the dogs with wheelchairs and con-
ducting other exercises; 
(7) include outdoor exercise and toileting space 
for dogs; and 
(8) provide transportation for weekly field trips 
to train dogs in other environments. 
(e) DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Each contract en-
tered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the non- 
government entity shall— 
(1) ensure that veterans participating in the 
program receive training from certified service dog 
training instructors; 
(2) ensure that in selecting assistance dogs for 
use in the program, dogs residing in animal shelters 
or foster homes are looked at as an option, if appro-
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priate, and ensure that all dogs used in the program 
have adequate temperament and health clearances; 
(3) ensure that each service dog in training par-
ticipating in the pilot program is taught all essential 
commands pertaining to service dog skills; 
(4) ensure that each service dog in training lives 
at the pilot program site or a volunteer foster home 
in the vicinity of such site while receiving training; 
(5) ensure that the pilot program involves both 
lecture of service dog training methodologies and 
practical hands-on training and grooming of service 
dogs; and 
(6) ensure that the pilot program is designed 
to— 
(A) maximize the therapeutic benefits to 
veterans participating in the program; and 
(B) provide well-trained service dogs to vet-
erans with disabilities; and 
(7) in hiring service dog training instructors to 
carry out training under the pilot program, give a 
preference to veterans who have successfully graduated 
from post-traumatic stress disorder or other residen-
tial treatment programs and who have received ade-
quate certification in service dog training. 
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(f) ADMINISTRATION.—In order to carry out the pilot 
program under section (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall— 
(1) administer the program through the Recre-
ation Therapy Service of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs under the direction of a certified recreational 
therapist with sufficient administrative experience to 
oversee the pilot program; and 
(2) establish a director of service dog training 
with a background working in social services, experi-
ence in teaching others to train service dogs in a vo-
cational setting, and at least one year of experience 
working with veterans or active duty service members 
with post-traumatic stress disorder in a clinical set-
ting. 
(g) VETERAN ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall select 
veterans for participation in the pilot program. A veteran 
with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deploy-
ment mental health condition may volunteer to participate 
in the pilot program, if the Secretary determines that there 
are adequate program resources available for such veteran 
at the pilot program site. Veterans may participate in the 
pilot program in conjunction with the compensated work 
therapy program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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(h) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Secretary shall collect 
data on the pilot program required under subsection (a) 
to determine how effective the program is for the veterans 
participating in the program. Such data shall include data 
to determine how effectively the program assists veterans 
in— 
(1) reducing stigma associated with post-trau-
matic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental 
health condition; 
(2) improving emotional regulation; 
(3) improving patience; 
(4) instilling or re-establishing a sense of pur-
pose; 
(5) providing an opportunity to help fellow vet-
erans; 
(6) reintegrating into the community; 
(7) exposing the dog to new environments and in 
doing so, helping the veteran reduce social isolation 
and withdrawal; 
(8) building relationship skills, including par-
enting skills; 
(9) relaxing the hyper-vigilant survival state; 
(10) improving sleep patterns; and 
(11) enabling veterans to decrease the use of pain 
medication. 
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(i) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the commencement of the pilot program 
under subsection (a), and each year thereafter for the dura-
tion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the pilot program. Each such report shall 
include— 
(1) the number of veterans participating in the 
pilot program; 
(2) a description of the services carried out 
under the pilot program; 
(3) the effects that participating in the pilot pro-
gram has on the following— 
(A) symptoms of post-traumatic stress dis-
order and post-deployment adjustment difficul-
ties, including depression, maintenance of sobri-
ety, suicidal ideations, and homelessness; 
(B) potentially relevant physiological mark-
ers that possibly relate to the interactions with 
the service dogs; 
(C) family dynamics; 
(D) insomnia and pain management; and 
(E) overall well-being; and 
(4) the recommendations of the Secretary with 
respect to the extension or expansion of the pilot pro-
gram. 
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(j) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘service dog training instructor’’ means an instructor 
who provides the direct training of veterans with post-trau-
matic stress disorder and other post-deployment issues in 
the art and science of service dog training and handling. 
TITLE II—VETERANS ECONOMIC 
OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSI-
TION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS ECONOMIC OP-
PORTUNITY AND TRANSITION ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSI-
TION ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part V of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 80—VETERANS ECONOMIC OP-
PORTUNITY AND TRANSITION ADMIN-
ISTRATION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8001. Organization of Administration. 
‘‘8002. Functions of Administration. 
‘‘§ 8001. Organization of Administration 
‘‘(a) VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRAN-
SITION ADMINISTRATION.—There is in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs a Veterans Economic Opportunity and 
Transition Administration. The primary function of the 
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Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Adminis-
tration is the administration of the programs of the Depart-
ment that provide assistance related to economic oppor-
tunity to veterans and their dependents and survivors. 
‘‘(b) UNDER SECRETARY
FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITY AND TRANSITION.—The Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity and Transition Administration is under the Under 
Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
tion, who is directly responsible to the Secretary for the op-
erations of the Administration. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARIES.—The Veterans 
Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration 
shall have two Deputy Under Secretaries as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Deputy Under Secretary for Readjust-
ment, who shall be the principal assistant of the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition with respect to the programs specified 
in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 8002 of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) The Deputy Under Secretary for Employ-
ment, Training, and Transition, who shall be the 
principal assistant of the Under Secretary for Vet-
erans Economic Opportunity and Transition with re-
spect to the programs specified in paragraphs (5) 
through (9) of section 8002 of this title. 
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‘‘§ 8002. Functions of Administration 
‘‘The Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 
Administration is responsible for the administration of the 
following programs of the Department: 
‘‘(1) Vocational rehabilitation and employment 
programs. 
‘‘(2) Educational assistance programs. 
‘‘(3) Veterans’ housing loan and related pro-
grams. 
‘‘(4) The verification of small businesses owned 
and controlled by veterans pursuant to subsection (f) 
of section 8127 of this title, including the administra-
tion of the database of veteran-owned businesses de-
scribed in such subsection. 
‘‘(5) Job counseling, training, and placement 
services for veterans under chapter 41 of this title. 
‘‘(6) Employment and training of veterans under 
chapter 42 of this title. 
‘‘(7) Administration of employment and employ-
ment rights of members of the uniformed services 
under chapter 43 of this title. 
‘‘(8) Homeless veterans reintegration programs 
under chapter 20 of this title. 
‘‘(9) The Transition Assistance Program under 
section 1144 of title 10. 
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‘‘(10) Any other program of the Department that 
the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The tables of 
chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States 
Code, and of part V of title 38, United States Code, 
are each amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 79 the following new item: 
‘‘80. Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration .................................................................. 8001’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Chapter 80 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2016. 
(c) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—For fiscal years 2017 
and 2018, the total number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees authorized for the Veterans Benefits Administration and 
the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration, as established under chapter 80 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), may not 
exceed 22,118. 
(d) HOMELESS
VETERANS
REINTEGRATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—Nothing in section 8002 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), or in any other amend-
ment made by this title, shall affect the provision of funds 
to grant recipients under section 2021 or 2021A of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 202. UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS ECONOMIC 
OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSITION. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 306 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity and Transition 
‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY.—There is in the Department 
an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition, who is appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Sec-
retary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 
shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or 
activity and solely on the basis of demonstrated ability in— 
‘‘(1) information technology; and 
‘‘(2) the administration of programs within the 
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration or programs of similar content and 
scope. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition is the head 
of, and is directly responsible to the Secretary for the oper-
ations of, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
tion Administration. 
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‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) Whenever a vacancy in the posi-
tion of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity and Transition occurs or is anticipated, the Sec-
retary shall establish a commission to recommend individ-
uals to the President for appointment to the position. 
‘‘(2) A commission established under this subsection 
shall be composed of the following members appointed by 
the Secretary: 
‘‘(A) Three persons representing education and 
training, vocational rehabilitation, employment, real 
estate, mortgage finance and related industries, and 
survivor benefits activities affected by the Veterans 
Economic Opportunity and Transition Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Two persons representing veterans served 
by the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
tion Administration. 
‘‘(C) Two persons who have experience in the 
management of private sector benefits programs of 
similar content and scope to the economic oppor-
tunity and transition programs of the Department. 
‘‘(D) The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(E) The chairman of the Veterans’ Advisory 
Committee on Education formed under section 3692 
of this title. 
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‘‘(F) One person who has held the position of 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition, if the Secretary determines that it is 
desirable for such person to be a member of the com-
mission. 
‘‘(3) A commission established under this subsection 
shall recommend at least three individuals for appointment 
to the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic 
Opportunity and Transition. The commission shall submit 
all recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
forward the recommendations to the President and the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives with any comments the Secretary considers 
appropriate. Thereafter, the President may request the com-
mission to recommend additional individuals for appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(4) The Assistant Secretary or Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs who performs personnel manage-
ment and labor relations functions shall serve as the execu-
tive secretary of a commission established under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS
OF RECOMMENDED INDIVID-
UALS.—Each individual recommended to the President by 
the commission for appointment to the position of Under 
Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
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tion shall be an individual who has held a senior level posi-
tion in the private sector with responsibilities relating to 
at least one of the following: 
‘‘(1) Education policy. 
‘‘(2) Vocational rehabilitation. 
‘‘(3) Employment. 
‘‘(4) Job placement. 
‘‘(5) Home loan finance. 
‘‘(6) Small business development.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 306 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 38, United 
States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in section 306(c)(2), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) and (E) and redesignating subparagraphs 
(B), (C), (D), and (F), as subparagraphs (A) through 
(D), respectively; 
(2) in section 317(d)(2), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition,’’; 
(3) in section 318(d)(2), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 
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Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition,’’; 
(4) in section 516(e)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘Health 
and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition’’; 
(5) in section 541(a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Health 
and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition’’; 
(6) in section 542(a)(2)(B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, 
and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity and Transition’’; 
(7) in section 544(a)(2)(B)(vi), by striking 
‘‘Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, 
and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity and Transition’’; 
(8) in section 709(c)(2)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 
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Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition,’’; 
(9) in section 7701(a), by inserting after ‘‘assist-
ance’’ the following: ‘‘, other than assistance related to 
Economic Opportunity and Transition,’’; and 
(10) in section 7703, by striking paragraphs (2) 
and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 306A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and the 
amendments made by this section, shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2016. 
SEC. 203. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR VETERANS 
PROGRAMS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective October 1, 2016, 
there shall be transferred to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs all functions performed under the following 
programs of the Department of Labor, and all per-
sonnel, assets, and liabilities pertaining to such pro-
grams, immediately before such transfer occurs: 
(A) Job counseling, training, and placement 
services for veterans under chapter 41 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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(B) Employment and training of veterans 
under chapter 42 of such title. 
(C) Administration of employment and em-
ployment rights of members of the uniformed 
services under chapter 43 of such title. 
(D) Homeless veterans reintegration pro-
grams under chapter 20 of such title. 
(2) ORGANIZATION.—The programs, and the per-
sonnel, assets, and liabilities pertaining to such pro-
grams, transferred to the Secretary under paragraph 
(1) shall be administered as part of the Veterans Eco-
nomic Opportunity and Transition Administration 
established by section 8001 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by section 201. 
(b) BUDGET REQUEST.—Under section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, the President shall include in the 
President’s budget request for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2017, and for each subsequent fiscal 
year, funding requested for the functions referred to in sub-
section (a)(1). 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Federal 
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of au-
thority, or any document of or pertaining to a department 
or office from which a function is transferred by this sec-
tion— 
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(1) to the head of such department or office is 
deemed to refer to the head of the department or office 
to which such function is transferred; or 
(2) to such department or office is deemed to 
refer to the department or office to which such func-
tion is transferred. 
(d) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise 
provided by law, a Federal official to whom a function is 
transferred by this section may, for purposes of performing 
the function, exercise all authorities under any other provi-
sion of law that were available with respect to the perform-
ance of that function to the official responsible for the per-
formance of the function immediately before the effective 
date of the transfer of the function under this section. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determina-
tions, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, con-
tracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privi-
leges— 
(A) that have been issued, made, granted, or 
allowed to become effective by the President, the 
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, any officer or employee of any office trans-
ferred by this section, or any other Government 
official, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, 
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in the performance of any function that is trans-
ferred by this section, and 
(B) that are in effect on the effective date of 
such transfer (or become effective after such date 
pursuant to their terms as in effect on such effec-
tive date), 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked 
in accordance with law by the President, any other 
authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
or operation of law. 
(2) PROCEEDINGS.—This section shall not affect 
any proceedings or any application for any benefits, 
service, license, permit, certificate, or financial assist-
ance pending on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion before an office transferred by this section, but 
such proceedings and applications shall be continued. 
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made 
pursuant to such orders, as if this section had not 
been enacted, and orders issued in any such pro-
ceeding shall continue in effect until modified, termi-
nated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized of-
ficial, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by op-
eration of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be 
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considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modifica-
tion of any such proceeding under the same terms and 
conditions and to the same extent that such pro-
ceeding could have been discontinued or modified if 
this section had not been enacted. 
(3) SUITS.—This section shall not affect suits 
commenced before the date of the enactment of this 
section, and in all such suits, proceeding shall be had, 
appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same 
manner and with the same effect as if this section had 
not been enacted. 
(4) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, ac-
tion, or other proceeding commenced by or against the 
Department of Labor or the Secretary of Labor, or by 
or against any individual in the official capacity of 
such individual as an officer or employee of an office 
transferred by this section, shall abate by reason of 
the enactment of this section. 
(5) CONTINUANCE
OF
SUITS.—If any Govern-
ment officer in the official capacity of such officer is 
party to a suit with respect to a function of the offi-
cer, and under this section such function is trans-
ferred to any other officer or office, then such suit 
shall be continued with the other officer or the head 
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of such other office, as applicable, substituted or 
added as a party. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND JUDICIAL 
REVIEW.—Except as otherwise provided by this sec-
tion, any statutory requirements relating to notice, 
hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or 
judicial review that apply to any function transferred 
by this section shall apply to the exercise of such func-
tion by the head of the Federal agency, and other offi-
cers of the agency, to which such function is trans-
ferred by this section. 
(f) TRANSFER OF ASSETS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, so much of the personnel, property, 
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, alloca-
tions, and other funds employed, used, held, available, or 
to be made available in connection with a function trans-
ferred to an official or agency by this section shall be avail-
able to the official or the head of that agency, respectively, 
at such time or times as the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget directs for use in connection with the 
functions transferred. 
(g) DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.—Except as other-
wise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided in 
this section, an official to whom functions are transferred 
under this section (including the head of any office to which 
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functions are transferred under this section) may delegate 
any of the functions so transferred to such officers and em-
ployees of the office of the official as the official may des-
ignate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such 
functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No delega-
tion of functions under this section or under any other pro-
vision of this section shall relieve the official to whom a 
function is transferred under this section of responsibility 
for the administration of the function. 
(h) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS 
TRANSFERRED.— 
(1) DETERMINATIONS.—If necessary, the Direc-
tor of Management and Budget shall make any deter-
mination of the functions that are transferred under 
this section. 
(2) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director, at 
such time or times as the Director shall provide, may 
make such determinations as may be necessary with 
regard to the functions transferred by this section, 
and to make such additional incidental dispositions 
of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
property, records, and unexpended balances of appro-
priations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
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available in connection with such functions, as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. The Director shall provide for the termination 
of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section 
and for such further measures and dispositions as 
may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this sec-
tion. 
(i) CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED 
TRANSFERS.—For purposes of this section, the vesting of 
a function in a department or office pursuant to reestablish-
ment of an office shall be considered to be the transfer of 
the function. 
(j) AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.—Existing ap-
propriations and funds available for the performance of 
functions, programs, and activities terminated pursuant to 
this section shall remain available, for the duration of their 
period of availability, for necessary expenses in connection 
with the termination and resolution of such functions, pro-
grams, and activities. 
(k) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor 
shall— 
(1) enter into a memorandum of understanding 
to carry out this section, which shall include— 
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(A) a description of how the Department of 
Veterans Affairs will coordinate with the Em-
ployment and Training Agency at the Depart-
ment of Labor to ensure coordination and avoid 
duplication among activities authorized the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(Public Law 113–128) and the activities referred 
to in subsection (a)(1)(A) through (D); and 
(B) a description of how the Department of 
Veterans Affairs will share the performance ac-
countability measures required under subsection 
(l)(1) with the Employment and Training Agen-
cy of the Department of Labor; and 
(2) jointly submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a copy of such memorandum. 
(l) COORDINATION
WITH
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER 
WIOA.— 
(1) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish performance 
accountability measures for the activities carried out 
pursuant to the programs referred to in sub-
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section(a)(1)(A) through (D), which shall meet or ex-
ceed the requirements of section 116(b) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 
113–128; 29 U.S.C. 3141). 
(2) STATE PLANS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that each State develops and submits to the Secretary 
a combined State plan that meets or exceeds the re-
quirements under section 103 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113–128; 
29 U.S.C. 3113) for activities authorized under chap-
ter 41 of title 38, United States Code. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘function’’ includes any duty, obli-
gation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privi-
lege, activity, or program; and 
(2) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office, admin-
istration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, or-
ganizational entity, or component thereof. 
SEC. 204. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAIN-
ING, AND TRANSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 4102A of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ EM-
PLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND TRANSITION.—(1) The Deputy 
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Under Secretary for Employment, Training, and Transi-
tion established by subsection (c)(2) of section 8001 of this 
title shall formulate and implement all departmental poli-
cies and procedures to carry out this chapter and the other 
programs described in such subsection. 
‘‘(2) The employees of the Department administering 
chapter 43 of this title shall be administratively and func-
tionally responsible to the Deputy Under Secretary for Em-
ployment, Training, and Transition.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 41 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The section heading of section 4102A of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 4102A. Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans’ Em-
ployment, Training, and Transition; pro-
gram 
functions; 
Regional 
Administra-
tors’’. 
(2) The item relating to such section in the table 
of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘4102A. Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Tran-
sition; program functions; Regional Administrators.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 
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SEC. 205. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHAPTER 41.—Chapter 41 of title 38, United 
States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended 
as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans’ Employment and Training’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary for 
Employment, Training, and Transition’’. 
(2) By striking ‘‘Department of Labor’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department’’. 
(3) By striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(4) In section 4101, by striking paragraph (8). 
(5) In section 4102A(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘such As-
sistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘such Deputy 
Under Secretary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and con-
sulting with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’. 
(6) In section 4105(b), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs’’ both places it appears. 
(7) By striking section 4108. 
(8) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by striking the item relating to section 
4108. 
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(9) In section 4110(d), by striking paragraph (1) 
and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively. 
(10) In section 4110A(b), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives’’. 
(11) In section 4114— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 
Veterans’ Employment and Training’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under Sec-
retary for Employment, Training, and Transi-
tion’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(b) and in subsections (c) and (d), by striking 
‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 42.—Chapter 42 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(2) By striking ‘‘Department of Labor’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department’’. 
(c) CHAPTER 43.—Chapter 43 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 4303, by striking paragraph (11). 
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(2) In section 4317(b)(2), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(3) In section 4321, by striking ‘‘(through the 
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service)’’. 
(4) In section 4332(a)(1), by striking ‘‘of Labor’’. 
(5) In section 4333, by striking ‘‘, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(d) CHAPTER 20.—Chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 2003(a)(4), by striking ‘‘of the De-
partment of Labor’’. 
(2) In section 2011(g)(2), by striking ‘‘the De-
partment of Labor,’’. 
(3) In section 2021— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘that Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION
THROUGH
DEPUTY
UNDER 
SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND 
TRANSITION.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 
Labor 
for 
Veterans’ 
Employment 
and 
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Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 
Secretary for Employment, Training, and 
Transition’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(4) In section 2021A— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘that Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking the subsection heading 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH DEPUTY UNDER 
SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND 
TRANSITION.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 
Labor 
for 
Veterans’ 
Employment 
and 
Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 
Secretary for Employment, Training, and 
Transition’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(5) In section 2023— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the 
Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Secretaries’)’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘Secretaries’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘deter-
mine’’ and inserting ‘‘determines’’. 
(6) In section 2065(b)(5), by striking subpara-
graph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), re-
spectively. 
(7) In section 2066(a)(3), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), re-
spectively. 
(e) OTHER PROVISIONS
OF TITLE 38.—Title 38, 
United States Code, is further amended as follows: 
(1) In section 542(a)(2)(B), by striking clause 
(i) and redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively. 
(2) In section 544(a)(2)(B), by striking clause 
(i) and redesignating clauses (ii) through (vi) as 
clauses (i) through (v), respectively. 
(3) In section 3118(b), by striking ‘‘and the As-
sistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment in the 
Department of Labor’’. 
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(4) In section 3119(c), by striking ‘‘the Assistant 
Secretary for Veterans’ Employment in the Depart-
ment of Labor,’’. 
(5) In section 3121(a)(3), by striking ‘‘the As-
sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training of the Department of Labor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic 
Opportunity and Transition’’. 
(6) In section 3692(a), by striking ‘‘and the As-
sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training shall be ex officio members’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an ex officio member’’. 
(7) In section 6306— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall ar-
range with the Secretary of Labor for the State 
employment service to match’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall ensure that the State employment service 
matches’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Labor,’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 
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SEC. 206. USE OF FEDERAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Section 453A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
653a(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall have access to in-
formation reported by employers pursuant to sub-
section (b) of this section.’’. 
TITLE III—EDUCATION ASSIST-
ANCE AND VOCATIONAL RE-
HABILITATION 
SEC. 301. MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSFER 
OF UNUSED EDUCATION BENEFITS TO FAM-
ILY MEMBERS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b)(1) 
of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting ‘‘ten 
years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘four more years’’ and inserting 
‘‘two more years’’. 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF USE.—Subsection (g)(1)(A) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘six years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ten years’’. 
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(c) RATE OF PAYMENT.—Subsection (h)(3)(B) of such 
section is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, except that the amount of the monthly sti-
pend described in subsection (c)(1)(B) or (g)(3)(A)(ii) of 
section 3313, as the case may be, shall be payable in an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such stipend 
that would otherwise be payable under this chapter to the 
individual making the transfer’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘armed forces’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Armed Forces’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to an election to transfer 
entitlement under section 3319 of title 38, United States 
Code, that is made on or after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MARINE 
GUNNERY 
SERGEANT 
JOHN 
DAVID 
FRY 
SCHOLARSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701(d) of the Veterans Ac-
cess, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–146; 128 Stat. 1796; 38 U.S.C. 3311 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a quarter, se-
mester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or 
after January 1, 2015. 
‘‘(2) DEATHS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN SEP-
TEMBER 11, 2001, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005.—For pur-
poses of section 3311(f)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, any member of the Armed Forces who died dur-
ing the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 
ending on December 31, 2005, is deemed to have died 
on January 1, 2006.’’. 
(b) ELECTION ON RECEIPT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.— 
Section 3311(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘A surviving 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (4), a surviving spouse’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An election made under 
paragraph (3) by a spouse described in subpara-
graph (B) may not be treated as irrevocable if 
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such election occurred before the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
SURVIVING
SPOUSE.—A 
spouse described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual— 
‘‘(i) who is entitled to assistance under 
subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (9) of 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(ii) who was the spouse of a member 
of the Armed Forces who died during the 
period beginning on September 11, 2001, 
and ending on December 31, 2005.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) of sub-
section (f) of section 3311 of title 38, United States Code, 
as redesignated by subsection (b)(2), is amended by striking 
‘‘that paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9) of sub-
section (b)’’. 
(d) YELLOW RIBBON G.I. EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT 
PROGRAM.—Section 3317(a) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3311(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), and (9) of section 3311(b) 
of this title’’. 
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SEC. 303. APPROVAL OF COURSES OF EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING FOR PURPOSES OF THE VOCA-
TIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3104(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘To the maximum extent practicable, a course 
of education or training may be pursued by a veteran as 
part of a rehabilitation program under this chapter only 
if the course is approved for purposes of chapter 30 or 33 
of this title. The Secretary may waive the requirement 
under the preceding sentence to the extent the Secretary de-
termines appropriate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a course of education 
or training pursued by a veteran who first begins a pro-
gram of rehabilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, on or after the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 304. AUTHORITY TO PRIORITIZE VOCATIONAL REHA-
BILITATION SERVICES BASED ON NEED. 
Section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 303, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall have the authority to ad-
minister this chapter by prioritizing the provision of serv-
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ices under this chapter based on need, as determined by the 
Secretary. In evaluating need for purposes of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consider disability ratings, the 
severity of employment handicaps, qualification for a pro-
gram of independent living, income, and any other factor 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 90 days before making any changes 
to the prioritization of the provision of services under this 
chapter as authorized under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a plan describing such changes.’’. 
SEC. 305. RECODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEC-
TION PROCESS FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3326. Election to receive educational assistance 
‘‘(a) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO ELECT PARTICIPA-
TION IN POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—An indi-
vidual may elect to receive educational assistance under 
this chapter if such individual— 
‘‘(1) as of August 1, 2009— 
‘‘(A) is entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 of the title and has used, 
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but retains unused, entitlement under that chap-
ter; 
‘‘(B) is entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10 and 
has used, but retains unused, entitlement under 
the applicable chapter; 
‘‘(C) is entitled to basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 of this title but has not 
used any entitlement under that chapter; 
‘‘(D) is entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10 but 
has not used any entitlement under such chapter; 
‘‘(E) is a member of the Armed Forces who 
is eligible for receipt of basic educational assist-
ance under chapter 30 this title and is making 
contributions toward such assistance under sec-
tion 3011(b) or 3012(c) of this title; or 
‘‘(F) is a member of the Armed Forces who 
is not entitled to basic educational assistance 
under chapter 30 of this title by reason of an 
election under section 3011(c)(1) or 3012(d)(1) of 
this title; and 
‘‘(2) as of the date of the individual’s election 
under this paragraph, meets the requirements for en-
titlement to educational assistance under this chapter. 
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‘‘(b) CESSATION
OF CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD GI 
BILL.—Effective as of the first month beginning on or after 
the date of an election under subsection (a) of an individual 
described by paragraph (1)(E) of that subsection, the obliga-
tion of the individual to make contributions under section 
3011(b) or 3012(c) of this title, as applicable, shall cease, 
and the requirements of such section shall be deemed to be 
no longer applicable to the individual. 
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF REMAINING TRANSFERRED ENTI-
TLEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ELECTION TO REVOKE.—If, on the date an 
individual described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(C) of 
subsection (a) makes an election under that sub-
section, a transfer of the entitlement of the individual 
to basic educational assistance under section 3020 of 
this title is in effect and a number of months of the 
entitlement so transferred remain unutilized, the in-
dividual may elect to revoke all or a portion of the 
entitlement so transferred that remains unutilized. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
REVOKED
ENTITLE-
MENT.—Any entitlement revoked by an individual 
under this paragraph shall no longer be available to 
the dependent to whom transferred, but shall be avail-
able to the individual instead for educational assist-
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ance under chapter 33 of this title in accordance with 
the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
UNREVOKED
ENTITLE-
MENT.—Any entitlement described in paragraph (1) 
that is not revoked by an individual in accordance 
with that paragraph shall remain available to the de-
pendent or dependents concerned in accordance with 
the current transfer of such entitlement under section 
3020 of this title. 
‘‘(d) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and except as provided in subsection (e), an indi-
vidual making an election under subsection (a) shall 
be entitled to educational assistance under this chap-
ter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, 
instead of basic educational assistance under chapter 
30 this title, or educational assistance under chapter 
107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an individual making 
an election under subsection (a) who is described by 
paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection, the number of 
months of entitlement of the individual to educational 
assistance under this chapter 33 shall be the number 
of months equal to— 
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‘‘(A) the number of months of unused enti-
tlement of the individual under chapter 30 of 
this title, as of the date of the election, plus 
‘‘(B) the number of months, if any, of enti-
tlement revoked by the individual under sub-
section (c)(1). 
‘‘(e) CONTINUING ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE NOT AVAILABLE UNDER 9/11 ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event educational as-
sistance to which an individual making an election 
under subsection (a) would be entitled under chapter 
30 of this title, or chapter 107, 1606, or 1607 of title 
10, as applicable, is not authorized to be available to 
the individual under the provisions of this chapter the 
individual shall remain entitled to such educational 
assistance in accordance with the provisions of the 
applicable chapter. 
‘‘(2) CHARGE FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT.—The 
utilization by an individual of entitlement under 
paragraph (1) shall be chargeable against the entitle-
ment of the individual to educational assistance 
under this chapter at the rate of one month of entitle-
ment under this chapter for each month of entitlement 
utilized by the individual under paragraph (1) (as 
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determined as if such entitlement were utilized under 
the provisions of chapter 30 of this title, or chapter 
107, 1606, or 1607 of title 10, as applicable). 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL POST-9/11 ASSISTANCE FOR MEM-
BERS HAVING MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD GI BILL.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—In the case of 
an individual making an election under subsection 
(a) who is described by subparagraph (A), (C), or (E) 
of paragraph (1) of that subsection, the amount of 
educational assistance payable to the individual 
under this chapter 33 as a monthly stipend payable 
under paragraph (1)(B) of section 3313(c) of this 
title, or under paragraphs (2) through (7) of that sec-
tion (as applicable), shall be the amount otherwise 
payable as a monthly stipend under the applicable 
paragraph increased by the amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) the total amount of contributions to-
ward basic educational assistance made by the 
individual under section 3011(b) or 3012(c) of 
this title, as of the date of the election, multiplied 
by 
‘‘(B) the fraction— 
‘‘(i) the numerator of which is— 
‘‘(I) the number of months of enti-
tlement to basic educational assistance 
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ing to the individual at the time of the 
election; plus 
‘‘(II) the number of months, if 
any, of entitlement under such chapter 
30 revoked by the individual under 
subsection (c)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) the denominator of which is 36 
months. 
‘‘(2) MONTHS OF REMAINING ENTITLEMENT FOR 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an individual 
covered by paragraph (1) who is described by sub-
section (a)(1)(E), the number of months of entitlement 
to basic educational assistance remaining to the indi-
vidual for purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i)(II) shall 
be 36 months. 
‘‘(3) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The amount payable 
with respect to an individual under paragraph (1) 
shall be paid to the individual together with the last 
payment of the monthly stipend payable to the indi-
vidual under paragraph (1)(B) of section 3313(c) of 
this title, or under subsections (b) through (g) of that 
section (as applicable), before the exhaustion of the in-
dividual’s entitlement to educational assistance under 
this chapter. 
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‘‘(g) CONTINUING ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL AS-
SISTANCE FOR CRITICAL SKILLS OR SPECIALITY AND ADDI-
TIONAL SERVICE.—An individual making an election 
under subsection (a)(1) who, at the time of the election, is 
entitled to increased educational assistance under section 
3015(d) of this title, or section 16131(i) of title 10, or sup-
plemental educational assistance under subchapter III of 
chapter 30 of this title, shall remain entitled to such in-
creased educational assistance or supplemental educational 
assistance in the utilization of entitlement to educational 
assistance under this chapter, in an amount equal to the 
quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, equivalent of the 
monthly amount of such increased educational assistance 
or supplemental educational assistance payable with respect 
to the individual at the time of the election. 
‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE ELECTION BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
who, on or after January 1, 2016, submits to the Sec-
retary an election under this section that the Sec-
retary determines is clearly against the interests of 
the individual, or who fails to make an election under 
this section, the Secretary may make an alternative 
election on behalf of the individual that the Secretary 
determines is in the best interests of the individual. 
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‘‘(2) NOTICE.—If the Secretary makes an elec-
tion on behalf of an individual under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall notify the individual by not later 
than seven days after making such election and shall 
provide the individual with a 30-day period, begin-
ning on the date of the individual’s receipt of such 
notice, during which the individual may modify or 
revoke the election made by the Secretary on the indi-
vidual’s behalf. The Secretary shall include, as part 
of such notice, a clear statement of why the alter-
native election made by the Secretary is in the best 
interests of the individual as compared to the election 
submitted by the individual. The Secretary shall pro-
vide the notice required under this paragraph by elec-
tronic means whenever possible. 
‘‘(i) IRREVOCABILITY
OF ELECTIONS.—An election 
under subsection (a) or (c)(1) is irrevocable.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘3326. Election to receive educational assistance.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
5003 of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 38 U.S.C. 3301 note) is here-
by repealed. 
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SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR 
CERTAIN FLIGHT TRAINING AND OTHER PRO-
GRAMS OF EDUCATION. 
(a) FLIGHT TRAINING.—Subsection (c)(1)(A) of sec-
tion 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 
of education pursued at a public institution of 
higher learning’’ and inserting ‘‘(I) Subject to 
subclause (II), in the case of a program of edu-
cation pursued at a public institution of higher 
learning not described in clause (ii)(II)(bb)’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) In determining the actual net 
cost for in-State tuition and fees pursuant 
to subclause (I), the Secretary may not pay 
for tuition and fees relating to flight train-
ing.’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by redesignating items 
(aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), re-
spectively; 
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(B) in subclause (II), by redesignating 
items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), 
respectively; 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; 
(D) by striking ‘‘In the case of a program 
of education pursued at a non-public or foreign 
institution of higher learning’’ and inserting 
‘‘(I) In the case of a program of education de-
scribed in subclause (II)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) A program of education described 
in this subclause is any of the following: 
‘‘(aa) A program of education 
pursued at a non-public or foreign in-
stitution of higher learning. 
‘‘(bb) A program of education 
pursued at a public institution of high-
er learning in which flight training is 
required to earn the degree being pur-
sued (including with respect to a dual 
major, concentration, or other element 
of such a degree).’’. 
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(b) CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION CARRIED OUT 
UNDER CONTRACT.—Section 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2)(E), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘(cc) A program of education pur-
sued at a public institution of higher 
learning in which the public institu-
tion of higher learning enters into a 
contract or agreement with an entity 
(other than another public institution 
of higher learning) to provide such pro-
gram of education or a portion of such 
program of education.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) 
and (b) shall apply with respect to a quarter, semes-
ter, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS.— 
In the case of an individual who, as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, is using educational assistance 
under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to 
pursue a course of education that includes a program 
of education described in item (bb) or (cc) of section 
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3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively, the 
amendment made by such subsection shall apply with 
respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, 
commencing on or after the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 307. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN TIME SPENT RE-
CEIVING MEDICAL CARE FROM SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE AS ACTIVE DUTY FOR PURPOSES 
OF ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘12301(h),’’ 
after ‘‘12301(g),’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to active duty service 
by a member of a reserve component covered by section 
12301(h) of title 10, United States, beginning on or after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 308. WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE. 
Section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2013’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2013, or the period beginning on 
June 30, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2021’’. 
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SEC. 309. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION 
ACTION PLAN. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop 
and publish an action plan for improving the services and 
assistance provided under chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code. Such plan shall include each of the following: 
(1) A comprehensive analysis of, and rec-
ommendations and a proposed implementation plan 
for remedying workload management challenges at re-
gional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including steps to reduce counselor caseloads of vet-
erans participating in a rehabilitation program 
under such chapter, particularly for counselors who 
are assisting veterans with traumatic brain injury 
and post-traumatic stress disorder and counselors 
with educational and vocational counseling work-
loads. 
(2) A comprehensive analysis of the reasons for 
the disproportionately low percentage of veterans with 
service-connected disabilities who served in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, who opt to partici-
pate in a rehabilitation program under such chapter 
relative to the percentage of such veterans who use 
their entitlement to educational assistance under 
chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, including 
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an analysis of barriers to timely enrollment in reha-
bilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title 
and of any barriers to a veteran enrolling in the pro-
gram of that veteran’s choice. 
(3) Recommendations and a proposed implemen-
tation plan for encouraging more veterans with serv-
ice-connected disabilities who served in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, to participate in re-
habilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title. 
(4) A national staff training program for voca-
tional rehabilitation counselors of the Department 
that includes the provision of— 
(A) training to assist counselors in under-
standing the very profound disorientation expe-
rienced by warriors whose lives and life-plans 
have been upended and out of their control be-
cause of their injury; 
(B) training to assist counselors in working 
in partnership with veterans on individual reha-
bilitation plans; and 
(C) training on post-traumatic stress dis-
order and other mental health conditions and on 
moderate to severe traumatic brain injury that 
is designed to improve the ability of such coun-
selors to assist veterans with these conditions, in-
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cluding by providing information on the broad 
spectrum of such conditions and the effect of such 
conditions on an individual’s abilities and func-
tional limitations. 
SEC. 310. REDUCTION IN REDUNDANCY AND INEFFICIEN-
CIES 
IN 
VOCATIONAL 
REHABILITATION 
CLAIMS PROCESSING. 
(a) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CLAIMS.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall reduce redundancy and in-
efficiencies in the use of information technology to process 
claims for rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of title 
38, United States Code, by— 
(1) ensuring that all payments for and on behalf 
of veterans participating in a rehabilitation program 
under such chapter are only processed and paid out 
of one corporate information technology system, in 
order to eliminate the redundancy of multiple infor-
mation technology payment systems; and 
(2) enhancing the information technology system 
supporting veterans participating in such a program 
to support more accurate accounting of services and 
outcomes for such veterans. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
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Affairs for fiscal year 2016 $10,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to Congress a report on the changes made 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION OF 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. CENTRALIZED REPORTING OF VETERAN ENROLL-
MENT BY CERTAIN GROUPS, DISTRICTS, AND 
CONSORTIUMS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3684(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘32, 33,’’ 
after ‘‘31,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘edu-
cational institution’ may include a group, district, or con-
sortium of separately accredited educational institutions lo-
cated in the same State that are organized in a manner 
that facilitates the centralized reporting of the enrollments 
in such group, district, or consortium of institutions.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to reports submitted on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING VET-
ERAN ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3699. Provision of certain information to edu-
cational institutions 
‘‘For each veteran or other individual pursuing a 
course of education that has been approved under this chap-
ter using educational assistance to which the veteran or 
other individual is entitled under chapter 30, 32, 33, or 
35 of this title, the Secretary shall make available to the 
educational institution offering the course information 
about the amount of such educational assistance to which 
the veteran or other individual is entitled. Such informa-
tion shall be provided to such educational institution 
through a secure information technology system accessible 
by the educational institution and shall be regularly up-
dated to reflect any amounts used by the veteran or other 
individual.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 3698 the following new item: 
‘‘3699. Provision of certain information to educational institutions.’’. 
SEC. 403. ROLE OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 
(a) APPROVAL
OF
CERTAIN
COURSES.—Section 
3672(b)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the following’’ and all that follows through the 
colon and inserting the following: ‘‘a program of education 
is deemed to be approved for purposes of this chapter if a 
State approving agency determines that the program is one 
of the following programs:’’. 
(b) APPROVAL OF OTHER COURSES.—Section 3675 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary or a State 
approving agency’’ and inserting ‘‘A State ap-
proving agency, or the Secretary when acting in 
the role of a State approving agency,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘offered by proprietary for- 
profit educational institutions’’ and inserting 
‘‘not covered by section 3672 of this title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
or the State approving agency’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the State approving agency, or the 
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Secretary when acting in the role of a State approv-
ing agency,’’. 
SEC. 404. CRITERIA USED TO APPROVE COURSES. 
(a) NONACCREDITED COURSES.—Section 3676(c)(14) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘if the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the State approving agency and pursuant 
to regulations prescribed to carry out this paragraph, deter-
mines such criteria are necessary and treat public, private, 
and proprietary for-profit educational institutions equi-
tably’’. 
(b) ACCREDITED COURSES.—Section 3675(b)(3) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(3), and (14)’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to— 
(1) criteria developed pursuant to paragraph 
(14) of subsection (c) of section 3676 of title 38, 
United States Code, on or after January 1, 2013; and 
(2) an investigation conducted under such sub-
section that is covered by a reimbursement of expenses 
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a State 
pursuant to section 3674 of such title on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2015. 
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SEC. 405. COMPLIANCE SURVEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3693 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection (a): 
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall conduct an annual compliance survey of edu-
cational institutions and training establishments offering 
one or more courses approved for the enrollment of eligible 
veterans or persons if at least 20 such veterans or persons 
are enrolled in any such course. The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) design the compliance surveys to ensure 
that such institutions or establishments, as the case 
may be, and approved courses are in compliance with 
all applicable provisions of chapters 30 through 36 of 
this title; 
‘‘(B) survey each such educational institution 
and training establishment not less than once during 
every two-year period; and 
‘‘(C) assign not fewer than one education compli-
ance specialist to work on compliance surveys in any 
year for each 40 compliance surveys required to be 
made under this section for such year. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the State ap-
proving agencies, shall— 
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