into under section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. 5-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR ON-CAMPUS WORK-
STUDY POSITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a five-year pilot 
project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding 
the scope of qualifying work-study activities under sub-
section (a)(4) of section 3485 of title 38, United States 
Code, to include work-study positions available on site at 
educational institutions. 
(b) TYPE OF WORK-STUDY POSITIONS.—The work-
study positions referred to in subsection (a) may include 
positions in academic departments (such as tutors or re-
search, teaching, and lab assistants) and in student serv-
ices (such as career centers, financial aid, campus orienta-
tion, cashiers, admissions, records and registration). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) APPROVAL
OF
POSITION
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—No payment may be made under the pilot 
project for a work-study position referred to in sub-
section (a) unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
has approved the work-study position offered by edu-
cational institution based on an application sub-
mitted to the Secretary by the institution for such
purpose containing such information and meeting 
such requirements as the Secretary may specify. 
(2) ALL OTHER QUALIFYING WORK-STUDY AC-
TIVITIES ARE FILLED.—Before a work-study posi-
tion referred to in subsection (a) may be filled by an 
applicant under the pilot project, the applicant shall 
demonstrate to the Secretary that there is no posi-
tion in a qualifying work-study activity under sub-
paragraphs (A) through (I) of section 3845(a)(4) of 
such title in which the applicant may work during 
the applicable agreement period. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON NUMBER
OF POSITIONS.—In 
conducting the pilot program, the Secretary shall ensure 
that no more than 10 percent of all work-study agree-
ments under section 3485 of such title at any time are 
for work-study positions provided for under the pilot 
project. 
(e) MAINTENANCE
OF NUMBERS
AND TYPES
OF 
WORK-STUDY
OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED
BY
EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary may not enter 
into an agreement for a work-study position referred to 
in subsection (a) unless the educational institution in-
volved demonstrates that the number and types of work-
study positions offered by the educational institution dur-
ing the year preceding the year in which the Secretary
conducts the pilot project is not less than such number 
and type offered during the pilot project. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the pilot project under this sec-
tion, including regulations providing for the supervision of 
work-study positions referred to in subsection (a) by ap-
propriate personnel. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 
to carry out the pilot project under this section. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 3484 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(E), by inserting ‘‘or 
1607’’ after ‘‘chapter 1606’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘chapter 106’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 1606 or 1607’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘services of the kind de-
scribed in clauses (A) through (E) of subsection 
(a)(1) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘a quali-
fying work-study activity described in sub-
section (a)(4)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘chapter 106’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘chapter 1606 or 1607’’.
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