I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 803 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational rehabilitation 
and employment assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2011 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational 
rehabilitation and employment assistance, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity for Injured Vet-
erans Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND 
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 
(a) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3103(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘twelve-year’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen-year’’. 
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(b) INCREASED ALLOWANCE.—Section 3108 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or (j)’’ 
after ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘six months’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j)(1) As part of a vocational rehabilitation program 
under this chapter, a veteran who is eligible for and enti-
tled to rehabilitation under this chapter may elect to pur-
sue an approved program of education and receive assist-
ance under this chapter to the extent that such veteran 
has remaining eligibility for and entitlement to assistance 
under this section, if the Secretary approves the edu-
cational, professional, or vocational objective chosen by 
such veteran for such program. 
‘‘(2) The amount of assistance a veteran shall receive 
pursuant to paragraph (1) is as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a veteran who is considered 
a covered individual for purposes of section 3311 of 
this title, monthly amounts equal to the monthly 
amounts the veteran is eligible to receive for edu-
cational assistance under section 3313 of this title 
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(including the monthly stipend provided under sec-
tion 3313(c)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(B) In the case of a veteran who is not consid-
ered a covered individual for purposes of section 
3311 of this title, monthly amounts equal to the 
monthly amounts the Secretary determines would be 
payable to such veteran if such veteran were eligible 
to receive educational assistance under section 3313 
of this title (including the monthly stipend provided 
under section 3313(c)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(3) If a veteran makes an election under paragraph 
(1), the terms and conditions applicable to the pursuit of 
a comparable program of education and the payment of 
allowances and provision of assistance under chapter 33 
of this title for such a comparable program shall be ap-
plied to the pursuit of the approved program of education 
under this chapter.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a veteran who is 
eligible for and entitled to rehabilitation under chapter 31 
of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. CHILD CARE; PRESIDENT’S BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 3123. Child care assistance for single parents 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary to carry out this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide reimbursements for the actual cost of 
child care provided by a licensed provider to a veteran 
who— 
‘‘(1) is participating in a vocational rehabilita-
tion program under this chapter; 
‘‘(2) is the sole caretaker of a child; and 
‘‘(3) would not otherwise be able to afford such 
child care. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—The amount of the 
reimbursement for the actual cost for child care under this 
section shall be not more than $2,000 per month for each 
month the veteran is participating in a vocational rehabili-
tation program under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 3124. Information included in support of Presi-
dent’s budget 
‘‘The Secretary shall include in documents submitted 
to Congress by the Secretary in support of the President’s 
budget for each fiscal year submitted under section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the following: 
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‘‘(1) For the calendar year preceding the sub-
mission— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of veterans receiving 
assistance under this chapter who became em-
ployed; and 
‘‘(B) the percentage of veterans receiving 
assistance under this chapter who achieved 
independence in daily living. 
‘‘(2) Any changes made by the Secretary in 
measuring or calculating the performance of the de-
partment under this chapter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter 31 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘3123. Child care assistance for single parents. 
‘‘3124. Information included in support of President’s budget.’’. 
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