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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 996
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a veterans education
certification and outreach program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 18, 1993
Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
veterans education certification and outreach program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VETERANS EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 36 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end of sub-
chapter II the following new section:
‘‘§ 3697B. Veterans education outreach program
‘‘(a) The Secretary shall provide funding for offices
of veterans affairs at institutions of higher learning, as
defined in section 3452(f), in accordance with this section.
‘‘(b)(1)(A) The Secretary shall, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, make payments to any institu-
tion of higher learning, under and in accordance with this
section, during any fiscal year if the number of persons
eligible for services from offices assisted under this section
at the institution is at least 50, determined in the same
manner as the number of eligible veterans or eligible per-
sons is determined under section 3684(c).
‘‘(B) The persons who are eligible for services from
the offices assisted under this section are persons receiving
educational assistance administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including assistance provided under
chapter 106 of title 10.
‘‘(2) To be eligible for a payment under this section,
an institution of higher learning or a consortium of insti-
tutions of higher learning, as described in paragraph (3),
shall make an application to the Secretary. The applica-
tion shall—
‘‘(A) set forth such policies, assurances, and
procedures that will ensure that—
‘‘(i) the funds received by the institution,
or each institution in a consortium of institu-
tions described in paragraph (3), under this
section will be used solely to carry out this
section;
for making such payments, from funds which become
available as a result of the limitation on payments set
forth in paragraph (1)(B), in an equitable manner.
‘‘(d) The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of
this section, shall seek to assure the coordination of pro-
grams assisted under this section with other programs car-
ried out by the Department pursuant to this title, and the
Secretary shall provide all assistance, technical consulta-
tion, and information otherwise authorized by law as nec-
essary to promote the maximum effectiveness of the activi-
ties and programs assisted under this section.
‘‘(e)(1) From the amounts made available for any fis-
cal year under subsection (f), the Secretary shall retain
one percent or $10,000, whichever is less, for the purpose
of collecting information about exemplary veterans edu-
cational outreach programs and disseminating that infor-
mation to other institutions of higher learning having such
programs on their campuses. Such collection and dissemi-
nation shall be done on an annual basis.
‘‘(2) From the amounts made available under sub-
section (f), the Secretary may retain not more than two
percent for the purpose of administering this section.
‘‘(f) Out of amounts made available for the payment
of readjustment benefits for each fiscal year beginning
after September 30, 1993, $3,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 36 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 3697A the following new item:
‘‘3697B. Veterans education outreach program.’’.
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