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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1877
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand work-study for eligible
veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. MAS-
CARA, Mr. REYES, Mr. BUYER, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. GILCHREST) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veter-
ans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand work-
study for eligible veterans, 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. EXPANSION OF WORK-STUDY.
(a) POSITIONS.—The second sentence of paragraph
(1) of section 3485(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘any activity that
the Secretary determines appropriate, with respect to the
needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the skills
of the individual, of—
‘‘(A) a department or agency of the United
States,
‘‘(B) an institution of higher learning, or
‘‘(C) a community service program of a State
or local government or of a community service orga-
nization.’’.
(b) ELECTION
OF
PARTIAL
PAYMENT
IN
AD-
VANCE.—The third sentence of paragraph (1) of section
3485(a) of such title is amended by striking out ‘‘An indi-
vidual shall be paid’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘An in-
dividual may elect, in the manner prescribed by the Sec-
retary, to be paid’’.
(c) DEFINITION
OF HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE.—
Paragraph (2) of section 3485(a) of such title is amended
by striking out ‘‘or (B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘(B)’’ and by striking out the period at the end and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘, or (C) an amount of up to 10 percent
above the wage referred to in clause (A) or (B) when the
Secretary determines such higher wage is in the best inter-
est of the Government and the individual.’’.
(d) DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZA-
TION.—Subsection (a) of section 3485 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, the term ‘community service organization’ means
a veterans service organization or other nonprofit organi-
zation that provides community service.’’.
(e) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY.—Section
3485 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(f) The work-study allowance may not be used to
fund, in whole or in part, any political activity.’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (c)
of section 3485 of such title is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a depart-
ment or agency of the United States’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘each Department of Veter-
ans Affairs regional office’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘each such department or agency’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘Department of Veterans
Affairs activities’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the
activities of any such department or agency’’.
(2) Subsection (e)(1) of section 3485 of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘through (E)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘through (C)’’.
(g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsections (b) and
(e)(1) of section 3485 of such title are each amended by
striking out ‘‘chapter 106 of title 10’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘chapter 1606 of title
10’’.
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