I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1391 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide educational and vocational counseling for veterans 
on campuses of institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Mr. BANKS of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational and 
vocational counseling for veterans on campuses of institu-
tions of higher learning, 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 ‘‘Veterans Success on 
Campus Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION 
OF ON-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL AND VOCA-
TIONAL COUNSELING FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3697A 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3697B. On-campus educational and vocational 
counseling 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide edu-
cational and vocational counseling services for veterans at 
locations on the campuses of institutions of higher learn-
ing selected by the Secretary. Such counseling services 
shall be provided by employees of the Department who 
provide such services under section 3697A of this title. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—(1) To be selected 
by the Secretary under this section, an institution of high-
er learning shall provide an appropriate space on the cam-
pus of the institution where counseling services can be pro-
vided under this section. 
‘‘(2) In selecting locations for the provision of coun-
seling services under this section, the Secretary shall seek 
to select locations where the maximum number of veterans 
would have access to such services. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and each 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
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report on the counseling services provided under this sec-
tion. Such report shall include, for the year covered by 
the report— 
‘‘(1) the average ratio of counselors providing 
such services to veterans who received such services 
at each location where such services were provided; 
‘‘(2) a description of such services provided; 
‘‘(3) the recommendations of the Secretary for 
improving the provision of such services; and 
‘‘(4) any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3697A the following new 
item: 
‘‘3697B. On-campus educational and vocational counseling.’’. 
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