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Union Calendar No. 152 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2481 
[Report No. 113–207] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify and improve the election 
requirements for the receipt of educational assistance under the Post- 
9/11 Educational Assistance program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 25, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify and im-
prove the election requirements for the receipt of edu-
cational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational As-
sistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet-
erans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 4. Establishment of Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration of De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity. 
Sec. 6. Five-year extension of homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
Sec. 7. Entitlement of children of certain deceased veterans to educational assist-
ance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 8. Recodification and improvement of election process for Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program. 
Sec. 9. Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, 
and consortiums of educational institutions. 
Sec. 10. Extension of loan guaranty fee for certain subsequent loans. 
Sec. 11. Mortgage protection for members of the Armed Forces, surviving spouses, 
and certain veterans. 
Sec. 12. Treatment of relocation for active duty for purposes of mortgage refi-
nancing. 
Sec. 13. Requirements for lending institutions that are creditors for obligations 
and liabilities covered by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
Sec. 14. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to , or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of title 38 , United States Code. 
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SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITY ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part V is amended by adding 
at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 80—VETERANS ECONOMIC 
OPPORTUNITY ADMINISTRATION 
‘‘8001. Organization of Administration. 
‘‘8002. Functions of Administration. 
‘‘§ 8001. Organization of Administration 
‘‘(a) VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ADMINIS-
TRATION.—There is in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration. The 
primary function of the Veterans Economic Opportunity 
Administration is the administration of the programs of 
the Department which provide assistance related to eco-
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nomic opportunity to veterans and their dependents and 
survivors. 
‘‘(b) UNDER SECRETARY
FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITY.—The Veterans Economic Opportunity Adminis-
tration is under the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic 
Opportunity, who is directly responsible to the Secretary 
for the operations of the Administration. 
‘‘§ 8002. Functions of Administration 
‘‘The Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration 
is responsible for the administration of the following pro-
grams of the Department: 
‘‘(1) Vocational rehabilitation and employment 
programs. 
‘‘(2) Educational assistance programs. 
‘‘(3) Veterans’ housing loan and related pro-
grams. 
‘‘(4) The veterans small business program under 
section 8127 of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The tables of 
chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States 
Code, and of part V of title 38, United States Code, 
are each amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 79 the following new item: 
‘‘80. Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration ........ 8001’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Chapter 80 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
October 1, 2014. 
SEC. 5. UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS ECONOMIC OP-
PORTUNITY. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 is amended by in-
serting after section 306 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity 
‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY.—There is in the Department 
an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity, 
who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary for Veterans 
Economic Opportunity shall be appointed without regard 
to political affiliation or activity and solely on the basis 
of demonstrated ability in— 
‘‘(1) information technology; and 
‘‘(2) the administration of programs within the 
Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration or 
programs of similar content and scope. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 
Veterans Economic Opportunity is the head of, and is di-
rectly responsible to the Secretary for the operations of, the 
Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration. 
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