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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans 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 as-
sistance 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 provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 38 , United States Code. 
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 
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titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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 add-
ing 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 Af-
fairs a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration. 
The primary function of the Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity Administration is the administration of the pro-
grams of the Department which provide assistance related 
to economic opportunity to veterans and their dependents 
and survivors. 
‘‘(b) UNDER SECRETARY
FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITY.—The Veterans Economic Opportunity Adminis-
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tration is under the Under Secretary for Veterans Eco-
nomic Opportunity, who is directly responsible to the Sec-
retary for the operations of the Administration. 
‘‘§ 8002. Functions of Administration 
‘‘The Veterans Economic Opportunity Administra-
tion is responsible for the administration of the following 
programs 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 relat-
ing to chapter 79 the following new item: 
‘‘80. Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration ...... 8001’’. 
(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.— 
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(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 Depart-
ment an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity, who is appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Sec-
retary for Veterans Economic Opportunity shall be ap-
pointed 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. 
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) Whenever a vacancy in the po-
sition of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity occurs or is anticipated, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a commission to recommend individuals to the Presi-
dent for appointment to the position. 
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