To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such program for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time.

Bill: 113-hr-1357
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2013-03-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to permit retraining assistance under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program to be used by a veteran to pursue a program of education for training on a less than full-time basis if the program consists of at least 16 seat-time hours (or the equivalent). </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2013 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such program for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time.

1. Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (a) In general Section 211(b) of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— (1) by striking , on a full-time basis, ; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and ; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) is pursued— (A) on a full-time basis; or (B) on a less than full-time basis if the program consists of at least 16 seat-time hours (or the equivalent). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to veterans enrolled in a program of education described in section 211(b) of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) on or after July 1, 2013.