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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Veterans Services Outreach and
Training Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF OUTREACH.

Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(34) The term 'outreach' means the act or process of
reaching out in a systematic manner to proactively provide
information, services, and benefits counseling to veterans, and
to the spouses, children, and parents of veterans, who may be
eligible to receive benefits under the laws administered by the
Secretary, and to ensure that such individuals are fully
informed about, and assisted in applying for, any benefits and
programs under such laws.''.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL COUNTY
VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS.

(a) Grants.--Chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 531 the following new section:
''Sec. 532. Grants to assist certain rural counties in employing county
veteran service officers; professional qualifications
''(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve outreach
and assistance to veterans, and to the spouses, children, and parents
of veterans, who may be eligible to receive veterans' or veterans-
related benefits and who are residing in rural counties through the
training of rural county veteran service officers.
''(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to
make competitive grants in accordance with this section to provide
financial assistance to State departments of veteran affairs for the
purpose stated in subsection (a).
''(c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant under this section
shall be determined by the Secretary, but may not exceed $1,000,000.
''(d) Eligibility.--For purposes of this section, a State is
eligible for a grant under this section if it can demonstrate any of
the following:
''(1) That it has at least one county, in which veterans
reside, that does not have a county veterans service officer.
''(2) That it has at least one county, in which veterans
reside, that has a county veterans service officer who performs
county veterans service officer functions on less than a full-
time basis and that county is able to demonstrate a need for
additional services by a county veterans service officer.
''(3) That it has at least one county, in which not fewer
than 1,000 veterans reside, that currently has a full-time
county veterans service officer, but only if the county is able
to demonstrate a need for additional services by a county
veterans service officer.
''(e) Competition for Grant.--An eligible State seeking a grant
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the
grant. The application shall be in such form and shall contain such
information as the Secretary may require, including information
establishing that the State is an eligible State under this section.
From the applications submitted the Secretary shall approve those
applications that the Secretary determines to be the most promising in
carrying out the purposes of the grant program. Each State whose
application is selected by the Secretary to receive a grant under the
grant program shall receive funds in an amount determined by the
Secretary under subsection (c). In making such determination, the
Secretary shall take into consideration the amount of the total
appropriation for the grant program, the relative size of the State's
veteran population, and the funding necessary to improve training and
outreach of county veteran service officers in rural counties. Such
funds shall go to the State department of veterans' affairs.
''(f) Requirements for State Receipt of Federal Funds.--Each State
receiving a grant under this section shall--
''(1) provide to the Secretary information and assurances
that the funds received under the grant program for the
training of county veteran service officers will go to assist
counties in which not less than 1,000 veterans reside, and
which, in accordance with standards and classification of the
Census Bureau, consists entirely of territory, population, and
housing units outside of territory classified by the Census
Bureau as an 'urban area';
''(2) provide an assurance that the State agency shall
match the Federal funds provided under this section by
providing at least 20 percent of the total cost of the grant
program; and
''(3) use funds received under this section only to
supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of
such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources
for the purposes of this section, and not to supplant such
funds.
''(g) County Veteran Service Officer.--For purposes of this
section, a county veteran service officer is an employee of a county
(regardless of job title) whose duties include providing to veterans
residing in the county advice and casework services related to benefits
provided under laws administered by the Secretary.
''(h) Grant Frequency.--Grants under this section shall be made on
an annual basis.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
531 the following new item:

''532. Grants to assist certain rural counties in employing county
veteran service officers; professional
qualifications.''.
Output:
Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to make competitive grants to provide financial assistance to state departments of veterans affairs for the training of rural county veteran service officers in order to improve outreach and assistance to veterans, as well as their spouses, children, and parents, who may be eligible to receive veterans' or veterans-related benefits and who are residing in rural counties. Limits each grant to $1 million. Requires grants to be made on an annual basis.