Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 2009

Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 2009 - Increases the amount of educational assistance payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to individuals pursuing an apprenticeship or on-job training under: (1) the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program; (2) the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans educational assistance program; (3) the Survivors and Dependents educational assistance program; and (4) the Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1098 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1098

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
      certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2009

Mr. Perriello introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
      certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING 
              INTERNSHIPS OR ON-JOB TRAINING.

    (a) Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 3032(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
        inserting ``85 percent'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``55 percent'' and 
        inserting ``65 percent''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (3), by striking ``35 percent'' and 
        inserting ``45 percent''.
    (b) Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance.--Section 
3233(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
        inserting ``85 percent'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``55 percent'' and 
        inserting ``65 percent''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``35 percent'' and 
        inserting ``45 percent''.
    (c) Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance.--Section 3687 
of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``$574'' and inserting ``$650'';
                    (B) by striking ``$429'' and inserting ``$507''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``$285'' and inserting ``$366''; 
                and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
    (d) Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill.--Section 16131(d)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
        inserting ``85 percent'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``55 percent'' and 
        inserting ``65 percent''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``35 percent'' and 
        inserting ``45 percent''.
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