To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.

Includes within authorized work-study activities, for individuals entitled to work-study allowances through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in connection with VA rehabilitation, education, or training programs, the following activities carried out at offices of Members of Congress: (1) the distribution of information to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents concerning available benefits and services under governmental and nongovernmental programs; and (2) the preparation and processing of papers and other documents, including those used to assist in the preparation and presentation of veterans' benefits claims.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4765 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4765

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are 
pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study 
allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional 
                    offices, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2010

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Walden, 
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Wu, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Carney, 
Mr. Courtney, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Perriello) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are 
pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study 
allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional 
                    offices, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN 
              OUTREACH SERVICES CONDUCTED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL 
              OFFICES.

    Section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) The following activities carried out at the offices 
        of Members of Congress for such Members:
                    ``(i) The distribution of information to members of 
                the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents about 
                the benefits and services under laws administered by 
                the Secretary and other appropriate governmental and 
                non-governmental programs.
                    ``(ii) The preparation and processing of papers and 
                other documents, including documents to assist in the 
                preparation and presentation of claims for benefits 
                under laws administered by the Secretary.''.
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