,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #daea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjad ,mr4   
,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mrs4           
,kirkpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to ent] into a contract ) a non-gov]nm5t
 entity to conduct a survey (           
individuals :o h us$ or are us+ _!      
entitlem5t to educational assi/ance "u !
 educational assi/ance programs adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,education
 ,survey ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,survey (   
individuals us+ _! entitlem5t to        
educational assi/ance "u ! educational  
assi/ance programs adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,survey requir$ ,by n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all ent] 
into a contract ) a non-gov]nm5t entity 

= ! conduct ( a survey ( a /ati/ically  
valid sample ( individuals :o h us$ or  
are us+ _! entitlem5t to educational    
assi/ance "u *apt]s #cj1 #cb1 #cc1 & #ce
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to   
pursue a program ( education or tra9+4  
,! contract %all provide t--  7#a7 n    
lat] ?an "o mon? be=e ! collection (    
data "u ! survey beg9s1 ! survey %all be
 submitt$ to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  7#b7 ! non-gov]nm5t   
entity %all complete ! survey & submit  
to ! ,secret>y ! results ( ! survey by n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ent]+ into !   
contract2 &  7#c7 ! survey %all be      
conduct$ by electronic means & by any   
o!r means ! non-gov]nm5t entity det]m9es
 appropriate4  7b7 ,in=mation ,to be    
collect$ ,! contract "u subsection 7a7  
%all provide t ! survey %all be design$ 
to collect ! foll[+ types ( in=mation   
ab\t ea* individual survey$1 :]e        
applicable3  7#a7 ,demographic          
in=mation1 includ+ ! highe/ level (     

education complet$ by ! individual1 !   
milit>y occupational specialty or       
specialties ( ! individual :ile s]v+ on 
active duty z a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or
 z a memb] ( ! ,national ,gu>d or ( a   
,res]ve ,compon5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 &    
:e!r ! individual has a s]vice-connect$ 
disability4  7#b7 ,! op9ion ( !         
individual reg>d+ p>ticipation 9 !      
transition assi/ance program "u section 
#aadd ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
& ! effectiv5ess ( ! program1 includ+   
in/ruction on ! use ( ! b5efits "u laws 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4  7#c7 ,! res\rces ! individual
 us$ to help ! individual--  7,a7 decide
 to use ! individual's entitlem5t to    
educational assi/ance to enroll 9 a     
program ( education or tra9+2 &  7,b7   
*oose ! program ( education or tra9+ !  
individual pursu$4  7#d7 ,! individual's
 goal :5 ! individual enroll$ 9 !       
program ( education or tra9+4  7#e7 ,!  
nature ( ! individual's exp]i5ce ) !    
education b5efits process+ sy/em ( !    

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#f7 ,! 
nature ( ! individual's exp]i5ce ) !    
s*ool c]tify+ (ficial ( ! educational   
in/itution :]e ! individual pursu$ !    
program ( education or tra9+ :o process$
 ! individual's claim4  7#g7 ,any       
s]vices or b5efits ! educational        
in/itution or program ( education or    
tra9+ provid$ to vet]ans :ile !         
individual pursu$ ! program ( education 
or tra9+4  7#h7 ,! type ( educational   
in/itution at :i* ! individual pursu$ ! 
program ( education or tra9+4  7#i7     
,:e!r ! individual complet$ ! program ( 
education or tra9+ or ! numb] ( cr$it   
h\rs complet$ by ! individual z ( ! "t (
 ! survey1 &1 if applicable1 any degree 
or c]tificate obta9$ by ! individual =  
complet+ ! program4  7#aj7 ,! employm5t 
/atus ( ! individual & :e!r su*         
employm5t /atus diff]s f ! employm5t    
/atus ( ! individual prior to enroll+ 9 
! program ( education or tra9+4  7#aa7  
,:e!r ! individual is or 0 enroll$ 9 a  
program ( education on a full-"t or     

"p-"t basis4  7#ab7 ,! op9ion ( !       
individual on ! effectiv5ess ( !        
educational assi/ance program ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u :i* !  
individual 0 entitl$ to educational     
assi/ance4  7#ac7 ,:e!r ! individual 0  
ev] entitl$ to a rehabilitation "u *apt]
 #ca ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &
 :e!r ! individual p>ticipat$ 9 su* a   
program4  7#ad7 ,su* o!r matt]s z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7c7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]       
receiv+ ! results ( ! survey requir$ "u 
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report on ! results ( ! survey & any    
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y relat+ to  
su* results4 ,su* report %all also      
include an un$it$ v]sion ( ! results ( !
 survey submitt$ by ! non-gov]nm5t      
entity t conduct$ ! /udy4