,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,lowenthal introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
payment of childcare assistance to      
certain single parents who are          
participating in a ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs vocational           
rehabilitation program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,wounded ,warrior   
,assistance ,act of #bjae4  #b4         
,childcare assistance for single parents
 who are participating in a ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs vocational        
rehabilitation program  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #ca of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#cabc4 ,childcare assistance for single 
parents  7a7 ,in ,general ,pursuant to  

regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 to carry out this section1 the         
,secretary shall provide to a veteran   
participating in a rehabilitation       
program under this chapter              
reimbursements for the actual cost of   
child care provided by a licensed       
provider to the veteran while the       
veteran is participating in the         
rehabilitation program1 if the          
,secretary determines that the veteran--
  7#a7 is the sole caretaker of a child2
 and  7#b7 would not otherwise be able  
to afford such child care4  7b7 ,amount 
of assistance ,the total amount of the  
reimbursements provided to a veteran    
under this section may not exceed #a1jjj
 for each month that the veteran is     
participating in a rehabilitation       
program under this chapter4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #cabc4         
,childcare assistance for single        

parents4  4