,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjah,mr4 ,panetta 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bacon7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to make grants to public       
institutions of higher education for the
 establishment of ,veterans ,resource   
,centers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,resource ,center ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,grants for ,veterans       
,resource ,centers at public            
institutions of higher education  7a7   
,grants authorized ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall carry out a    

program under which the ,secretary makes
 grants1 on a competitive basis1 to     
public institutions of higher education 
to enable such institutions to establish
 and maintain ,veterans ,resource       
,centers as described in subsection 7d74
  7b7 ,applications ,to be eligible to  
receive a grant under this section1 a   
public institution of higher education  
shall submit to the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7c7 ,priority  
registration ,as a condition of         
receiving a grant under this section1 a 
public institution of higher education  
that offers priority course registration
 to any subgroup of students who are in 
a class year shall offer priority course
 registration to military-connected     
students who are in such class year4    
7d7 ,veterans ,resource ,center ,a      
public institution of higher education  
that receives a grant under this section

 shall use the grant to establish1      
maintain1 and provide services from a   
,veterans ,resource ,center on the      
grounds of the institution4 ,each       
,veterans ,resource ,center shall be a  
dedicated space where military-connected
 students can--  7#a7 socialize with    
each other2  7#b7 meet with relevant    
individuals and organizations1 including
 representatives of the ,armed ,forces1 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1  
,veterans ,service ,organizations1 and  
military student advocates2 and  7#c7   
engage in such other activities as may  
benefit the student1 as determined by   
the institution4  7e7 ,grant duration   
and amount  7#a7 ,duration ,each grant  
under this section shall be made for a  
period of #e years4  7#b7 ,amount ,the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
determine the maximum amount of each    
grant under this section4  7f7          
,supplement1 not supplant ,a public     
institution of higher education shall   
use a grant received under this section 

only to supplement funds that would1 in 
the absence of such grant1 be made      
available from other ,federal1 ,state1  
or local sources for activities         
supported by the grant1 not to supplant 
such funds4  #c4 ,priority recruiting   
and access ,to the extent determined to 
be appropriate by the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,secretary shall ensure   
that covered institutions receive       
priority access to military             
installations for purposes of recruiting
 students1 including students eligible  
for the ,transition ,assistance ,program
 under section #aadd of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code4  #d4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term ,armed   
,forces has the meaning given that term 
in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term  
covered institution means a public      
institution of higher education that--  
7,a7 has a ,veterans ,resource ,center  
7as described in section #b7;d772 and   
7,b7 offers priority course registration

 to military-connected students 7as     
described in section #b7;c774  7#c7 ,the
 term institution of higher education   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja7;a774  7#d7 ,the term             
military-connected student means a      
student who is a member of the ,armed   
,forces or a veteran4  7#e7 ,the term   
veteran has the meaning given that term 
in section #aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4