,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjai,mr4 ,khanna 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,kim1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 and ,mr4 ,cook7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize ,state approving agencies  
to carry out outreach activities4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veteran ,outreach ,understanding   
,to ,reach ,every ,american ,courageous 
,hero ,act or the ,vet ,,outreach ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the  
following3  7#a7 ,state ,approving      
,agencies 7,s,a,as7 play a critical role
 administering ,,gi ,bill benefits to   
veterans4  7#b7 ,s,a,as ensure veterans 
can use their ,,gi ,bill benefits at    
quality education and job-training      
programs like apprenticeships4  7#c7    
,the ,s,a,as primary purpose is to      
review1 evaluate1 and approve education 

and training programs to ensure veterans
 have the highest quality education4    
7#d7 ,the ,,valor ,act 7,public ,law    
#aae-hi71 makes it easier for employers 
to offer apprenticeships to veterans4   
7#e7 ,in #bjae1 ,s,a,as across the      
country conducted almost #ej1jjj        
outreached-related actions to ensure    
veterans were informed of the benefits  
they are entitled to receive4  7#f7     
,s,a,as are now left to rely on outreach
 products created before #bjae and can  
no longer travel to job fairs and       
employers to ensure veterans1           
educational institutions1 and employers 
know about the potential benefits and   
opportunities of the ,,gi ,bill4  #c4   
,authority of ,state approving agencies 
to carry out outreach activities        
,section #cfgc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7f7 ,outreach activities  7#a7 ,a ,state
 approving agency may carry out outreach
 activities if it has properly conducted

 its enforcement and approval of        
education programs and funds are still  
available to do so4  7#b7 ,a ,,saa shall
 be considered to have properly         
conducted its enforcement and approval  
of education programs if it has met its 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
cooperative agreement requirements      
relating to the oversight and approval  
of programs1 and has completed a        
risk-based program review of any program
 determined to be of questionable       
quality or at risk by any ,federal or   
,state agency or any accrediting agency4
  7#c7 ,outreach activities carried out 
under this subsection shall be carried  
out using amounts otherwise authorized  
to be appropriated4 ,no additional      
amounts are authorized to be            
appropriated to carry out this          
subsection4  4