#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ihj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to make     
certain improvements to the provision of
 on-campus educational and vocational   
counseling by the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,readiness
 and ,employment ,improvement ,act of   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,elimination of requirement 
that on-campus educational and          
vocational counseling is provided by    
certain ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs employees ,section #cfig;,b7a7 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking the second sentence4
  #c4 ,authority of ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs to approve non-degree
 flight training courses as part of     
vocational rehabilitation programs for  
certain veterans with service-connected 
disabilities  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#cajd7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting   

7#a7 before ,a rehabilitation program2  
7#b7 by striking ,to the maximum extent 
practicable and inserting ,except as    
provided under paragraph 7#b71 to the   
maximum extent practicable2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#b7 ,notwithstanding       
section #cfhj;,a7b7 of this title1 the  
,secretary may approve a rehabilitation 
program for a veteran under this chapter
 that includes the pursuit of a course  
of flight training other than one given 
by an educational institution of higher 
learning for credit toward a standard   
college degree the veteran is seeking4  
4  7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to a rehabilitation program     
approved on or after ,august #a1 #bjbf4 
#d4 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
training and rehabilitation programs for
 veterans with service-connected        
disabilities3 outreach requirement2     
extensions  7a7 ,,vre contact           
information ,section #cajd of title #ch1

 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,the ,secretary shall  
establish a dedicated telephone number  
within the ,education ,call ,center of  
the ,department for calls about services
 provided under this chapter4 ,each     
regional office of the ,department shall
 include1 on the website of the regional
 office1 a name1 telephone number1 and  
email address1 through which veterans   
may receive information about services  
provided under this chapter4  4  7b7    
,requests for extensions of programs3   
timely consideration2 report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,section #caje of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively2  7,b7 by inserting 7#a7   
before ,the ,secretary2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall  
approve or deny a request for an        

extension under paragraph 7#a7 not later
 than #cj days after the date on which  
the veteran submits such request4  4    
7#b7 ,report ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter for five  
years1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and ,house of ,representatives an annual
 report on requests for extensions under
 such subsection 7c74 ,each such report 
shall include1 for the year preceding   
the date of the report--  7,a7 the      
number of veterans who requested such an
 extension2  7,b7 the number of such    
requests that were approved2 and  7,c7  
the number of such requests that were   
denied4  #e4 ,extension of certain      
limits on payments of pension ,section  
#eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,january #ca1 #bjcc and inserting ,july 
#ca1 #bjcc4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,february #b1          

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