Introduced in House
VR&E Accountability Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the VR&E Accountability Act.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXTENSION OF A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR A VETERANTrack this section →
Section 3105(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary may not, under this subsection, extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran so that such period exceeds ninety-six months until after the Secretary— (A) determines that extraordinary circumstances apply in the case of such veteran; and (B) submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives written notice of such extension and the extraordinary circumstances for such extension..