H.R. 4271

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4271 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4271

To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational 
rehabilitation program for a veteran.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 2, 2025

Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational 
rehabilitation program for a veteran.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``VR&E Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXTENSION OF A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
FOR A VETERAN.

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.''.
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