H.R. 4271

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4271 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 2025 Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''. <all>