Expands eligibility for the veterans' readjustment appointment program (a program providing Federal employment opportunities for veterans) to include all Vietnam era veterans (currently includes Vietnam era veterans with service-connected disabilities or those having received campaign badges for active-duty service in a campaign or expedition).
Expands eligibility for the disabled veterans' outreach program to include disabled veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
Extends the veterans' readjustment appointment program through December 31, 1999. Authorizes a qualified veteran to receive such an appointment only within the ten-year period following the later of the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty or December 31 (currently, December 18), 1989.
Increases the amount of monthly basic educational assistance provided under the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program for members of the all-volunteer active-duty forces and the Selected Reserve. Makes such increase permanent. (Currently, such increases are permitted only for the interim period between October 1, 1991, and September 30, 1993.)
Extends through December 31, 1995 (currently, 1994) the time during which an individual may be considered a Vietnam era veteran for purposes of eligibility for the Vietnam veterans' employment and training program.
Removes the requirement that veterans' organizations need to be federally chartered in order to be represented on the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 102-547, Part I. pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 102-547, Part I. pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X.
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Armed Services for a period ending not later than June 8, 1992 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.
Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.