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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-870
AMENDING TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLU-
SION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE FOR
PURPOSES OF SUSPENDING CHARGES TO VETERANS' ENTITLEMENT TO
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DURING PERIODS OF SUSPENDED
PARTICIPATION IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
JULY 24, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. ROE of Tennessee, from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 5538]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 5538) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service
for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to edu-
cational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vo-
cational rehabilitation programs, having considered the same, re-
port favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 2
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 2
Subcom m ittee Consideration ................................................................................. 3
C om m ittee C onsideration ....................................................................................... 3
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 3
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 3
Earm arks and Tax and Tariff Benefits ................................................................. 4
Com m ittee Cost E stim ate ....................................................................................... 4
Congressional Budget Office Estim ate ................................................................... 4
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................ 5
A dvisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 5
Constitutional Authority Statem ent ...................................................................... 5
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 5
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