Sec. 4. Establishment of Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration of Department of Veterans Affairs

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Part V is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 8001. Organization of Administration. 8002. Functions of Administration. There is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration. The primary function of the Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration is the administration of the programs of the Department which provide assistance related to economic opportunity to veterans and their dependents and survivors. The Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration is under the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity, who is directly responsible to the Secretary for the operations of the Administration.

The Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration is responsible for the administration of the following programs of the Department: Vocational rehabilitation and employment programs. Educational assistance programs. Veterans’ housing loan and related programs. The veterans small business program under section 8127 of this title. . The tables of chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, and of part V of title 38, United States Code, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 79 the following new item: 80.

Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration 8001 . Chapter 80 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection

(a)shall take effect on October 1, 2014.