Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Veterans health care Sec. 101. Role of podiatrists in Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 102. Priority of medal of honor recipients in health care system of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 103. Improvement of care provided to newborn children. Sec. 104. Comptroller General audit of budget of Veterans Health Administration.
Sec. 105. Outreach to veterans regarding effect of certain delayed payments by Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Business Office. Sec. 106. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program on dog training therapy. Title II—Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Sec. 201. Establishment of Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration. Sec. 202. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition. Title III—Education assistance and vocational rehabilitation Sec. 301.
Modification and improvement of transfer of unused education benefits to family members under Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 302. Clarification of eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship. Sec. 303. Approval of courses of education and training for purposes of the vocational rehabilitation program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 304. Authority to prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need.
Sec. 305. Recodification and improvement of election process for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 306. Clarification of assistance provided for certain flight training and other programs of education. Sec. 307. Consideration of certain time spent receiving medical care from Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for post-9/11 educational assistance. Sec. 308. Work-study allowance. Sec. 309. Vocational rehabilitation and education action plan.
Sec. 310. Reduction in redundancy and inefficiencies in vocational rehabilitation claims processing. Title IV—Administration of educational assistance Sec. 401. Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions. Sec. 402. Provision of information regarding veteran entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 403. Role of State approving agencies. Sec. 404. Criteria used to approve courses. Sec. 405. Compliance surveys.
Sec. 406. Survey of individuals using their entitlement to educational assistance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 407. Improvement of information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 408. Technical amendment relating to in-State tuition rate for individuals to whom entitlement is transferred under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.
Title V—Other matters Sec. 501. Amount of loan guaranteed under home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 502. Longitudinal study of job counseling, training, and placement service for veterans. Sec. 503. Limitations on subcontracts under contracts with small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. Sec. 504. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the furnishing of assistance and benefits to veterans.