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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2954 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans |
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| 6 | 6 | | Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of |
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| 7 | 7 | | veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | APRIL17, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. P |
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| 11 | 11 | | APPAS(for himself and Mrs. KIGGANSof Virginia) introduced the |
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| 12 | 12 | | following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State ap- |
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| 16 | 16 | | prenticeship programs for purposes of veterans edu- |
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| 17 | 17 | | cational assistance, and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Transition 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | to Trucking Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 2954 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS 1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | AFFAIRS TO APPROVE INTERSTATE COM-2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | MERCE CARRIER APPRENTICESHIP PRO-3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | GRAMS FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS EDU-4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | CATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 6 |
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| 32 | 32 | | is amended— 7 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-8 |
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| 34 | 34 | | paragraph (C); 9 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter before 10 |
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| 36 | 36 | | clause (i), by striking ‘‘The State’’ and inserting 11 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 12 |
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| 38 | 38 | | State’’; and 13 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-14 |
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| 40 | 40 | | lowing new subparagraph (B): 15 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ‘‘(B) The Secretary may act in the role of a State 16 |
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| 42 | 42 | | approving agency for purposes of approval of a multi-State 17 |
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| 43 | 43 | | apprenticeship program.’’. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Æ |
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