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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 610 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans |
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| 6 | 6 | | Affairs, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | FEBRUARY18, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. B |
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| 10 | 10 | | LUMENTHAL(for himself and Mr. ROUNDS) introduced the following |
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| 11 | 11 | | bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring VetSuccess 4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | On Campus Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VETSUCCESS ON CAMPUS PROGRAM 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | TO AT LEAST ONE LOCATION IN EACH STATE. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | (a) I |
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| 23 | 23 | | NGENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | shall ensure that the VetSuccess on Campus program of 9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | •S 610 IS |
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| 28 | 28 | | the Department of Veterans Affairs is located in every 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | State. 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) C |
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| 31 | 31 | | OUNSELORS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Secretary shall ensure that at least one counselor of 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the VetSuccess on Campus program is located in each 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | State, notwithstanding the number of individuals in a 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | State or at an educational institution who may qualify to 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | participate in the program. 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (c) P |
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| 38 | 38 | | REFERENCE.—In carrying out this section, the 9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Secretary shall give preference to educational institutions 10 |
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| 40 | 40 | | that have the largest populations of students who are pur-11 |
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| 41 | 41 | | suing programs of education at such institutions with edu-12 |
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| 42 | 42 | | cational assistance provided under laws administered by 13 |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Secretary. 14 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (d) S |
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| 45 | 45 | | TATEDEFINED.—In this section, the term 15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | of title 38, United States Code. 17 |
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