S. 514 · 111th Congress
Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Daniel Akaka
- Introduced
- 2009-03-03
- Latest action
- 2009-04-29 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.
Summary
Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009 - Requires the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a veteran for a month in which the veteran participates in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rehabilitation program to be equal to the national average of the basic allowance for housing paid to a member of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran who successfully completes a VA rehabilitation program for costs incurred as a direct consequence of program participation, including child care expenses.
Repeals the 2600 per-fiscal-year limit on veterans who may participate in the VA program of independent living services and assistance.