[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8646 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8646 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2024 Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING. Section 3697B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; (2) by striking ``employees of the Department who provide such services under section 3697A of this title.'' and inserting ``an employee of the Department who holds a bachelors degree or a more advanced degree in a relevant field of study.''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) An employee of the Department who provides counseling services under this section-- ``(A) may provide such services on the campuses of more than one institution of higher learning; and ``(B) may not provide such services to more than a total of 25 individuals at any one time.''. <all>