VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2335 To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 1, 2021 Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. KAHELE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VET TEC Enhance- 4 ment Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGH 6 TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM. 7 Subsection (g) of section 116 of the Harry W. 8 Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 9 (Public Law 115–48; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note), as amended 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:51 Apr 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2335.IH H2335 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2335 IH by section 4302 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, 1 M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement 2 Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315), is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 5 shall be made available for carrying out the pilot program 6 under this section from funds appropriated to, or other- 7 wise made available to, the Department for the payment 8 of readjustment benefits, in the following amounts for a 9 fiscal year in which the Secretary carries out the pilot pro- 10 gram: 11 ‘‘(1) For each fiscal year preceding fiscal year 12 2022, $45,000,000. 13 ‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2022 and each subsequent 14 fiscal year, $125,000,000.’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:51 Apr 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2335.IH H2335 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS