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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1564
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university
law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to
veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 11, 2021
Mrs. SHAHEEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide
support to university law school programs that are de-
signed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Legal Sup-
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port Act of 2021’’.
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•S 1564 IS
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT
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FOR UNIVERSITY LEGAL CLINICS THAT AS-
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SIST VETERANS.
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(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Vet-
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erans Affairs may provide support to one or more univer-
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sity law school programs that are designed to provide legal
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assistance to veterans.
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(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—Programs of university
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law schools which may receive support under subsection
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(a) may include programs that assist veterans with—
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(1) filing and appealing claims for benefits
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under laws administered by the Secretary; and
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(2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal
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matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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(c) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The support provided a pro-
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gram under subsection (a) may include financial
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support of the program.
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(2)
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The
total
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amount of financial support provided under sub-
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section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed
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$2,000,000.
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(3) FUNDING.—Amounts for financial support
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under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts
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appropriated or otherwise made available to the
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General Operating Expenses account of the Veterans
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Benefits Administration.
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