118 STAT. 3598 PUBLIC LAW 108–454—DEC. 10, 2004 Public Law 108–454 108th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and extend housing, education, and other benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reference to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—VETERANS EARN AND LEARN ACT Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Modification of benefit entitlement charges for certain on-job training pro- grams. Sec. 103. Increase in benefit for individuals pursuing apprenticeship or on-job training. Sec. 104. Authority for competency-based apprenticeship programs. Sec. 105. Ten-year extension of delimiting period for survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance for spouses of members who die on active duty. Sec. 106. Availability of education benefits for payment for national admissions exams and national exams for credit at institutions of higher education. Sec. 107. Requirement for coordination of data among the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Labor with respect to on-job training. Sec. 108. Pilot program to provide on-job benefits to train Department of Veterans Affairs’ claims adjudicators. Sec. 109. Collection of payment for educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill from members of the Selected Reserve called to active duty. Sec. 110. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE II—EMPLOYMENT MATTERS Subtitle A—Employment and Reemployment Rights Sec. 201. Two-year period of continuation of employer-sponsored health care cov- erage. Sec. 202. Reinstatement of reporting requirements. Sec. 203. Requirement for employers to provide notice of rights and duties under USERRA. Sec. 204. Demonstration project for referral of USERRA claims against Federal agencies to the Office of Special Counsel. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 211. Report of employment placement, retention, and advancement of recently separated servicemembers. TITLE III—BENEFITS MATTERS Sec. 301. Additional dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses with dependent children. 38 USC 101 note. Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004. Dec. 10, 2004 [S. 2486] VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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