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38 U.S.C. § 3121 — Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to be known as the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary from the general public and shall serve for terms to be determined by the Secretary not to exceed three years. Veterans with service-connected disabilities shall be appropriately represented in the membership of the Committee, and the Committee shall also include persons who have distinguished themselves in the public and private sectors in the fields of rehabilitation medicine, vocational guidance, vocational rehabilitation, and employment and training programs. The Secretary may designate one of the members of the Committee appointed under this paragraph to chair the Committee.
(3) The Committee shall also include as ex officio members the following: (A) one representative from the Veterans Health Administration and one from the Veterans Benefits Administration, (B) one representative from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education and one from the National Institute for Handicapped Research of the Department of Education, and (C) one representative of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training of the Department of Labor.
**(b)** The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of veterans’ rehabilitation programs under this title.
**(c)** The Committee shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the rehabilitation programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall submit such other reports and recommendations to the Secretary as the Committee deter
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to be known as the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary from the general public and shall serve for terms to be determined by the Secretary not to exceed three years. Veterans with service-connected disabilities shall be appropriately represented in the membership of the Committee, and the Committee shall also include persons who have distinguished themselves in the public and private sectors in the fields of rehabilitation medicine, vocational guidance, vocational rehabilitation, and employment and training programs. The Secretary may designate one of the members of the Committee appointed under this paragraph to chair the Committee.
(3) The Committee shall also include as ex officio members the following: (A) one representative from the Veterans Health Administration and one from the Veterans Benefits Administration, (B) one representative from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education and one from the National Institute for Handicapped Research of the Department of Education, and (C) one representative of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training of the Department of Labor.
**(b)** The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of veterans’ rehabilitation programs under this title.
**(c)** The Committee shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the rehabilitation programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall submit such other reports and recommendations to the Secretary as the Committee determines appropriate. The annual report shall include an assessment of the rehabilitation needs of veterans and a review of the programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs designed to meet such needs. The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to [section 529 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section529&num=0&edition=prelim) a copy of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the previous annual report of the Secretary was submitted to the Congress pursuant to such section.
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The Secretary shall submit annually, at the close of each fiscal year, a report in writing to Congress. Each such report shall—
(1) give an account of all moneys received and disbursed by the Department for such fiscal year;
(2) describe the work done during such fiscal year; and
(3) state the activities of the Department for such fiscal year.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall pay to each veteran of a period of war who meets the service requirements of this section (as prescribed in subsection (j) of this section) and who is permanently and totally disabled from non-service-connected disability not the result of the veteran’s willful misconduct, pension at the rate prescribed by this section, as increased from time to time under [section 5312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5312&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** If the veteran is unmarried (or married but not living with or reasonably contributing to the support of such veteran’s spouse) and there is no child of the veteran in the custody of the veteran or to whose support the veteran is reasonably contributing, and unless the veteran is entitled to pension at the rate provided by subsection (d)(1) or (e) of this section, pension shall be paid to the veteran at the annual rate of $11,830, reduced by the amount of the veteran’s annual income.
**(c)** If the veteran is married and living with or reasonably contributing to the support of such veteran’s spouse, or if there is a child of the veteran in the custody of the veteran or to whose support the veteran is reasonably contributing, pension shall be paid to the veteran at the annual rate of $15,493, unless the veteran is entitled to pension at the rate provided by subsection (d)(2), (e), or (f) of this section. If the veteran has two or more such family members, such annual rate shall be increased by $2,020 for each such family member in excess of one. The rate payable shall be reduced by the amount of the veteran’s annual income and, subject to subsection (h)(1) of this section, the amount of annual income of such family members.
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(1) If the vetera
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The purposes of this chapter are to provide for all services and assistance necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment.
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3121
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted
‘‘3104(a)’’ for ‘‘1504(a)’’ and ‘‘3107’’ for ‘‘1507’’.
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–237, § 423(b)(1)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Administrator’’ wherever ap-
pearing.
Pub. L. 101–237, § 404(2)–(4), redesignated former par.
(1) of subsec. (a) as entire subsection, substituted
‘‘The’’ for ‘‘During fiscal years 1982 through 1989, the’’,
‘‘subsection (f) of this section’’ for ‘‘paragraph (7) of
this subsection’’ and ‘‘subsection (b) of this section’’ for
‘‘paragraph (2) of this subsection’’, redesignated former
pars. (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) of subsec. (a) as subsecs. (b),
(c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section, respectively, and
struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: ‘‘Any
contract for services initiated with respect to any vet-
eran under this section before the end of fiscal year 1989
may be continued in effect after the end of such year
for the purposes of providing services and assistance to
such veteran in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–237, § 404(1), (3), (5), redesig-
nated former subsec. (a)(2) as (b), struck out before pe-
riod at end ‘‘and who is selected pursuant to criteria
provided for in regulations prescribed under paragraph
(1) of this subsection’’ and struck out former subsec. (b)
which read as follows: ‘‘Not later than February 1, 1989,
the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives statistical data regarding veterans’ par-
ticipation in the program conducted under subsection
(a) of this section during fiscal years 1987 and 1988 and
any recommendations of the Administrator for admin-
istrative or leg
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