his bipartisan leadership working as the leading member of the subcommittee working with stephanie herseth sandlin of south dakota. we thank mr. boozman for his efforts in that regard. as many veterans service organizations have testified to our committee, the lack of braham awareness continues to be a major barrier preventing veterans from accessing programs they have earned. this legislation provides a common sense solution to provide useful scholarship information to our nation's veterans and their dependents, providing a list of all available scholarships on the v.a. website will allow veterans advocates to reach a larger population and simplify the search for veterans and their families. i'm confident the veterans will come to rely on this tool for information on how to supplement their education benefits offered by the v.a. i thank congressman boozman for introducing this bill and urge support of the bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas. mr. boozman: i rise in support of h.r. 177 -- 1172, to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to i