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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1716

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance 

programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for apprenticeship or 

other on-job training, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2003

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BROWN of South 

Carolina, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for apprenticeship or other on-job training, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, 

4 UNITED STATES CODE. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Veterans Earn and Learn Act’’. 
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1 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find2 ings: 

3 (1) Educational assistance programs for vet4 erans for apprenticeship and on-job training of the 

5 Department of Veterans Affairs assist employers to 

6 hire and retain skilled workers. 

7 (2) These programs establish a link between 

8 training afforded to servicemembers while serving in 

9 the Armed Forces and training available in civilian 

10 settings for purposes of occupational licensing and 

11 credentialing. 

12 (3) These programs develop a more highly edu13 cated and productive work force. 

14 (c) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES

15 CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 

16 in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

17 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi18 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

19 section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 

20 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT 

21 CHARGES FOR CERTAIN ON-JOB TRAINING 

22 PROGRAMS. 

23 (a) VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND

24 SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
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1 ANCE.—Section 3687 is amended by adding at the end 

2 the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(e)(1) For each month that an individual (as defined 

4 in paragraph (3)) is paid a training assistance allowance 

5 under subsection (a), the entitlement of the individual 

6 shall be charged at a percentage rate (rounded to the near7 est percent) that is equal to the ratio of—

8 ‘‘(A) such training assistance allowance for the 

9 period of months involved, to 

10 ‘‘(B) the applicable monthly educational assist11 ance allowance payable to the individual for such pe12 riod of months.’’. 

13 ‘‘(2) For any month in which an individual fails to 

14 complete 120 hours of training, the entitlement otherwise 

15 chargeable under paragraph (1) shall be reduced in the 

16 same proportion as the monthly training assistance allow17 ance payable is reduced under subsection (b)(3). 

18 ‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘individual’ means—

19 ‘‘(A) an eligible veteran for purposes of chapter 

20 34 of this title who is entitled, under chapter 30 or 

21 34 of this title, as the case may be, to monthly edu22 cational assistance allowances payable under section 

23 3015(e) of this title, or 

24 ‘‘(B) an eligible person for purposes chapter 35 

25 of this title, who is entitled, under section 3510 of 
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1 this title, to monthly educational assistance allow2 ances payable under section 3532(a) of this title 

3 as the case may be.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

5 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to months begin6 ning on or after the date that is 1 year after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 3. INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR EARLY COMPLETION OF 

9 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING. 

10 (a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—(1) Section 3032(c) is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(4)(A) In the case of an individual who successfully 

14 completes a full-time program of apprenticeship before en15 titlement to monthly educational assistance allowance pay16 able under this subsection for that program is exhausted, 

17 the Secretary shall pay to the individual a lump-sum 

18 amount equal to the difference between—

19 ‘‘(i) the total amount of educational assistance 

20 allowances that could have been paid to the indi21 vidual under this subsection for the successful com22 pletion of that program, and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the amount of educational assistance al24 lowance paid to the individual for the program under 

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1 ‘‘(B) In the case of a lump sum payment paid to an 

2 individual under subparagraph (A), the individual’s enti3 tlement under this chapter (and chapter 34 of this title, 

4 if applicable) shall be charged at the applicable rate under 

5 paragraph (3).’’. 

6 (2) Paragraph (1) of such section is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2)’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Subject to the succeeding provisions’’. 

9 (b) POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL

10 ASSISTANCE.—(1) Section 3233 is amended by adding at 

11 the end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e)(1) In the case of an individual who successfully 

13 completes a full-time program of apprenticeship before en14 titlement to monthly benefit payment payable under this 

15 section for that program is exhausted, the Secretary shall 

16 pay to the individual a lump-sum amount equal to the dif17 ference between—

18 ‘‘(A) the total amount of monthly benefit pay19 ments that could have been paid to the individual

20 under this section for the successful completion of 

21 that program, and 

22 ‘‘(B) the amount of monthly benefit payments 

23 paid to the individual for the program under this 

24 section. 
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1 ‘‘(2) In the case of a lump sum payment paid to an 

2 individual under paragraph (1), the individual’s entitle3 ment under this chapter shall be charged at the applicable 

4 rate under subsections (c) and (d).’’

5 (2) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b)’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘Subject to the succeeding provisions’’. 

8 (c) VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SUR9 VIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSIST10 ANCE.—Section 3687, as amended by section 2(a), is fur11 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(f)(1) In the case of an individual (as defined in sub14 section (e)(3) who successfully completes a full-time pro15 gram of apprenticeship before entitlement to monthly edu16 cational assistance allowance payable for that program is 

17 exhausted, the Secretary shall pay to the individual a 

18 lump-sum amount equal to the difference between—

19 ‘‘(A) the total amount of educational assistance 

20 allowances that could have been paid to the indi21 vidual under subsection (a) for the successful com22 pletion of that program, and 

23 ‘‘(B) the amount of educational assistance al24 lowance paid to the individual for the program under 

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1 ‘‘(2) In the case of a lump sum payment paid to an 

2 individual under paragraph (1), the entitlement of the in3 dividual under chapter 30, 34, or 35 of this title, as the 

4 case may be, shall be charged at the applicable rate under 

5 subsection (e).’’. 

6 (d) SELECTED RESERVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—

7 (1) Section 16131(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new para9 graph: 

10 ‘‘(4)(A) In the case of an individual who successfully 

11 completes a full-time program of apprenticeship before en12 titlement to monthly educational assistance allowance pay13 able under this subsection for that program is exhausted, 

14 the Secretary shall pay to the individual a lump-sum 

15 amount equal to the difference between—

16 ‘‘(i) the total amount of educational assistance 

17 allowances that could have been paid to the indi18 vidual under this subsection for the successful com19 pletion of that program, and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the amount of educational assistance al21 lowance paid to the individual for the program under 

22 this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(B) In the case of a lump sum payment paid to an 

24 individual under subparagraph (A), the individual’s enti-
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1 tlement under this chapter shall be charged at the applica2 ble rate under paragraph (3).’’. 

3 (2) Paragraph (1) of such section is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Subject to the succeeding provisions of this sub6 section’’. 

7 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall apply to programs of training beginning 

9 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 4. INCREASE IN BENEFIT FOR INDIVIDUALS PUR11 SUING APPRENTICESHIP OR ON–JOB TRAIN12 ING AND RELATED POSTSECONDARY CLASS13 ROOM EDUCATION TRAINING. 

14 (a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3032(c), as 

15 amended by section 3(a), is further amended by adding 

16 at the end the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(5)(A) In the case of an individual pursuing a full18 time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training 

19 under this chapter who, as a requirement of such program, 

20 is enrolled in a course of classroom instruction approved 

21 under subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, notwith22 standing the preceding provisions of this subsection, the 

23 amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance 

24 payable to the individual for each month (or fraction 

25 thereof) the individual is enrolled in such course is the 
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1 amount payable under section 3015 of this title to an indi2 vidual pursuing a program of education on a full-time 

3 basis. 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in the case of an indi5 vidual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or 

6 other on-job training under this chapter who has volun7 tarily enrolled in a course of classroom instruction ap8 proved under subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title that 

9 is related to such program, notwithstanding the preceding 

10 provisions of this subsection, the amount of the monthly 

11 educational assistance allowance payable to the individual 

12 under this subsection shall be increased for each month 

13 (or fraction thereof) the individual is enrolled in such 

14 course by an amount equal to the applicable reduced rate 

15 established by the Secretary under section 3015 of this 

16 title for an approved program of education pursued on less 

17 than a full-time basis. 

18 ‘‘(ii) In no case may the amount of the monthly edu19 cational assistance allowance payable to the individual 

20 under clause (i) exceed the amount payable under such 

21 section 3015 to an individual pursuing a program of edu22 cation on a full-time basis. 

23 ‘‘(C)(i) In the case of a monthly educational assist24 ance allowance paid to an individual under subparagraph 

25 (A) for a month, the individual’s entitlement under this 
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1 chapter for that month shall be charged at the rate that 

2 otherwise would apply but for this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a monthly educational assistance 

4 allowance paid to an individual under subparagraph (B) 

5 for a month, the charge to the individual’s entitlement for 

6 that month shall be increased proportionately in accord7 ance with the increase in payment under subparagraph 

8 (B). 

9 ‘‘(iii) Any such charge to the individual’s entitlement 

10 shall be reduced proportionately in accordance with the 

11 reduction in payment under paragraph (2).’’. 

12 (b) POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL

13 ASSISTANCE.—(1) Section 3233, as amended by section 

14 3(b), is further amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection:

16 ‘‘(f)(1) In the case of an individual pursuing a full17 time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training 

18 under this chapter who, as a requirement of such program, 

19 is enrolled in a course of classroom instruction approved 

20 under subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title, notwith21 standing the preceding provisions of this section, the 

22 amount of the monthly benefit payment payable to the in23 dividual for each month (or fraction thereof) the individual 

24 is enrolled in such course is the amount payable under 
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1 section 3231 of this title to that individual pursuing a pro2 gram of education on a full-time basis. 

3 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of 

4 an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprentice5 ship or other on-job training under this chapter who has 

6 voluntarily enrolled in a course of classroom instruction 

7 approved under subchapter I of chapter 36 of this title 

8 that is related to such program, notwithstanding the pre9 ceding provisions of this section, the amount of the month10 ly benefit payment payable to the individual under this 

11 section shall be increased for each month (or fraction 

12 thereof) the individual is enrolled in such course by an 

13 amount equal to the applicable reduced rate established 

14 by the Secretary under section 3231 of this title for an 

15 approved program of education pursued on less than a 

16 full-time basis. 

17 ‘‘(B) In no case may the amount of the monthly ben18 efit payment payable to the individual under subparagraph 

19 (A) exceed the amount payable under section 3231 of this 

20 title to an individual pursuing a program of education on 

21 a full-time basis.

22 ‘‘(3)(A) In the case of a monthly benefit payment 

23 paid to an individual under paragraph (1) for a month, 

24 the individual’s entitlement under this chapter for that 
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1 month shall be charged at the rate that otherwise would 

2 apply but for this section. 

3 ‘‘(B) In the case of a monthly benefit payment paid 

4 to an individual under paragraph (2) for a month, the 

5 charge to the individual’s entitlement for that month shall 

6 be increased proportionately in accordance with the in7 crease in payment under paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(C) Any such charge to the individual’s entitlement 

9 shall be reduced proportionately in accordance with the 

10 reduction in payment under paragraph (2).’’. 

11 (2) Section 3231(a)(2) is amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) Except as provided in 

13 paragraph (5)(E) of this subsection and in sub14 section (e) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A) Ex15 cept as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph 

16 (5)(E),’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following new sub18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for ap20 propriately reduced rates of the amount of the monthly 

21 payment otherwise applicable under subparagraph (A) for 

22 programs of educational or vocational assistance pursued 

23 on less than a full-time basis.’’. 

24 (c) VETERANS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SUR25 VIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
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1 ANCE.—Section 3687, as amended by section 3(c), is fur2 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub3 section: 

4 ‘‘(g)(1) In the case of an individual (as defined in 

5 subsection (e)(3)) pursuing a full-time program of appren6 ticeship or other on-job training who, as a requirement 

7 of such program, is enrolled in a course of classroom in8 struction approved under subchapter I, notwithstanding 

9 the preceding provisions of this section, the amount of the 

10 monthly training assistance allowance payable to the indi11 vidual for each month (or fraction thereof) the individual 

12 is enrolled in such course is the amount of educational 

13 assistance allowance payable under section 3015(e) of this 

14 title or under section 3532(a) of this title, as the case may 

15 be, who is pursuing a program of education on a full-time 

16 basis. 

17 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of 

18 an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprentice19 ship or other on-job training, as the case may be, who 

20 has voluntarily enrolled in a course of classroom instruc21 tion approved under subchapter I that is related to such 

22 program, notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 

23 section, the amount of the monthly training assistance al24 lowance payable to the individual under this section shall 

25 be increased for each month (or fraction thereof) the indi-
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1 vidual is enrolled in such course by an amount equal to 

2 the applicable reduced rate established by the Secretary 

3 under section 3015 of this title, or section 3532(a), as the 

4 case may be, for an approved program of education pur5 sued on less than a full-time basis. 

6 ‘‘(B) In no case may the amount of the monthly ben7 efit payment payable to the individual under subparagraph 

8 (A) exceed the amount of educational assistance allowance 

9 payable to the individual under section 3015(e) of this or 

10 under section 3532(a) of this title, as the case may be, 

11 who is pursuing a program of education on a full-time 

12 basis. 

13 ‘‘(3)(A) In the case of a monthly benefit payment 

14 paid to an individual under paragraph (1) for a month, 

15 the entitlement of the individual under chapter 30, 34, or 

16 35 of this title for that month shall be charged at the rate 

17 that otherwise would apply but for this section. 

18 ‘‘(B) In the case of a monthly benefit payment paid 

19 to an individual under paragraph (2) for a month, the 

20 charge to the entitlement of the individual under chapter 

21 30, 34, or 35 of this title for that month shall be increased 

22 proportionately in accordance with the increase in pay23 ment under paragraph (2). 
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1 ‘‘(C) Any such charge to the entitlement of the indi2 vidual shall be reduced proportionately in accordance with 

3 the reduction in payment under paragraph (2).’’. 

4 (d) SELECTED RESERVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—

5 Section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

6 by section 3(d), is further amended by adding at the end 

7 the following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(5)(A) In the case of an individual pursuing a full9 time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training 

10 under this chapter who, as a requirement of such program, 

11 is enrolled in a course of classroom instruction approved 

12 under subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 38, notwith13 standing the preceding provisions of this subsection, the 

14 amount of the monthly educational assistance allowance 

15 payable to the individual for each month (or fraction 

16 thereof) the individual is enrolled in such course is the 

17 amount payable under subsection (b) to an individual pur18 suing a program of education on a full-time basis. 

19 ‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in the case of an indi20 vidual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or 

21 other on-job training under this chapter who has volun22 tarily enrolled in a course of classroom instruction ap23 proved under subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 38 that 

24 is related to such program, notwithstanding the preceding 

25 provisions of this subsection, the amount of the monthly 
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1 educational assistance allowance payable to the individual 

2 under this subsection shall be increased for each month 

3 (or fraction thereof) the individual is enrolled in such 

4 course by an amount equal to the applicable reduced rate 

5 established by the Secretary under subsection (b) for an 

6 approved program of education pursued on less than a 

7 full-time basis. 

8 ‘‘(ii) In no case may the amount of the monthly edu9 cational assistance allowance payable to the individual 

10 under clause (i) exceed the amount payable under sub11 section (b) to an individual pursuing a program of edu12 cation on a full-time basis. 

13 ‘‘(C)(i) In the case of a monthly educational assist14 ance allowance paid to an individual under subparagraph 

15 (A) for a month, the individual’s entitlement under this 

16 chapter for that month shall be charged at the rate that 

17 otherwise would apply but for this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a monthly educational assistance 

19 allowance paid to an individual under subparagraph (B) 

20 for a month, the charge to the individual’s entitlement for 

21 that month shall be increased proportionately in accord22 ance with the increase in payment under subparagraph 

23 (B).
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1 ‘‘(iii) Any such charge to the individual’s entitlement 

2 shall be reduced proportionately in accordance with the 

3 reduction in payment under paragraph (2).’’. 

4 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 this section shall apply with respect to months beginning 

6 on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act.

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORITY FOR COMPETENCY-BASED APPREN9 TICESHIP PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3672(c) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting, 

12 ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’ respectively; 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(2) The period of a program of apprenticeship may 

17 be determined based upon a specific period of time (com18 monly referred to as a ‘time-based program’), based upon 

19 the demonstration of successful mastery of skills (com20 monly referred to as a ‘competency-based program’), or 

21 based upon a combination thereof. 

22 ‘‘(3)(A) In the case of a competency-based program 

23 of apprenticeship, in determining the period of such a pro24 gram, the Secretary shall take into consideration the ap25 proximate term of the program recommended in registered 
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1 apprenticeship program standards recognized by the Sec2 retary of Labor. 

3 ‘‘(B) The sponsor of a competency-based program of 

4 apprenticeship shall provide notice to the Secretary of any 

5 such standards that may apply to the program and the 

6 proposed approximate period of training under the pro7 gram. 

8 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Labor shall notify the Sec9 retary upon the successful completion of a program of ap10 prenticeship by a veteran, eligible veteran, or eligible per11 son, as the case may be.’’. 

12 (b) INCREASED USE OF APPRENTICESHIPS.—Section 

13 3672(d)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following 

14 new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall provide such 

15 assistance and services to the Secretary, and to State ap16 proving agencies, to increase the use of apprenticeships.’’. 

17 (c) ON-JOB TRAINING.—Section 3677 is amended by 

18 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(d)(1) The sponsor of any program of training on 

20 the job shall submit notice to the Secretary upon the suc21 cessful completion of the program by the veteran, eligible 

22 veteran, or eligible person, as the case may be. 

23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘training on the job’ includes training 

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1 (d) FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM

2 MODIFICATIONS.—From amounts appropriated to the De3 partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for read4 justment benefits, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

5 use an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to modify com6 puter systems and to develop procedures required to carry 

7 out the amendments made by subsection (a) and sections 

8 2, 3, and 4. 

9 SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ON–JOB BENEFITS 

10 TO TRAIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF11 FAIRS’ CLAIMS ADJUDICATORS. 

12 Section 3677, as amended by section 5(c), is further 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program 

16 under which, the Secretary shall operate a program of 

17 training on the job under this section for a period (not18 withstanding subsection (c)(2)) of up to three years in du19 ration to train employees of the Department to become 

20 qualified adjudicators of claims for compensation, depend21 ency and indemnity compensation, and pension. 

22 ‘‘(2) Amounts of educational assistance, monthly ben23 efit payments, and training assistance allowance under 

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1 may be, shall be payable to such employees during each 

2 month of training under the program. 

3 ‘‘(3)(A) Not later than 3 years after the implementa4 tion of the pilot project, the Secretary shall submit to Con5 gress an initial report on the pilot project. The report shall 

6 include an assessment of the usefulness of the program 

7 in recruiting and retaining of personnel of the Department 

8 as well as an assessment of the value of the program as 

9 a training program. 

10 ‘‘(B) Not later than 18 months after the date on 

11 which the initial report under subparagraph (A) is sub12 mitted, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final re13 port on the pilot project. The final report shall include 

14 recommendations of the Secretary with respect to continu15 ation of the pilot project and with respect to expansion 

16 of the types of claims for which the extended period of 

17 on the job training is available to train such employees. 

18 ‘‘(4) The pilot project shall terminate 5 years after 

19 the date of the implementation of the project.’’. 

20 SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR COORDINATION OF DATA 

21 AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS 

22 AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND LABOR WITH RE23 SPECT TO ON-JOB TRAINING. 

24 Section 3694 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION OF INFORMATION AMONG THE

6 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND

7 LABOR WITH RESPECT TO ON-JOB TRAINING.—At the 

8 time of a servicemember’s discharge or release from active 

9 duty service, the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the 

10 Secretary such pertinent information concerning each reg11 istered apprenticeship pursued by the servicemember dur12 ing the period of active duty service of the servicemember. 

13 The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor, 

14 shall encourage and assist States and private organiza15 tions to give credit to servicemembers for the registered 

16 apprenticeship program so pursued in the case of any re17 lated apprenticeship program the servicemember may pur18 sue as a civilian.’’. 

19 SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

20 (a) DEFINITION OF TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT.—

21 Section 3452(e) is amended by striking ‘‘or any State ap22 prenticeship agency, or any State board of vocational edu23 cation, or any joint apprenticeship committee, or the Bu24 reau of Apprenticeship and Training established pursuant 

25 to the Act of August 16, 1937, popularly known as the 
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1 ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’ (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.),’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘any State board of vocational education, 

3 any Federal or State apprenticeship registration agency, 

4 any joint apprenticeship committee established pursuant 

5 to the Act of August 16, 1937, popularly known as the 

6 ‘National Apprenticeship Act’ (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.),’’. 

7 (b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABLE APPRENTICE8 SHIP STANDARDS.—(1) Section 3672(c), as amended by 

9 section 5(a), is amended in subparagraph (A) by inserting 

10 ‘‘apprenticeship’’ before ‘‘standards’’. 

11 (2) Section 3672(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘of 

12 programs of training on the job (including programs of 

13 apprenticeship)’’ and inserting ‘‘of apprenticeship and on 

14 the job training programs’’. 

15 (c) JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FUNCTIONS OF

16 THE DEPARTMENT.—(1) Section 4102A, as amended by 

17 section 4(a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 

18 107–288; 116 Stat. 2038), is amended by striking ‘‘Octo19 ber 1, 2002’’ in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii) and inserting ‘‘Oc20 tober 1, 2003’’. 

21 (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 

22 take effect as if included in the enactment of section 4(a) 

23 of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107–288; 116 

24 Stat. 2038).

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