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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7583 

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 

employment of veterans in manufacturing positions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2024 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 

COHEN, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing 

positions, 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. 

4 This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Manufacturing 

5 Jobs for Veterans Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PRO7 GRAM. 

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1 turing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 

2 Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot 

3 program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Manufacturing 

4 Employment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec5 retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 

6 the establishment and administration of a State program 

7 to make grants to manufacturing employers and joint 

8 labor-management organizations that provide to eligible 

9 veterans covered training, on-the-job training, apprentice10 ships, and training that leads to a recognized postsec11 ondary credential. Such a program shall be known as a 

12 ‘‘State Manufacturing Employment Program’’. 

13 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re14 ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 

15 to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 

16 following: 

17 (1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant 

18 funds to establish and administer a public-private 

19 partnership program designed to— 

20 (A) provide to eligible veterans covered 

21 training, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, 

22 and training that leads to a recognized postsec23 ondary credential; and 

24 (B) ensure sustainable employment in 

25 high-wage, high-skill jobs in manufacturing. 


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1 (2) Evidence that the State has— 

2 (A) a population of eligible veterans of an 

3 appropriate size to carry out the State program; 

4 (B) a robust and diverse manufacturing in5 dustry, as determined by the Secretary; and 

6 (C) the ability to carry out the State pro7 gram described in the proposal under para8 graph (1). 

9 (3) Such other information and assurances as 

10 the Secretary may require. 

11 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient 

12 of a grant under this section shall use the grant for the 

13 following purposes: 

14 (1) Making grants to manufacturing employers 

15 and joint labor-management organizations to reim16 burse such employers and organizations for the cost 

17 of providing to eligible veterans covered training, on18 the-job training, apprenticeships, and training that 

19 leads to a recognized postsecondary credential. 

20 (2) Conducting outreach to inform manufac21 turing employers, joint labor-management organiza22 tions, and veterans, including veterans in rural 

23 areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility for 

24 participation in the State program. 


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1 (d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 

2 grant to a State shall be subject to the following condi3 tions: 

4 (1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 

5 such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 

6 any amount received under the pilot program that is 

7 not used for the purposes described in subsection 

8 (c). 

9 (2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 

10 such times and containing such information as the 

11 Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 

12 funds. 

13 (e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 

14 a grant made by a State under the pilot program, a manu15 facturing employer shall— 

16 (1) submit to the administrator of the State 

17 Manufacturing Employment Program an application 

18 that includes— 

19 (A) the rate of pay for each eligible vet20 eran proposed to be trained using grant funds; 

21 (B) the average rate of pay for an indi22 vidual employed by the manufacturing employer 

23 in a similar position who is not an eligible vet24 eran; and 


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1 (C) such other information and assurances 

2 as the administrator may require; and 

3 (2) agree to submit to the administrator, for 

4 each quarter, a report containing such information 

5 as the Secretary may specify. 

6 (f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 

7 to a manufacturing employer through a grant under the 

8 pilot program may be used to provide training of any kind 

9 to a person who is not an eligible veteran. 

10 (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the re11 port required to be submitted annually under section 

12 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 

13 shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program 

14 for the year covered by such report. The report on the 

15 pilot program shall include— 

16 (1) a detailed description of activities carried 

17 out under this section; 

18 (2) the cost per participant; 

19 (3) an evaluation of the program; and 

20 (4) recommendations for serving more eligible 

21 veterans. 

22 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of 

23 the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 

24 of appropriations under subsection (j), 2 percent shall be 

25 made available to the Secretary for administrative costs 


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1 associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot pro2 gram under this section and for preparing and submitting 

3 the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 

4 shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each 

5 grant awarded under this section that may be used by the 

6 recipient for administrative and reporting costs. 

7 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-the-job 

9 training, apprenticeships, and training that leads to 

10 a recognized postsecondary credential’’ means train11 ing, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and train12 ing that leads to a recognized postsecondary creden13 tial that are— 

14 (A) designed to provide the veteran with 

15 in-demand skills that are particular to manufac16 turing and not directly transferable to employ17 ment in another industry; and 

18 (B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 

19 or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec20 tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet22 eran, as that term is defined in section 101(3) of 

23 title 38, United States Code, who is employed by a 

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1 pating in a covered training, on-the-job training, ap2 prenticeship, or certification class. 

3 (3) Except as otherwise provided, any term that 

4 is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

5 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) shall have 

6 the meaning given that term in such section. 

7 (4) The term ‘‘manufacturing employer’’ means 

8 a business concern— 

9 (A) that employs individuals in a trade or 

10 business in manufacturing; 

11 (B) the production facilities of which are 

12 located in the United States; and 

13 (C) the primary business of which is classi14 fied in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the North Amer15 ican Industrial Classification System. 

16 (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap17 propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

18 years 2025 through 2029, for the purpose of carrying out 

19 the pilot program. 

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