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Union Calendar No. 343

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4776

[Report No. 103–630]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans’ employment

programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 18, 1994

Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. HUTCHINSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

JULY 28, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. BISHOP, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr.

STENHOLM, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, and Mr. PARKER

JULY 28, 1994

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans’

employment programs, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Employment

3 Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT.

5 (a) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR

6 VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—(1) Section

7 4102A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

8 (A) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and insert9 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’, respectively;

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and

11 (C) by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(2) There shall be within the Department of Labor

13 a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em14 ployment and Training. The Deputy Assistant Secretary

15 shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary

16 of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training pre17 scribes. The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a vet18 eran, and the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary shall

19 be a career reserved position, as defined in section

20 3132(a)(8) of title 5.’’.

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

22 apply with respect to a vacancy occurring in the position

23 of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em24 ployment and Training after the date of enactment of this

25 Act.
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1 (b) DVOP SPECIALISTS COMPENSATION RATES.—

2 Section 4103A(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking

3 out ‘‘a rate not less than the rate prescribed for an entry

4 level professional’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘rates

5 comparable to those paid other professionals’’.

6 (c) SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT STUDY.—Section

7 4110A(a) of such title is amended—

8 (1) by striking out ‘‘disabled veterans and’’ and

9 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘disabled veterans,’’;

10 (2) by inserting ‘‘, veterans who served on ac11 tive duty after the Vietnam era, and veterans dis12 charged or released from active duty within four

13 years of the applicable study’’ after ‘‘Vietnam era’’;

14 and

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For

16 each of the classifications of veterans referred to in

17 the previous sentence, such studies shall include a

18 category for women who are veterans.’’.

19 SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.

20 (a) FEDERAL CONTRACTS.—Section 4212 of title 38,

21 United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a)—

23 (A) by striking out ‘‘disabled veterans and

24 veterans’’ in the first sentence and inserting in

25 lieu thereof ‘‘disabled veterans, veterans’’;
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1 (B) by inserting the following before the

2 period at the end of the first sentence: ‘‘, and

3 veterans who served on active duty in the

4 Armed Forces during a war in a campaign or

5 expedition for which a campaign badge has

6 been authorized’’; and

7 (C) by striking out ‘‘suitable’’ in clause

8 (1); and

9 (2) in subsection (d)(1)—

10 (A) by striking out ‘‘who are veterans of

11 the Vietnam era or special disabled veterans’’ in

12 subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof

13 ‘‘and the number of such employees, by job cat14 egory and hiring location, who are veterans de15 scribed in subsection (a)’’; and

16 (B) by striking out ‘‘who are veterans of

17 the Vietnam era or special disabled veterans’’ in

18 subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof

19 ‘‘who are veterans described in subsection (a)’’.

20 (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VETERANS

21 UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO22 GRAMS.—Clause (3) of section 4213 of such title is

23 amended—

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘30,’’ after ‘‘13,’’;

25 (2) by striking out ‘‘34,’’; and
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1 (3) by inserting ‘‘and any amounts received by

2 an eligible person under chapter 106 of title 10,’’

3 after ‘‘title,’’.

Union Calendar No. 343

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4776

[Report No. 103–630]

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve

purposes.veterans’ employment programs, and for other

JULY 28, 1994

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed