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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4776

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

AN ACT

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

5 Act of 1994’’.

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

7 (a) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR

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

9 4102A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (A) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and insert2 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’, respectively;

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

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

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

6 a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em7 ployment and Training. The Deputy Assistant Secretary

8 shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary

9 of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training pre10 scribes. The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a vet11 eran, and the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary shall

12 be a career reserved position, as defined in section

13 3132(a)(8) of title 5.’’.

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

15 apply with respect to a vacancy occurring in the position

16 of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em17 ployment and Training after the date of enactment of this

18 Act.

19 (b) DVOP SPECIALISTS COMPENSATION RATES.—

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

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

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

23 comparable to those paid other professionals’’.

24 (c) SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT STUDY.—Section

25 4110A(a) of such title is amended—
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1 (1) by striking out ‘‘disabled veterans and’’ and

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

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘, veterans who served on ac4 tive duty after the Vietnam era, and veterans dis5 charged or released from active duty within four

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

7 and

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

9 each of the classifications of veterans referred to in

10 the previous sentence, such studies shall include a

11 category for women who are veterans.’’.

12 SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.

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

14 United States Code, is amended—

15 (1) in subsection (a)—

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

17 veterans’’ in the first sentence and inserting in

18 lieu thereof ‘‘disabled veterans, veterans’’;

19 (B) by inserting the following before the

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

21 veterans who served on active duty in the

22 Armed Forces during a war in a campaign or

23 expedition for which a campaign badge has

24 been authorized’’; and
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1 (C) by striking out ‘‘suitable’’ in clause

2 (1); and

3 (2) in subsection (d)(1)—

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

5 the Vietnam era or special disabled veterans’’ in

6 subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof

7 ‘‘and the number of such employees, by job cat8 egory and hiring location, who are veterans de9 scribed in subsection (a)’’; and

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

11 the Vietnam era or special disabled veterans’’ in

12 subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof

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

14 (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VETERANS

15 UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO16 GRAMS.—Clause (3) of section 4213 of such title is

17 amended—

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

19 (2) by striking out ‘‘34,’’; and

20 (3) by inserting ‘‘and any amounts received by

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

22 after ‘‘title,’’.

Passed the House of Representatives August 1,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.