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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7003 

To authorize a pilot program in the Department of Defense to enhance 

efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2020 

Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 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 authorize a pilot program in the Department of Defense 

to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance 

and related employment services directly to members of 

the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the 

Armed Forces. 

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 ‘‘Work for Warriors Act 

5 of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR MEM2 BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE3 SERVE AND VETERANS OF THE ARMED 

4 FORCES. 

5 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De6 fense may carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts 

7 of the Department of Defense to provide job placement 

8 assistance and related employment services directly to 

9 members of the National Guard and Reserves and vet10 erans of the Armed Forces. 

11 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The pilot program shall be 

12 offered to, and administered by, the adjutants general ap13 pointed under section 314 of title 32, United States Code. 

14 (c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition 

15 on the provision of funds under this section to a State 

16 to support the operation of the pilot program in the State, 

17 the State must agree to contribute an amount, derived 

18 from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 30 percent of 

19 the funds provided by the Secretary of Defense to the 

20 State under this section. 

21 (d) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—The 

22 pilot program should follow a job placement program 

23 model that focuses on working one-on-one with a member 

24 of a reserve component to cost-effectively provide job 

25 placement services, including services such as identifying 

26 unemployed and underemployed members and veterans, 


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1 job matching services, re ́sume ́ editing, interview prepara2 tion, and post-employment follow up. Development of the 

3 pilot program should be informed by State direct employ4 ment programs for members and veterans, such as the 

5 programs conducted in California and South Carolina. 

6 (e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of 

8 the pilot program. 

9 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 

11 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

12 the congressional defense committees a report de13 scribing the results of the pilot program. The Sec14 retary shall prepare the report in coordination with 

15 the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

16 (2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—A report under 

17 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

18 (A) A description and assessment of the ef19 fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro20 gram, including the number of members of the 

21 reserve components and veterans of the Armed 

22 Forces hired and the cost-per-placement of par23 ticipating members and veterans. 

24 (B) An assessment of the impact of the 

25 pilot program and increased reserve component 


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1 employment levels on the readiness of members 

2 of the reserve components. 

3 (C) A comparison of the pilot program to 

4 other programs conducted by the Department 

5 of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 

6 to provide unemployment and underemployment 

7 support to members of the reserve components 

8 and veterans of the Armed Forces. 

9 (D) Any other matters considered appro10 priate by the Secretary. 

11 (g) LIMITATION ON TOTAL FISCAL-YEAR OBLIGA12 TIONS.—The total amount obligated by the Secretary of 

13 Defense to carry out the pilot program for any fiscal year 

14 may not exceed $20,000,000. 

15 (h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

16 carry out the pilot program expires on September 30, 

17 2023, except that the Secretary may extend the pilot pro18 gram for not more than two additional fiscal years. 

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