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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4220 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 

the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 

to small business concerns and employment assistance, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2009 

Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 

Labor and Small Business, 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 make certain 

improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs relating to small business concerns 

and employment assistance, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 

TITLE I—PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH SMALL 

BUSINESS PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Promoting jobs for veterans through the reauthorization and improvement of Department of Veterans Affairs small business loan 

program. 

Sec. 102. Promoting jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts 

by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the 

contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled 

by veterans. 

Sec. 103. Promoting jobs for veterans through the treatment of small business 

concerns owned and controlled by veterans as socially and economically disadvantaged. 

Sec. 104. Promoting jobs for veterans through the extension of period of eligibility for certain assistance for small business concerns owned 

by an individual who is called or ordered to active duty. 

TITLE II—PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH 

EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 201. Promoting jobs for veterans through the increase in the amount of 

subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs. 

Sec. 202. Promoting jobs for veterans through the establishment of a vocational 

rehabilitation internship program. 

Sec. 203. Promoting jobs for veterans through the payment of an employment 

training assistance. 

Sec. 204. Promoting jobs for veterans through the payment of an assistance allowance for rural veteran teachers. 

Sec. 205. Promoting jobs for veterans through the authorization of appropriations for veterans’ workforce investment programs. 

Sec. 206. Promoting jobs for veterans through the promotion of the VetSuccess 

Internet website. 

3 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 

4 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

5 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

6 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

7 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 


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1 a section or other provision of title 38, United States 

2 Code. 

3 TITLE I—PROMOTING JOBS FOR 

4 VETERANS THROUGH SMALL 

5 BUSINESS PROGRAMS 

6 SEC. 101. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

7 REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 

8 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SMALL 

9 BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM. 

10 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 is amended by 

12 striking section 3751. 

13 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec14 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

15 by striking the item relating to section 3751. 

16 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3749 

17 is amended by striking subsection (e). 

18 (b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SMALL BUSI19 NESS LOANS.—Chapter 37, as amended by subsection (a), 

20 is further amended— 

21 (1) in section 3741— 

22 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘this subchapter—’’ and 

24 all that follows through ‘‘ ‘disabled veteran’ ’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘this subchapter, the term ‘dis2 abled veteran’ ’’; and 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘10 percent’’; and 

5 (2) in section 3742(a)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘of the 

6 Vietnam era or disabled veterans’’. 

7 (c) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE DIRECT

8 LOANS.—Chapter 37, as amended by subsections (a) and 

9 (b), is further amended— 

10 (1) in section 3742— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(A) 

13 loan guaranties, or (B) direct loans’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘loan guarantees’’; and 

15 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 

16 ‘‘and that at least 51 percent of a business 

17 concern must be owned by disabled vet18 erans in order for such concern to qualify 

19 for a direct loan’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (b)— 

21 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and re22 designating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 

23 paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig2 nated, by striking ‘‘make or’’; 

3 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘made 

4 or’’; 

5 (D) in subsection (d)— 

6 (i) by striking paragraph (2); 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as pro8 vided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, 

9 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

10 (iii) by striking ‘‘make or’’; and 

11 (E) in subsection (e)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (I) in the first sentence, by strik14 ing ‘‘or, if the loan was a direct loan 

15 made by the Secretary, may suspend 

16 such obligation’’; and 

17 (II) in the second sentence, by 

18 striking ‘‘or while such obligation is 

19 suspended’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘or suspend’’ each 

21 place it appears; 

22 (iii) by striking ‘‘or suspension’’ each 

23 place it appears 

24 (iv) by striking ‘‘or suspends’’ each 

25 place it appears; and 


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1 (v) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 

2 ‘‘or suspended’’; 

3 (2) in section 3743— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘that is provided a direct 

5 loan under this subchapter, or’’; 

6 (B) by striking the comma between ‘‘sub7 chapter’’ and ‘‘shall’’; 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘direct or’’; and 

9 (D) by striking ‘‘for the amount of such 

10 direct loan or, in the case of a guaranteed 

11 loan,’’; 

12 (3) in section 3746, by striking ‘‘made or’’ both 

13 places it appears; 

14 (4) in section 3749(b), by striking ‘‘and direct 

15 loan’’; and 

16 (5) in section 3750, by striking ‘‘made or’’. 

17 (d) INCREASE OF MAXIMUM GUARANTY AMOUNT.— 

18 Section 3742(b)(2), as redesignated by subsection 

19 (c)(1)(B)(i), is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$500,000’’. 

21 (e) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.—Sec22 tion 3742, as amended by subsection (c), is further 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new sub24 section: 


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1 ‘‘(f) The Secretary shall enter into a contract with 

2 an appropriate entity for the purpose of carrying out the 

3 program under this subchapter.’’. 

4 (f) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SUBSIDIZE IN5 TEREST RATES OF GUARANTEED LOAN.—Section 3745 is 

6 amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol7 lowing new subsection (b): 

8 ‘‘(b) For any loan guaranteed under this subchapter, 

9 the Secretary may pay to the lender such amounts as may 

10 be required to reduce the rate of interest payable by the 

11 veterans’ small business concern by up to one-half of one 

12 percent, except that the rate of interest payable by such 

13 concern shall not be less than one-half of one percent.’’. 

14 (g) PREFERENCE FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL

15 GUARD AND RESERVES ACTIVATED IN SUPPORT OF

16 GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—Section 3748 is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and, second’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘second’’; and 

20 (2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, 

21 and, third, to veterans’ small business concern in 

22 which veterans who, as members of a reserve compo23 nent, are activated in support of the Global War on 

24 Terrorism have a significant ownership interest’’. 


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1 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

2 3749(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘a total of 

3 $25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for each fis4 cal year’’. 

5 SEC. 102. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

6 USE OF SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS BY DE7 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR PUR8 POSES OF MEETING THE CONTRACTING 

9 GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF THE DEPART10 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SMALL 

11 BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CON12 TROLLED BY VETERANS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127(c) is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

15 (b) DEADLINE FOR INTERIM POLICY GUIDANCE.— 

16 By not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue 

18 interim policy guidance to carry out the amendment made 

19 by subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 103. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

21 TREATMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 

22 OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS AS 

23 SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN24 TAGED. 

25 Section 8128 is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub2 section (c); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT AS SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY

6 DISADVANTAGED.—The Secretary may evaluate a bid sub7 mitted by a small business concern owned and controlled 

8 by veterans and award a contract to such a concern on 

9 the same basis as the Administrator of the Small Business 

10 Administration may evaluate a bid submitted by a socially 

11 and economically disadvantaged small business concern 

12 and award a contract to such a concern under section 8(a) 

13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).’’. 

14 SEC. 104. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

15 EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 

16 CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS 

17 CONCERNS OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 

18 IS CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY. 

19 Section 7(j)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 

20 U.S.C. 636(j)(15)) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(15)(A) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 

22 (10)(C), a small business concern may receive develop23 mental assistance under the Program and contracts under 

24 section 8(a) for a total period of not longer than nine 


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1 years, measured from the date of its certification under 

2 the authority of such section, of which— 

3 ‘‘(i) no more than four years may be spent in 

4 the developmental stage of Program Participation; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) no more than five years may be spent in 

7 the transitional stage of Program Participation. 

8 ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a small 

9 business concern that is owned by an individual who is 

10 called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 

11 30 days (as defined in section 101(d)(2) of title 10, United 

12 States Code) may receive developmental assistance under 

13 the Program and contracts under section 8(a) for a total 

14 period of not longer than the sum of— 

15 ‘‘(i) 9 years, as measured from the date of the 

16 certification of such concern under the authority of 

17 such section; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the length of time such individual is called 

19 or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 

20 30 days during the 9-year period described in clause 

21 (i).’’. 


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1 TITLE II—PROMOTING JOBS FOR 

2 VETERANS THROUGH EM3 PLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PRO4 GRAMS 

5 SEC. 201. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

6 INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF SUBSISTENCE 

7 ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO VETERANS PAR8 TICIPATING IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITA9 TION PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) INCREASE IN SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.—Sec11 tion 3108(b) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 

12 inserting the following new paragraph (1): 

13 ‘‘(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 

14 Secretary shall determine the subsistence allowance to be 

15 paid to a veteran under this chapter. Such amount shall 

16 be the greater of the following amounts: 

17 ‘‘(A) The amount equal to the amount equal to 

18 the monthly amount of the basic allowance for hous19 ing payable under section 403 of title 37 for a mem20 ber of the Armed Forces with dependents in pay 

21 grade E–5 residing in the military housing area that 

22 encompasses all or the majority portion of the ZIP 

23 code area in which the veteran is pursuing the pro24 gram under this chapter. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The amount determined by the Secretary 

2 in accordance with the following table, which shall 

3 be the monthly amount shown in column II, III, IV, 

4 or V (whichever is applicable as determined by the 

5 veteran’s dependency status) opposite the appro6 priate type of program being pursued as specified in 

7 column I: 

‘‘Column I Column 

II 

Column 

III 

Column 

IV 

Column V 

Type of program No dependents One dependent Two dependents 

More 

than two 

dependents 

................................................. ................ ................ ................ The 

amount 

in column 

IV, plus 

the 

following 

for each 

dependent 

in excess 

of two:

Full-time ................................. $1,200 $1,500 $1,800 $120

Three-quarter time ................. $900 $1,125 $1,350 $90

Half-time ................................ $600 $750 $900 $60’’. 

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

9 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made 

10 for the third month beginning after the date of the enact11 ment of this Act and each subsequent month. 

12 SEC. 202. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

13 ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOCATIONAL REHA14 BILITATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 is amended by insert16 ing after section 3116 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3116A. Internship program 

2 ‘‘(a) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 

3 carry out an internship program through which the Sec4 retary shall award internships to up to 2,000 veterans 

5 each year in accordance with this section. The recipient 

6 of an internship under this section shall be employed in 

7 the Veterans Benefits Administration for the duration of 

8 the internship. 

9 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an in10 ternship under this section a veteran shall have completed 

11 a rehabilitation program under this chapter. In awarding 

12 internships under this section, the Secretary shall give a 

13 preference to a veteran who has completed a program of 

14 long-term education or training, as determined by the Sec15 retary. 

16 ‘‘(c) SALARY; BENEFITS.—(1) Each recipient of an 

17 internship under this section shall be paid at a rate deter18 mined by the Secretary, except that such rate shall be at 

19 least the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for 

20 grade GS–3 of the General Schedule under section 5332 

21 of title 5, United States Code, and shall not exceed the 

22 maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS– 

23 5 of such schedule. 

24 ‘‘(2) Each such recipient shall be entitled to leave on 

25 the same basis as employees of the Department who are 

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1 may not be reimbursed for any unused leave at the end 

2 of the internship. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall furnish hospital care, med4 ical services, and nursing home care to each recipient of 

5 an internship under this section on the same basis as a 

6 veteran described in subsection (B) of paragraph (2) of 

7 subsection (a) of section 1710 of this title unless the re8 cipient is eligible for such care and services under sub9 paragraph (A) of such paragraph or under paragraph (1) 

10 of such subsection. 

11 ‘‘(4) The recipient of an internship under this section 

12 may receive an allowance under section 3108 of this title 

13 if such recipient is entitled to such an allowance. 

14 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—No internship under this section 

15 shall exceed 12 months in duration. 

16 ‘‘(e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall notify each 

17 participant in a rehabilitation program under this chapter 

18 of the internship program under this section.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

20 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

21 after the item relating to 3116 the following new item: 

‘‘3116A. Internship program.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

2 PAYMENT OF AN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AS3 SISTANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 is amended by insert5 ing after section 3687 the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 3687A. Additional training assistance for unem7 ployed veterans pursuing apprentice8 ships or other on-job training. 

9 ‘‘(a) MONTHLY TRAINING ASSISTANCE ALLOW10 ANCE.—A covered veteran shall be paid a monthly training 

11 assistance allowance under this section for each month 

12 that the veteran is enrolled in a program of apprenticeship 

13 described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 

14 3687 of this title or a program of other on-job training 

15 described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 

16 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the monthly training 

17 assistance allowance under this section is the amount 

18 equal to the monthly amount of the basic allowance for 

19 housing payable under section 403 of title 37 for a mem20 ber of the Armed Forces with dependents in pay grade 

21 E–5 residing in the military housing area that encom22 passes all or the majority portion of the ZIP code area 

23 in which the veteran resides. 

24 ‘‘(c) DURATION.—A covered veteran may receive 

25 training assistance under this section for a single period 

26 of not more than 12 months. 


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1 ‘‘(d) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 

2 the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who is— 

3 ‘‘(1) unemployed for a period of not less than 

4 four consecutive months at the time of applying for 

5 training assistance under this section; 

6 ‘‘(2) 59 years of age or younger; and 

7 ‘‘(3) except as provided under this section, ineli8 gible for education or training assistance under this 

9 title. 

10 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘3687A. Additional monthly training assistance allowance for unemployed veterans.’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3687A of title 38, 

17 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 

18 apply with respect to months beginning on or after the 

19 first day of fiscal year 2011. 

20 SEC. 204. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

21 PAYMENT OF AN ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE 

22 FOR RURAL VETERAN TEACHERS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3698. Assistance allowance for rural veteran teach2 ers 

3 ‘‘(a) REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.—The 

4 Secretary may pay to a rural veteran teacher a monthly 

5 assistance allowance of $500. 

6 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—The aggregate period for which the 

7 Secretary may pay a rural veteran teacher a monthly as8 sistance allowance under subsection (a) may not exceed 

9 24 months. 

10 ‘‘(c) RURAL VETERAN TEACHER DEFINED.—In this 

11 section, the term ‘rural veteran teacher’ means a veteran 

12 who— 

13 ‘‘(1) is discharged from service in the Armed 

14 Forces under honorable conditions; 

15 ‘‘(2) is employed to teach full-time at an ac16 credited elementary or secondary school that is lo17 cated in a rural area (as determined by the Bureau 

18 of the Census); 

19 ‘‘(3) on the date on which the veteran applies 

20 for a monthly assistance allowance under subsection 

21 (a), is enrolled in an accredited course leading to 

22 certification as a teacher; and 

23 ‘‘(4) has not been previously employed to teach 

24 full-time at an accredited elementary or secondary 

25 school. 


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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year 

4 thereafter.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

6 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

7 after the item relating to section 3697A the following new 

8 item: 

‘‘3698. Assistance allowance for rural veteran teachers.’’. 

9 SEC. 205. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

10 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

11 VETERANS’ WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PRO12 GRAMS. 

13 Section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

14 (29 U.S.C. 2913) is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 

18 $20,000,000 for programs authorized under this section.’’. 

19 SEC. 206. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 

20 PROMOTION OF THE VETSUCCESS INTERNET 

21 WEBSITE. 

22 (a) INCLUSION OF HYPERLINK.—Not later than 60 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of Veterans Affairs shall include on the main page 

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1 fairs a new hyperlink with a drop-down menu entitled 

2 ‘‘Veterans Employment’’. The drop-down menu shall in3 clude a direct hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet 

4 website, the USA Jobs Internet website, the Job Central 

5 website, and any other appropriate employment Internet 

6 websites, as determined by the Secretary, especially such 

7 websites that focus on jobs for veterans. 

8 (b) ADVERTISEMENT OF INTERNET WEBSITE.—Sub9 ject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, 

10 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in accordance with 

11 section 532 of title 38, United States Code, purchase ad12 vertising in national media outlets for the purpose of pro13 moting awareness of the VetSuccess Internet website to 

14 veterans. 

15 (c) OUTREACH TO VETERANS OF OPERATION IRAQI

16 FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.—The 

17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach to 

18 veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation En19 during Freedom to inform such veterans of the VetSuccess 

20 Internet website. 

21 (d) VETSUCCESS INTERNET WEBSITE DEFINED.—In 

22 this section, the term ‘‘VetSuccess Internet website’’ 

23 means www.vetsuccess.gov or any successor Internet 


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1 website maintained by the Department of Veterans Af2 fairs. 

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