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Union Calendar No. 262 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4592 

[Report No. 111–453] 

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

employment of veterans in energy-related positions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2010 

Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mr. PERRIELLO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MARCH 22, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BUYER, Mr. LUJA ́N, and Mr. HARE

MARCH 22, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 3, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in energy-related 

positions. 


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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 ‘‘Energy Jobs for 

5 Veterans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en9 courage the employment of eligible veterans in the energy 

10 industry, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 

11 Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot pro12 gram to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Energy-Related Em13 ployment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec14 retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 

15 the establishment and administration of a State program 

16 to make grants to energy employers and labor-management 

17 organizations that provide covered training, on-job train18 ing, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible vet19 erans. Such a program shall be known as a ‘‘State Energy20 Related Employment Program’’. 

21 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re22 ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 

23 to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 

24 following: 


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1 (1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds 

2 to establish and administer a public-private partner3 ship program designed to provide covered training, 

4 on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification 

5 classes to a significant number of eligible veterans 

6 and ensure lasting and sustainable employment in 

7 well-paying jobs in the energy industry. 

8 (2) Evidence that the State has— 

9 (A) a population of eligible veterans of an 

10 appropriate size to carry out the State program; 

11 (B) a robust and diverse energy industry; 

12 and 

13 (C) the ability to carry out the State pro14 gram described in the proposal under paragraph 

15 (1). 

16 (3) Such other information and assurances as 

17 the Secretary may require. 

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

19 a grant under this section shall use the grant for the fol20 lowing purposes: 

21 (1) Making grants to energy employers and 

22 labor-management organizations to reimburse such 

23 employers and organizations for the cost of providing 

24 covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, 

25 and certification classes to eligible veterans. 


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1 (2) Conducting outreach to inform energy em2 ployers, labor-management organizations, and vet3 erans, including veterans in rural areas, of their eli4 gibility or potential eligibility for participation in 

5 the State program. 

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

7 grant to a State shall be subject to the following conditions: 

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

9 such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 

10 any amount received under the pilot program that is 

11 not used for the purposes described in subsection (c). 

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

13 such times and containing such information as the 

14 Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 

15 funds. 

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

17 a grant made by a State under the pilot program, an en18 ergy employer shall— 

19 (1) submit to the administrator of the State En20 ergy-Related Employment Program an application 

21 that includes— 

22 (A) the rate of pay for each eligible veteran 

23 proposed to be trained using grant funds; 

24 (B) the average rate of pay for an indi25 vidual employed by the energy employer in a 


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1 similar position who is not an eligible veteran; 

2 and 

3 (C) such other information and assurances 

4 as the administrator may require; and 

5 (2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each 

6 quarter, a report containing such information as the 

7 Secretary may specify. 

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

9 an energy employer through a grant under the pilot pro10 gram may be used to provide training of any kind to a 

11 person who is not an eligible veteran. 

12 (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the report 

13 required to be submitted annually under section 4107(c) of 

14 title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to 

15 Congress a report on the pilot program for the year covered 

16 by such report. The report on the pilot program shall in17 clude a detailed description of activities carried out under 

18 this section and an evaluation of the program. 

19 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of the 

20 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap21 propriations under subsection (j), two percent shall be made 

22 available to the Secretary for administrative costs associ23 ated with implementing and evaluating the pilot program 

24 under this section and for preparing and submitting the 

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1 termine the appropriate maximum amount of each grant 

2 awarded under this section that may be used by the recipi3 ent for administrative and reporting costs. 

4 (i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

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

6 apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means 

7 training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer8 tification classes that are— 

9 (A) designed to provide the veteran with 

10 skills that are particular to an energy industry 

11 and not directly transferable to employment in 

12 another industry; and 

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

14 or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec15 tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran, 

17 as that term is defined in section 101(3) of title 38, 

18 United States Code, who is employed by an energy 

19 employer and enrolled or participating in a covered 

20 training, on-job training, apprenticeship, or certifi21 cation class. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘energy employer’’ means an entity 

23 that employs individuals in a trade or business in an 

24 energy industry. 


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1 (4) The term ‘‘energy industry’’ means any of 

2 the following industries: 

3 (A) The energy-efficient building, construc4 tion, or retrofits industry. 

5 (B) The renewable electric power industry, 

6 including the wind and solar energy industries. 

7 (C) The biofuels industry. 

8 (D) The energy efficiency assessment indus9 try that serves the residential, commercial, or in10 dustrial sectors. 

11 (E) The oil and natural gas industry. 

12 (F) The nuclear industry. 

13 (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap14 propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

15 years 2011 through 2015, for the purpose of carrying out 

16 the pilot program. 


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Union Calendar No. 262 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4592 

[Report No. 111–453] 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program 

ergy-related positions. to encourage the employment of veterans in enMARCH 22, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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