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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2275 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department 

of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 

Administration and to improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2015 

Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Budget, 

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 establish in the 

Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic 

Opportunity and Transition Administration and to improve employment services for veterans by consolidating 

various programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

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 ‘‘Jobs for Veterans Act 

3 of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPOR5 TUNITY AND TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION. 

6 (a) VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRAN7 SITION ADMINISTRATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Part V of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following new chapter: 

11 ‘‘CHAPTER 80—VETERANS ECONOMIC OP12 PORTUNITY AND TRANSITION ADMIN13 ISTRATION 

‘‘8001. Organization of Administration. 

‘‘8002. Functions of Administration. 

14 ‘‘§ 8001. Organization of Administration 

15 ‘‘(a) VETERANS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND

16 TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION.—There is in the Depart17 ment of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Economic Oppor18 tunity and Transition Administration. The primary func19 tion of the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi20 tion Administration is the administration of the programs 

21 of the Department that provide assistance related to eco22 nomic opportunity to veterans and their dependents and 

23 survivors. 

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1 ‘‘(b) UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR2 TUNITY AND TRANSITION.—The Veterans Economic Op3 portunity and Transition Administration is under the 

4 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and 

5 Transition, who is directly responsible to the Secretary for 

6 the operations of the Administration. 

7 ‘‘(c) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARIES.—The Veterans 

8 Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration 

9 shall have two Deputy Under Secretaries as follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) The Deputy Under Secretary for Readjust11 ment, who shall be the principal assistant of the 

12 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

13 and Transition with respect to the programs speci14 fied in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 8002 

15 of this title. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Deputy Under Secretary for Employ17 ment, Training, and Transition, who shall be the 

18 principal assistant of the Under Secretary for Vet19 erans Economic Opportunity and Transition with re20 spect to the programs specified in paragraphs (5) 

21 through (9) of section 8002 of this title. 

22 ‘‘§ 8002. Functions of Administration 

23 ‘‘The Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 

24 Administration is responsible for the administration of the 

25 following programs of the Department: 

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1 ‘‘(1) Vocational rehabilitation and employment 

2 programs. 

3 ‘‘(2) Educational assistance programs. 

4 ‘‘(3) Veterans’ housing loan and related pro5 grams. 

6 ‘‘(4) The verification of small businesses owned 

7 and controlled by veterans pursuant to subsection (f) 

8 of section 8127 of this title, including the adminis9 tration of the database of veteran-owned businesses 

10 described in such subsection. 

11 ‘‘(5) Job counseling, training, and placement 

12 services for veterans under chapter 41 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(6) Employment and training of veterans 

14 under chapter 42 of this title. 

15 ‘‘(7) Administration of employment and employ16 ment rights of members of the uniformed services 

17 under chapter 43 of this title. 

18 ‘‘(8) Homeless veterans reintegration programs 

19 under chapter 20 of this title. 

20 ‘‘(9) The Transition Assistance Program under 

21 section 1144 of title 10. 

22 ‘‘(10) Any other program of the Department 

23 that the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of 

25 chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States 

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1 Code, and of part V of title 38, United States Code, 

2 are each amended by inserting after the item relat3 ing to chapter 79 the following new item: 

‘‘80. Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration ............................................................. 8001’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Chapter 80 of title 38, 

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

6 effect on October 1, 2016. 

7 (c) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—For fiscal years 2017 

8 and 2018, the number of full-time equivalent employees 

9 authorized for the Veterans Economic Opportunity and 

10 Transition Administration, as established under chapter 

11 80 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 

12 (a), may not exceed 22,118. 

13 (d) HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO14 GRAMS.—Nothing in section 8002 of title 38, United 

15 States Code, as added by subsection (a), or in any other 

16 amendment made by this Act, shall affect the provision 

17 of funds to grant recipients under section 2021 or 2021A 

18 of title 38, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 3. UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS ECONOMIC OP20 PORTUNITY AND TRANSITION. 

21 (a) UNDER SECRETARY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 

23 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

24 306 the following new section: 

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1 ‘‘§ 306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op2 portunity and Transition 

3 ‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY.—There is in the Depart4 ment an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor5 tunity and Transition, who is appointed by the President, 

6 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 

7 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and 

8 Transition shall be appointed without regard to political 

9 affiliation or activity and solely on the basis of dem10 onstrated ability in— 

11 ‘‘(1) information technology; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the administration of programs within the 

13 Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad14 ministration or programs of similar content and 

15 scope. 

16 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 

17 Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition is the 

18 head of, and is directly responsible to the Secretary for 

19 the operations of, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and 

20 Transition Administration. 

21 ‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) Whenever a vacancy in the po22 sition of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor23 tunity and Transition occurs or is anticipated, the Sec24 retary shall establish a commission to recommend individ25 uals to the President for appointment to the position. 

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1 ‘‘(2) A commission established under this subsection 

2 shall be composed of the following members appointed by 

3 the Secretary: 

4 ‘‘(A) Three persons representing education and 

5 training, vocational rehabilitation, employment, real 

6 estate, mortgage finance and related industries, and 

7 survivor benefits activities affected by the Veterans 

8 Economic Opportunity and Transition Administra9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(B) Two persons representing veterans served 

11 by the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi12 tion Administration. 

13 ‘‘(C) Two persons who have experience in the 

14 management of private sector benefits programs of 

15 similar content and scope to the economic oppor16 tunity and transition programs of the Department. 

17 ‘‘(D) The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

18 ‘‘(E) The chairman of the Veterans’ Advisory 

19 Committee on Education formed under section 3692 

20 of this title. 

21 ‘‘(F) One person who has held the position of 

22 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

23 and Transition, if the Secretary determines that it 

24 is desirable for such person to be a member of the 

25 commission. 

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1 ‘‘(3) A commission established under this subsection 

2 shall recommend at least three individuals for appoint3 ment to the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Eco4 nomic Opportunity and Transition. The commission shall 

5 submit all recommendations to the Secretary. The Sec6 retary shall forward the recommendations to the President 

7 and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 

8 and House of Representatives with any comments the Sec9 retary considers appropriate. Thereafter, the President 

10 may request the commission to recommend additional in11 dividuals for appointment. 

12 ‘‘(4) The Assistant Secretary or Deputy Assistant 

13 Secretary of Veterans Affairs who performs personnel 

14 management and labor relations functions shall serve as 

15 the executive secretary of a commission established under 

16 this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS OF RECOMMENDED INDIVID18 UALS.—Each individual recommended to the President by 

19 the commission for appointment to the position of Under 

20 Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi21 tion shall be an individual who has held a senior level posi22 tion in the private sector with responsibilities relating to 

23 at least one of the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) Education policy. 

25 ‘‘(2) Vocational rehabilitation. 

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1 ‘‘(3) Employment. 

2 ‘‘(4) Job placement. 

3 ‘‘(5) Home loan finance. 

4 ‘‘(6) Small business development.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

7 by inserting after the item relating to section 306 

8 the following new item: 

‘‘306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 38, United 

10 States Code, is further amended— 

11 (1) in section 306(c)(2), by striking subpara12 graphs (A) and (E) and redesignating subpara13 graphs (B), (C), (D), and (F), as subparagraphs (A) 

14 through (D), respectively; 

15 (2) in section 317(d), by inserting after ‘‘Under 

16 Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the Under 

17 Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and 

18 Transition,’’; 

19 (3) in section 318(d)(2), by inserting after 

20 ‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 

21 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

22 and Transition,’’; 

23 (4) in section 516(e)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘Health 

24 and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the 

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1 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

2 and Transition’’; 

3 (5) in section 541(a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Health 

4 and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the 

6 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

7 and Transition’’; 

8 (6) in section 542(a)(2)(B)(iii), by striking 

9 ‘‘Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, 

11 and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op12 portunity and Transition’’; 

13 (7) in section 544(a)(2)(B)(vi), by striking 

14 ‘‘Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, 

16 and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op17 portunity and Transition’’; 

18 (8) in section 709(c)(2)(A), by inserting after 

19 ‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 

20 Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 

21 and Transition,’’; 

22 (9) in section 7701(a), by inserting after ‘‘as23 sistance’’ the following: ‘‘, other than assistance re24 lated to Economic Opportunity and Transition,’’; 

25 and 

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1 (10) in section 7703, by striking paragraphs (2) 

2 and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

3 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 306A of title 38, 

5 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and the 

6 amendments made by this section, shall take effect on Oc7 tober 1, 2016. 

8 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR VETERANS 

9 PROGRAMS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

10 AFFAIRS. 

11 (a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective October 1, 2016, 

13 there shall be transferred to the Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs all functions performed under the fol15 lowing programs of the Department of Labor, and 

16 all personnel, assets, and liabilities pertaining to 

17 such programs, immediately before such transfer oc18 curs: 

19 (A) Job counseling, training, and place20 ment services for veterans under chapter 41 of 

21 title 38, United States Code. 

22 (B) Employment and training of veterans 

23 under chapter 42 of such title. 

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1 (C) Administration of employment and em2 ployment rights of members of the uniformed 

3 services under chapter 43 of such title. 

4 (D) Homeless veterans reintegration pro5 grams under chapter 20 of such title. 

6 (2) ORGANIZATION.—The programs, and the 

7 personnel, assets, and liabilities pertaining to such 

8 programs, transferred to the Secretary under para9 graph (1) shall be administered as part of the Vet10 erans Economic Opportunity and Transition Admin11 istration established by section 8001 of title 38, 

12 United States Code, as added by section 3. 

13 (b) BUDGET REQUEST.—Under section 1105 of title 

14 31, United States Code, the President shall include in the 

15 President’s budget request for the Department of Vet16 erans Affairs for fiscal year 2017, and for each subsequent 

17 fiscal year, funding requested for the functions referred 

18 to in subsection (a)(1). 

19 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Fed20 eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation 

21 of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a depart22 ment or office from which a function is transferred by this 

23 section— 

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1 (1) to the head of such department or office is 

2 deemed to refer to the head of the department or of3 fice to which such function is transferred; or 

4 (2) to such department or office is deemed to 

5 refer to the department or office to which such func6 tion is transferred. 

7 (d) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as other8 wise provided by law, a Federal official to whom a function 

9 is transferred by this section may, for purposes of per10 forming the function, exercise all authorities under any 

11 other provision of law that were available with respect to 

12 the performance of that function to the official responsible 

13 for the performance of the function immediately before the 

14 effective date of the transfer of the function under this 

15 section. 

16 (e) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 

17 (1) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, deter18 minations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, 

19 contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and 

20 privileges— 

21 (A) that have been issued, made, granted, 

22 or allowed to become effective by the President, 

23 the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Vet24 erans Affairs, any officer or employee of any of25 fice transferred by this section, or any other 

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1 Government official, or by a court of competent 

2 jurisdiction, in the performance of any function 

3 that is transferred by this section, and 

4 (B) that are in effect on the effective date 

5 of such transfer (or become effective after such 

6 date pursuant to their terms as in effect on 

7 such effective date), 

8 shall continue in effect according to their terms until 

9 modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re10 voked in accordance with law by the President, any 

11 other authorized official, a court of competent juris12 diction, or operation of law. 

13 (2) PROCEEDINGS.—This section shall not af14 fect any proceedings or any application for any bene15 fits, service, license, permit, certificate, or financial 

16 assistance pending on the date of the enactment of 

17 this section before an office transferred by this sec18 tion, but such proceedings and applications shall be 

19 continued. Orders shall be issued in such pro20 ceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and pay21 ments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if 

22 this section had not been enacted, and orders issued 

23 in any such proceeding shall continue in effect until 

24 modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a 

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1 risdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this 

2 subsection shall be considered to prohibit the dis3 continuance or modification of any such proceeding 

4 under the same terms and conditions and to the 

5 same extent that such proceeding could have been 

6 discontinued or modified if this section had not been 

7 enacted. 

8 (3) SUITS.—This section shall not affect suits 

9 commenced before the date of the enactment of this 

10 section, and in all such suits, proceeding shall be 

11 had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 

12 same manner and with the same effect as if this sec13 tion had not been enacted. 

14 (4) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, ac15 tion, or other proceeding commenced by or against 

16 the Department of Labor or the Secretary of Labor, 

17 or by or against any individual in the official capac18 ity of such individual as an officer or employee of an 

19 office transferred by this section, shall abate by rea20 son of the enactment of this section. 

21 (5) CONTINUANCE OF SUITS.—If any Govern22 ment officer in the official capacity of such officer 

23 is party to a suit with respect to a function of the 

24 officer, and under this section such function is 

25 transferred to any other officer or office, then such 

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1 suit shall be continued with the other officer or the 

2 head of such other office, as applicable, substituted 

3 or added as a party. 

4 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND JUDI5 CIAL REVIEW.—Except as otherwise provided by this 

6 section, any statutory requirements relating to no7 tice, hearings, action upon the record, or administra8 tive or judicial review that apply to any function 

9 transferred by this section shall apply to the exercise 

10 of such function by the head of the Federal agency, 

11 and other officers of the agency, to which such func12 tion is transferred by this section. 

13 (f) TRANSFER OF ASSETS.—Except as otherwise pro14 vided in this section, so much of the personnel, property, 

15 records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allo16 cations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, 

17 or to be made available in connection with a function 

18 transferred to an official or agency by this section shall 

19 be available to the official or the head of that agency, re20 spectively, at such time or times as the Director of the 

21 Office of Management and Budget directs for use in con22 nection with the functions transferred. 

23 (g) DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.—Except as oth24 erwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided 

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1 ferred under this section (including the head of any office 

2 to which functions are transferred under this section) may 

3 delegate any of the functions so transferred to such offi4 cers and employees of the office of the official as the offi5 cial may designate, and may authorize successive redelega6 tions of such functions as may be necessary or appro7 priate. No delegation of functions under this section or 

8 under any other provision of this section shall relieve the 

9 official to whom a function is transferred under this sec10 tion of responsibility for the administration of the func11 tion. 

12 (h) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF

13 MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNC14 TIONS TRANSFERRED.— 

15 (1) DETERMINATIONS.—If necessary, the Di16 rector of Management and Budget shall make any 

17 determination of the functions that are transferred 

18 under this section. 

19 (2) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director, at 

20 such time or times as the Director shall provide, 

21 may make such determinations as may be necessary 

22 with regard to the functions transferred by this sec23 tion, and to make such additional incidental disposi24 tions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, con25 tracts, property, records, and unexpended balances 

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1 of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and 

2 other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or 

3 to be made available in connection with such func4 tions, as may be necessary to carry out the provi5 sions of this section. The Director shall provide for 

6 the termination of the affairs of all entities termi7 nated by this section and for such further measures 

8 and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate 

9 the purposes of this section. 

10 (i) CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED

11 TRANSFERS.—For purposes of this section, the vesting of 

12 a function in a department or office pursuant to reestab13 lishment of an office shall be considered to be the transfer 

14 of the function. 

15 (j) AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.—Existing 

16 appropriations and funds available for the performance of 

17 functions, programs, and activities terminated pursuant to 

18 this section shall remain available, for the duration of 

19 their period of availability, for necessary expenses in con20 nection with the termination and resolution of such func21 tions, programs, and activities. 

22 (k) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 

23 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

24 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 

25 Labor shall— 

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1 (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding 

2 to carry out this section, which shall include— 

3 (A) a description of how the Department 

4 of Veterans Affairs will coordinate with the 

5 Employment and Training Agency at the De6 partment of Labor to ensure coordination and 

7 avoid duplication among activities authorized 

8 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

9 (Public Law 113–128) and the activities re10 ferred to in paragraph (1)(A) through (D); and 

11 (B) a description of how the Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs will share the performance 

13 accountability measures required under sub14 section (l)(1) with the Employment and Train15 ing Agency of the Department of Labor; and 

16 (2) jointly submit to the Committees on Vet17 erans’ Affairs and the Committee on Education and 

18 the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

19 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Com20 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

21 of the Senate a copy of such memorandum. 

22 (l) COORDINATION WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER

23 WIOA.— 

24 (1) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—The 

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1 formance accountability measures for the activities 

2 carried out pursuant to the programs referred to in 

3 paragraph (1)(A) through (D), which shall meet or 

4 exceed the requirements of section 116(b) of the 

5 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public 

6 Law 113–128; 29 U.S.C. 3141). 

7 (2) STATE PLANS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

8 that each State develops and submits to the Sec9 retary a combined State plan that meets or exceeds 

10 the requirements under section 103 of the Workforce 

11 Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113– 

12 128; 29 U.S.C. 3113) for activities authorized under 

13 chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code. 

14 (m) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

15 (1) the term ‘‘function’’ includes any duty, obli16 gation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privi17 lege, activity, or program; and 

18 (2) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office, ad19 ministration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, 

20 organizational entity, or component thereof. 

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1 SEC. 5. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF2 FAIRS FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAIN3 ING, AND TRANSITION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 4102A 

5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(a) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ 

8 EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND TRANSITION.—(1) The 

9 Deputy Under Secretary for Employment, Training, and 

10 Transition established by subsection (c)(2) of section 8001 

11 of this title shall formulate and implement all depart12 mental policies and procedures to carry out this chapter 

13 and the other programs described in such subsection. 

14 ‘‘(2) The employees of the Department administering 

15 chapter 43 of this title shall be administratively and func16 tionally responsible to the Deputy Under Secretary for 

17 Employment, Training, and Transition.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 41 of title 

19 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

20 (1) The section heading of section 4102A of 

21 such title is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘§ 4102A. Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans’ Em2 ployment, Training, and Transition; pro3 gram functions; Regional Administra4 tors’’. 

5 (2) The item relating to such section in the 

6 table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 

7 amended to read as follows: 

‘‘4102A. Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training; program functions; Regional Administrators.’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 

10 SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING 

11 AMENDMENTS. 

12 (a) CHAPTER 41.—Chapter 41 of title 38, United 

13 States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 

14 as follows: 

15 (1) By striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Labor 

16 for Veterans’ Employment and Training’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary 

18 for Employment, Training, and Transition’’. 

19 (2) By striking ‘‘Department of Labor’’ each 

20 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department’’. 

21 (3) By striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each place 

22 it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

23 (4) In section 4101, by striking paragraph (8). 

24 (5) In section 4102A(b)— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘such 

2 Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘such Dep3 uty Under Secretary’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 

5 consulting with the Secretary of Veterans Af6 fairs’’. 

7 (6) In section 4105(b), by striking ‘‘and the 

8 Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ both places it ap9 pears. 

10 (7) By striking section 4108. 

11 (8) In the table of sections at the beginning of 

12 such chapter, by striking the item relating to section 

13 4108. 

14 (9) In section 4110(d), by striking paragraph 

15 (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 

16 paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively. 

17 (10) In section 4110A(b), by striking ‘‘Con18 gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committees on Veterans’ 

19 Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa20 tives’’. 

21 (11) In section 4114— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 

23 Veterans’ Employment and Training’’ each 

24 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 

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1 Secretary for Employment, Training, and Tran2 sition’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub4 section (b) and in subsections (c) and (d), by 

5 striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place it ap6 pears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary’’. 

7 (b) CHAPTER 42.—Chapter 42 of title 38, United 

8 States Code, is amended as follows: 

9 (1) By striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each place 

10 it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

11 (2) By striking ‘‘Department of Labor’’ each 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department’’. 

13 (c) CHAPTER 43.—Chapter 43 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, is amended as follows: 

15 (1) In section 4303, by striking paragraph (11). 

16 (2) By striking ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ 

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

18 (3) In section 4321, by striking ‘‘(through the 

19 Veterans’ Employment and Training Service)’’. 

20 (4) In section 4332(a)(1), by striking ‘‘of 

21 Labor’’. 

22 (5) In section 4333, by striking ‘‘, the Sec23 retary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Af24 fairs’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Defense’’. 

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1 (d) CHAPTER 20.—Chapter 20 of title 38, United 

2 States Code, is amended as follows: 

3 (1) In section 2003(a)(4), by striking ‘‘of the 

4 Department of Labor’’. 

5 (2) In section 2011(g)(2), by striking ‘‘the De6 partment of Labor,’’. 

7 (3) In section 2021— 

8 (A) in subsection (c)— 

9 (i) by striking the subsection heading 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH DEPUTY UNDER

12 SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, 

13 AND TRANSITION.—’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 

15 of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and 

16 Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 

17 Secretary for Employment, Training, and 

18 Transition’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each 

20 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

21 (4) In section 2021A— 

22 (A) in subsection (d)— 

23 (i) by striking the subsection heading 

24 and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH DEPUTY UNDER

2 SECRETARY FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, 

3 AND TRANSITION.—’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 

5 of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and 

6 Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 

7 Secretary for Employment, Training, and 

8 Transition’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ each 

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

11 (5) In section 2023— 

12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the 

13 Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section 

14 referred to as the ‘Secretaries’)’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretaries’’ each place it 

16 appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

17 (6) In section 2065(b)(5), by striking subpara18 graph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) 

19 through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), re20 spectively. 

21 (7) In section 2066(a)(3), by striking subpara22 graph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

23 through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), re24 spectively. 

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1 (e) OTHER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 38.—Title 38, 

2 United States Code, is further amended as follows: 

3 (1) In section 542(a)(2)(B), by striking clause 

4 (i) and redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 

5 (i) and (ii), respectively. 

6 (2) In section 544(a)(2)(B), by striking clause 

7 (i) and redesignating clauses (ii) through (vi) as 

8 clauses (i) through (v), respectively. 

9 (3) In section 3118(b), by striking ‘‘and the As10 sistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment in the 

11 Department of Labor’’. 

12 (4) In section 3119(c), by striking ‘‘Education, 

13 the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment 

14 in the Department of Labor,’’. 

15 (5) In section 3121(a)(3), by striking ‘‘the As16 sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employ17 ment and Training of the Department of Labor’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary for Veterans 

19 Economic Opportunity and Transition’’. 

20 (6) In section 3692(a), by striking ‘‘and the As21 sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employ22 ment and Training shall be ex officio members’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘an ex officio member’’. 

24 (7) In section 6306— 

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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall ar2 range with the Secretary of Labor for the State 

3 employment service to match’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘shall ensure that the State employment service 

5 matches’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, in con7 sultation with the Secretary of Labor,’’. 

8 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 

10 SEC. 7. USE OF FEDERAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 

11 Section 453A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 653a(h)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(4) SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The 

15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall have access to in16 formation reported by employers pursuant to sub17 section (b) of this section.’’. 

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