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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4363 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a direct employment 

pilot program for members of the National Guard and Reserve, to be 

known as the ‘‘Work for Warriors Program’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2014 

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

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a direct 

employment pilot program for members of the National 

Guard and Reserve, to be known as the ‘‘Work for Warriors Program’’, 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 ‘‘Work for Warriors Act 

5 of 2014’’. 

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

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 1601 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 1601—TRAINING GENERALLY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘16101. Work for Warriors Program. 

7 ‘‘§ 16101. Work for Warriors Program 

8 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Chief of the Na9 tional Guard Bureau shall carry out a pilot program (to 

10 be known as the ‘Work for Warriors Program’) to enhance 

11 the efforts of the Department of Defense to provide job 

12 placement assistance and related employment services di13 rectly to members of the reserve components of the armed 

14 forces. 

15 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Work for Warriors 

16 Program shall be offered to, and administered by, the ad17 jutants general appointed under section 314 of title 32. 

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

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

20 to support the operation of a Work for Warriors Program 

21 in the State, the State must agree to contribute an 

22 amount, derived from non-Federal sources, equal to at 

23 least 30 percent of the funds provided by the Chief of the 

24 National Guard Bureau. 

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1 ‘‘(d) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—The 

2 Work for Warriors Program should follow a job placement 

3 program model that focuses on working one-on-one with 

4 a member of a reserve component to cost-effectively pro5 vide job placement services, including services such as 

6 identifying unemployed and underemployed members, job 

7 matching services, resume editing, interview preparation, 

8 and post-employment follow up. Development of the Work 

9 for Warriors Program should be informed by State direct 

10 employment programs for members of the reserve compo11 nents of the armed forces, such as the programs conducted 

12 in California and South Carolina. 

13 ‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGEN14 CIES.—The Secretary of Labor may provide technical as15 sistance to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and 

16 State adjutants general in the development and implemen17 tation of the Work for Warriors Program. 

18 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—The Chief of the National Guard 

19 Bureau shall develop outcome measurements to evaluate 

20 the success of the Work for Warriors Program in a State. 

21 ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the completion of a Work for Warriors 

24 Program conducted under subsection (a), the Chief 

25 of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the 

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1 congressional defense committees a report describing 

2 the results of the program. The Chief shall prepare 

3 the report in coordination with the Under Secretary 

4 of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 

5 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—A report under 

6 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) A description and assessment of the 

8 effectiveness and achievements of the Work for 

9 Warriors Program, including the number of 

10 members of the reserve components hired and 

11 the cost-per-placement of participating mem12 bers. 

13 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the impact of the 

14 Work for Warriors Program and increased re15 serve component employment levels on the read16 iness of members of the reserve components. 

17 ‘‘(C) A comparison of the Work for War18 riors Program to other programs conducted by 

19 the Department of Defense and Department of 

20 Veterans Affairs to provide unemployment and 

21 underemployment support to members of the 

22 reserve components. 

23 ‘‘(D) Any other matters considered appro24 priate by the Chief of the National Guard Bumstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 reau or the Under Secretary of Defense for 

2 Personnel and Readiness. 

3 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON TOTAL FISCAL-YEAR OBLIGA4 TIONS.—The total amount obligated by the Chief of the 

5 National Guard Bureau to carry out the Work for War6 riors Program for any fiscal year may not exceed 

7 $20,000,000. 

8 ‘‘(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Chief 

10 of the National Guard Bureau to carry out the Work 

11 for Warriors Program applies during fiscal years 

12 2015 through 2018. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—Upon the expiration of the 

14 authority under paragraph (1), the Chief of the Na15 tional Guard Bureau may extend the Work for War16 riors Program for not more than two additional fis17 cal years.’’. 

18 (b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters at 

19 the beginning of subtitle E of title 10, United States Code, 

20 and at the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each 

21 amended by striking the item relating to chapter 1601 and 

22 inserting the following new item: 

‘‘1601. Work for Warriors Program ...........................................16101’’. 

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