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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 

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

the laws relating to the employment and training of veterans, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 7, 2011 

Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Armed Services, 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 relating to the employment 

and training of veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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TITLE I—RETRAINING VETERANS 

Sec. 101. Veterans retraining assistance program. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Transition Assistance Program contracting. 

Sec. 202. Mandatory participation in Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 203. Report on Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 204. Transition Assistance Program outcomes. 

Sec. 205. Comptroller General review. 

TITLE III—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION OF VETERANS TO 

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 

Sec. 301. Reauthorization and improvement of demonstration project on 

credentialing and licensure of veterans. 

Sec. 302. Inclusion of performance measures in annual report on veteran job 

counseling, training, and placement programs of the Department of Labor. 

Sec. 303. Clarification of priority of service for veterans in Department of 

Labor job training programs. 

Sec. 304. Evaluation of individuals receiving training at the National Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Services Institute. 

Sec. 305. Pilot program on the use of Veterans Employment and Training 

grant funds to provide direct training services to unemployed 

veterans. 

Sec. 306. Requirements for full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans’ employment representatives. 

Sec. 307. Report on findings of the Department of Defense and Department of 

Labor credentialing work group. 

TITLE IV—IMPROVEMENTS TO UNIFORMED SERVICES 

EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 

Sec. 401. Clarification of benefits of employment covered under USERRA. 

TITLE V—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF 

LAW 

Sec. 501. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. 

Sec. 502. Extension of homeless veterans reintegration programs. 

1 TITLE I—RETRAINING 

2 VETERANS 

3 SEC. 101. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sec6 tion, during the period beginning on January 1, 

7 2012, and ending on March 31, 2014, the Secretary 


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1 of Labor shall provide for monthly payments of re2 training assistance to eligible veterans. Payments of 

3 retraining assistance under this section shall be 

4 made by the Secretary of Labor through the Sec5 retary of Veterans Affairs. 

6 (2) NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS.—The 

7 number of eligible veterans who participate in the 

8 program may not exceed— 

9 (A) 45,000 during fiscal year 2012; and 

10 (B) 55,000 during the period beginning 

11 October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014. 

12 (b) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided 

13 by subsection (i), each veteran who participates in the pro14 gram established under subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled 

15 to up to 12 months of retraining assistance, as determined 

16 by the Secretary of Labor. Such retraining assistance may 

17 only be used by the veteran to pursue a program of edu18 cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of title 

19 38, United States Code) or training on a full-time basis 

20 that— 

21 (1) is approved under chapter 36 of such title; 

22 (2) is offered by a community college or tech23 nical school; 


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1 (3) leads to an associates degree or a certificate 

2 (or other similar evidence of the completion of the 

3 program of education or training); and 

4 (4) is designed to provide training for a high5 demand occupation, as determined by the Secretary 

6 of Labor. 

7 (c) MONTHLY CERTIFICATION.—Each veteran who 

8 participates in the program established under subsection 

9 (a)(1) shall certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

10 the enrollment of the veteran in a program of education 

11 described in subsection (b) for each month in which the 

12 veteran participates in the program. 

13 (d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The monthly amount 

14 of the retraining assistance payable under this section is 

15 the amount in effect under section 3015(a)(1) of title 38, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (e) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section, an 

18 eligible veteran is a veteran who— 

19 (1) is at least 35 years of age but not more 

20 than 60 years of age; 

21 (2) was last discharged from active duty service 

22 in the Armed Forces with an honorable discharge; 

23 (3) as of the date of the submittal of the appli24 cation for assistance under this section, has been un25 employed for a period of time determined by the 


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1 Secretary, with special consideration given to vet2 erans who have been unemployed for at least 26 con3 tinuous weeks; 

4 (4) is not eligible to apply for educational as5 sistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, 

6 United States Code; and 

7 (5) by not later than October 1, 2013, submits 

8 to the Secretary of Labor an application containing 

9 such information and assurances as the Secretary 

10 may require. 

11 (f) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the Sec12 retary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

13 shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af14 fairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

15 report on the retraining assistance provided under this 

16 section, including— 

17 (1) the total number of— 

18 (A) eligible veterans who participated; 

19 (B) credit hours completed; and 

20 (C) associates degrees or certificates 

21 awarded (or other similar evidence of the com22 pletion of the program of education or training 

23 earned); and 

24 (2) data related to the employment status of el25 igible veterans who participated. 


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1 (g) JOINT AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Labor 

2 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an 

3 agreement on carrying out this section. 

4 (h) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Payments under this sec5 tion shall be made from amounts appropriated to the read6 justment benefits account of the Department of Veterans 

7 Affairs. 

8 (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

9 make payments under this section shall terminate on 

10 March 31, 2014. 

11 TITLE II—IMPROVING THE 

12 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

13 PROGRAM 

14 SEC. 201. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CON15 TRACTING. 

16 (a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CON17 TRACTING.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4113 of title 38, 

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

20 ‘‘§ 4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—In accordance 

22 with section 1144 of title 10, the Secretary shall enter into 

23 a contract with an appropriate private entity or entities 

24 to provide the functions described in subsection (b) at all 


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1 locations where the program described in such section is 

2 carried out. 

3 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Contractors under subsection (a) 

4 shall provide to members of the Armed Forces who are 

5 being separated from active duty (and the spouses of such 

6 members) the services described in section 1144(a)(1) of 

7 title 10, including— 

8 ‘‘(1) counseling; 

9 ‘‘(2) assistance in identifying employment and 

10 training opportunities and help in obtaining such 

11 employment and training; 

12 ‘‘(3) other related information and services 

13 under such section; and 

14 ‘‘(4) any other services that the Secretary de15 termines are appropriate.’’. 

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 38, 

18 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

19 relating to section 4113 and inserting the following 

20 new item: 

‘‘4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’. 

21 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec22 retary of Labor shall enter into the contract required by 

23 section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

24 subsection (a), by not later than 24 months after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 202. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION AS2 SISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 Section 1144(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘shall encourage’’ and all that follows 

5 and inserting ‘‘shall require the participation of all mem6 bers of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the 

7 program unless a documented urgent operational require8 ment prevents attendance. Such documentation shall be 

9 included in the personnel record of the member.’’. 

10 SEC. 203. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

11 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(e) REPORTS AND AUDITS.—(1) Not later than Jan15 uary 30 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 

16 to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

17 House of Representatives a report on the program estab18 lished under this section that includes the number of mem19 bers of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the 

20 program who participated in the program within 30, 90, 

21 and 180 days of being separated from active duty, and 

22 the percentages of all such eligible participants who par23 ticipated within each such time period. 

24 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into a 

25 contract with an appropriate entity to conduct an audit 

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1 quently than once every three years and to submit to the 

2 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Sec3 retary of Veterans Affairs, and the Committees on Vet4 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

5 a report containing the results of each such audit. 

6 ‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Sec7 retary of Labor shall enter into the contract under sub8 paragraph (A) with an appropriate entity that is a small 

9 business concern owned and controlled by veterans or a 

10 small business concern owned and controlled by service11 disabled veterans and that is included in the database of 

12 veteran-owned businesses maintained under subsection (f) 

13 of section 8127 of this title and verified by the Secretary 

14 pursuant to paragraph (4) of that subsection. 

15 ‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Labor is unable to enter into 

16 the contract under subparagraph (A) with a qualified busi17 ness concern described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 

18 enter into such contract with another qualified appropriate 

19 entity. 

20 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into the con21 tract under this paragraph using funds made available for 

22 the State grant program authorized under section 4102A 

23 of title 38.’’. 


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1 SEC. 204. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 

2 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as 

3 amended by section 202 and 203, is further amended by 

4 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM OUTCOMES.—The Secretary of Labor 

6 and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop a meth7 od to assess the outcomes for individuals who participate 

8 in the program established under this section. Such meth9 od shall be designed to determine the following outcomes: 

10 ‘‘(1) The length of the period during which the 

11 individual was unemployed following the individual’s 

12 separation from active duty. 

13 ‘‘(2) The beginning salary paid to the individual 

14 for the first job the individual obtained following 

15 such separation. 

16 ‘‘(3) The number of months of school or other 

17 training the individual attended during the first 12- 

18 month period following such separation.’’. 

19 SEC. 205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 

20 Not later than one year after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

22 States shall conduct a review of the Transition Assistance 

23 Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States 

24 Code, and submit to Congress a report on the results of 

25 the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 

26 General for improving the program. 


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1 TITLE III—IMPROVING THE 

2 TRANSITION OF VETERANS 

3 TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 

4 SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEM5 ONSTRATION PROJECT ON CREDENTIALING 

6 AND LICENSURE OF VETERANS. 

7 Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less 

11 than 10’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 but not 

12 more than 10’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘consult 

14 with appropriate Federal, State, and industry 

15 officials’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into a contract 

16 with an appropriate entity representing a coali17 tion of State governors’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (g)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘Veterans Benefits, Health 

20 Care, and Information Technology Act of 

21 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘Linking Military Training 

22 and Civilian Job Skills Act’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘utilizing unobligated 

2 funds’’ and inserting ‘‘using not more than 

3 $180,000 of the funds in each fiscal year’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

5 end the following: ‘‘, to be derived from 

6 amounts otherwise made available to carry out 

7 sections 4103A and 4104 of this title’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after the last day of a fiscal year during which the dem12 onstration project under this section is carried out, the 

13 Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the entity with 

14 which the Assistant Secretary enters into a contract under 

15 subsection (b)(2), shall submit to the Committees on Vet16 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

17 a report on the implementation of the demonstration 

18 project during that fiscal year.’’. 

19 SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN AN20 NUAL REPORT ON VETERAN JOB COUN21 SELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT PRO22 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 

23 Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

4 end; 

5 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 

6 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(7) performance measures for the provision of 

10 assistance under this chapter, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) the percentage of participants in pro12 grams under this chapter who are employed 

13 after the 180-day period following their comple14 tion of the program; 

15 ‘‘(B) the percentage of such participants 

16 who are employed after the one-year period fol17 lowing their completion of the program; 

18 ‘‘(C) the median earnings of such partici19 pants after the 180-day period following their 

20 completion of the program; 

21 ‘‘(D) the median earnings of such partici22 pants after the one-year period following their 

23 completion of the program; and 

24 ‘‘(E) the percentage of participants in such 

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1 ploma, licensure, or industry-recognized creden2 tial while they are participating in the program 

3 or within one year of completing the program.’’. 

4 SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITY OF SERVICE FOR 

5 VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB 

6 TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

7 Section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 

10 the following: ‘‘Such priority includes giving access 

11 to such services to a covered person before a non12 covered person or, if resources are limited, giving ac13 cess to such services to a covered person instead of 

14 a non-covered person.’’; and 

15 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(d) ADDITION TO ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In the an18 nual report required under section 4107(c) of this title for 

19 the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent 

20 program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate 

21 whether covered persons are receiving priority of service 

22 and are being fully served by qualified job training pro23 grams. Such evaluation shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(B) whether the representation of veterans in 

2 such programs is in proportion to the incidence of 

3 representation of veterans in the labor market, in4 cluding within groups that the Secretary may des5 ignate for priority under such programs, if any; and 

6 ‘‘(C) performance measures, as determined by 

7 the Secretary, to determine whether veterans are re8 ceiving priority of service and are being fully served 

9 by qualified job training programs. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of 

11 representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) 

12 of paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such 

13 paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of serv14 ice and are being fully served by qualified job training pro15 grams.’’. 

16 SEC. 304. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAIN17 ING AT THE NATIONAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY18 MENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4109 of title 38, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(d) The Secretary shall require that each individual 

23 who receives training provided by the Institute, or its suc24 cessor, is given a final examination to evaluate the individ25 ual’s performance in receiving such training. Each such 


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1 evaluation shall be designed to provide the individual with 

2 a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing 

3 grade or a failing grade. The results of such final examina4 tion shall be provided to the entity that sponsored the indi5 vidual who received the training.’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 

7 4109 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with re8 spect to training provided by the National Veterans’ Em9 ployment and Training Services Institute that begins on 

10 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 305. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF VETERANS EM12 PLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANT FUNDS TO 

13 PROVIDE DIRECT TRAINING SERVICES TO 

14 UNEMPLOYED VETERANS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102A of title 38, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(h) PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT TRAINING SERV19 ICES.—(1) The Secretary shall carry out a three-year pro20 gram under this subsection to make grants to and enter 

21 into contracts with any of the ten States with the highest 

22 rates of unemployment in the Nation. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall carry out the program as 

24 follows: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Of the amount of a grant or contract 

2 under which funds are made available to a State in 

3 order to carry out section 4103A or 4104 of this 

4 title, the State may use, subject to the approval of 

5 the Secretary, up to 25 percent of the total grant or 

6 contract to fund direct training services to unem7 ployed veterans to acquire job skills usable in the 

8 employment market. 

9 ‘‘(B) In order to participate in the program 

10 under this subsection, a State shall submit to the 

11 Secretary a proposal containing such information as 

12 the Secretary determines is appropriate, and the 

13 Secretary review all the proposals submitted to de14 termine whether to approve, modify, or disapprove a 

15 State’s proposal based on such factors as the Sec16 retary determines appropriate, including unemploy17 ment rates and job market projections. 

18 ‘‘(C) A veteran is eligible to receive direct train19 ing services provided under this subsection if the 

20 veteran has exceeded the period of eligibility for edu21 cation and training benefits under any of chapters 

22 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of this title and is not enti23 tled to benefits under chapter 31 of this title. 

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1 ‘‘(i) require a State using funds under this 

2 subparagraph to report annually the outcomes 

3 of training provided with such funds in a man4 ner determined by the Secretary; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) report the outcomes of training pro6 vided under this subsection by State to the 

7 Committee on Veterans Affairs of the Senate 

8 and the Committee on Veterans Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives as part of each an10 nual report required by section 4107(c) of this 

11 title. 

12 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall ensure that, of the 

13 total amount of a grant or contract under which 

14 funds are made available to a State to carry out sec15 tions 4103A and 4104 of this title, the State does 

16 not use more than 10 percent of the total grant or 

17 contract for overhead, administration, and related 

18 expenses as defined by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘direct training serv20 ices’ means participation in a course or program of in21 struction leading to qualification for employment for which 

22 a veteran has been approved by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(4) The authority to make grants or enter into con24 tracts under this subsection shall terminate on the date 


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1 that is three years after the date of the enactment of this 

2 subsection.’’. 

3 (b) DEADLINE FOR INTERIM POLICY GUIDANCE.— 

4 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue interim pol6 icy guidance and regulations to carry out subsection (h) 

7 of section 4102A of title 38, United States Code, as added 

8 by subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 306. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VET10 ERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 

11 AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REP12 RESENTATIVES. 

13 (a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM

14 SPECIALISTS.—Section 4103A of title 38, United States 

15 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

16 subsection: 

17 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-TIME

18 EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach 

19 program specialist shall perform only duties related to 

20 meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as de21 scribed in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non22 veteran-related duties. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 

24 ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 

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1 not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

2 reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 

3 section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 

4 (b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA5 TIVES.—Section 4104 of such title is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub7 section (f); and 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol9 lowing new subsection (e): 

10 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME

11 EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time local veterans’ employment 

12 representative shall perform only duties related to the em13 ployment, training, and placement services under this 

14 chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related 

15 duties. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 

17 ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 

18 such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 

19 not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

20 reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 

21 section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 307. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

3 CREDENTIALING WORK GROUP. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

5 Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with 

6 a qualified organization or entity jointly selected by the 

7 Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupa8 tional specialties already begun by the joint Department 

9 of Defense and Department of Labor Credentialing Work 

10 Group to reduce barriers to certification and licensure for 

11 transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 

12 This study shall also include an examination of current 

13 initiatives, programs, and authority already established 

14 within the Department of Defense and the military serv15 ices to promote credentialing of members of the Armed 

16 Forces and identify best practices that can be leveraged 

17 by all services to increase the transferability of military 

18 education, training, experience, and skills. 

19 (b) REPORT.—The contract described in subsection 

20 (a) shall provide that upon completion of the study de21 scribed in such subsection, the organization or entity with 

22 which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor 

23 entered into the contract shall submit to the Secretary of 

24 Defense and the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth 

25 the results of the study. The report shall include— 


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1 (1) a plan for leveraging existing successful ini2 tiatives, programs, and authority to promote the 

3 credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; 

4 and 

5 (2) such information as the Secretaries shall 

6 specify in the contract. 

7 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

8 March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec9 retary of Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report 

10 on the results of the study described in subsection (a), 

11 together with such comments on the report as the Secre12 taries jointly consider appropriate. 

13 TITLE IV—IMPROVEMENTS TO 

14 UNIFORMED SERVICES EM15 PLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY16 MENT RIGHTS 

17 SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT 

18 COVERED UNDER USERRA. 

19 Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 

20 amended by inserting ‘‘the terms, conditions, or privileges 

21 of employment, including’’ after ‘‘means’’. 


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1 TITLE V—EXTENSION OF CER2 TAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS 

3 OF LAW 

4 SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS 

5 OF LAW. 

6 (a) GUARANTY OF LOANS FOR PURCHASE OR CON7 STRUCTION OF COOPERATIVE HOUSING.—Section 

8 3710(a)(12) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘five years after that date’’ and inserting ‘‘ten 

10 years after that date’’. 

11 (b) LOAN FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) of such title is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

15 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’; and 

16 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

17 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

19 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

20 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’; and 

21 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

22 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’; and 

23 (3) in subparagraph (D)— 

24 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

25 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’; and 


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1 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

2 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’. 

3 (c) TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM HOME

4 LOAN GUARANTY AMOUNT.—Section 501 of the Veterans 

5 Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–389; 

6 122 Stat. 4175; 38 U.S.C. 3703 note) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

8 31, 2014’’. 

9 SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF HOMELESS VETERANS RE10 INTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2021(e)(F) of title 38, 

12 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

16 the United States shall submit to Congress a report on 

17 the operation and results of the homeless veterans re18 integration programs under section 2021 of title 38, 

19 United States Code. 

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