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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3340 

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to provide 

veterans with apprenticeships and career advice. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. BARROW) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant 

program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and 

career advice. 

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 ‘‘Help Inspire and Re5 train our Exceptional Veterans Act of 2011’’ or the 

6 ‘‘HIRE Veterans Act of 2011’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH AP8 PRENTICESHIPS AND CAREER ADVICE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

10 appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary 


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1 of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Vet2 erans Affairs, shall establish a program to award grants 

3 to local Chambers of Commerce to provide veterans with 

4 apprenticeships and career advice. 

5 (b) USE OF GRANT.—A local Chamber of Commerce 

6 may use a grant awarded under this section to establish 

7 a veterans apprenticeship program that provides veterans 

8 (particularly those who served in Operation Enduring 

9 Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New 

10 Dawn) with— 

11 (1) training with respect to writing a re ́sume ́; 

12 (2) career advice; and 

13 (3) opportunities to pursue apprenticeships with 

14 businesses participating in the program. 

15 (c) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

16 (1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may not award 

17 more than one grant to a local Chamber of Com18 merce during each five-year period in which the 

19 grant program established under subsection (a) is 

20 carried out. 

21 (2) AMOUNT.—A grant awarded under this sec22 tion shall be an amount that is not less than 

23 $10,000 and not more than $20,000. 

24 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

25 this section, a local Chamber of Commerce shall submit 


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1 to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man2 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

3 require. 

4 (e) TERMINATION.—The grant program established 

5 under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 

6 2022. 

7 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 

8 each year following a year in which a grant is awarded 

9 under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

10 a report on the grant program, including— 

11 (1) a list of each grant awarded in the year cov12 ered by the report, including the amount of the 

13 grant and the local Chamber of Commerce awarded 

14 the grant; and 

15 (2) the number of veterans who participated in 

16 a program described in subsection (b) who became 

17 employed during such year, including whether such 

18 employment is considered permanent or temporary. 

19 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

21 out this section a total of $10,000,000. 

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