charged, if that individual is otherwise qualified for the 
position.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 3330c the following: 
‘‘3330d. Honorably discharged members of the uniformed services.’’. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE: OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
OFFICE
OF
PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—The Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management shall— 
(A) designate agencies that shall establish 
a program to provide employment assistance to 
members of the armed forces who are being 
separated from active duty in accordance with 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) ensure that the programs established 
under this subsection are coordinated with the 
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Transition Assistance Program (TAP) of the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) ELEMENTS
OF
PROGRAM.—The head of 
each agency designated under paragraph (2)(A), in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, and acting through the Vet-
erans Employment Program Office of the agency es-
tablished under Executive Order 13518 (74 Fed. 
Reg. 58533; relating to employment of veterans in 
the Federal Government), or any successor thereto, 
shall— 
(A) establish a program to provide employ-
ment assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces who are being separated from active 
duty, including assisting such members in seek-
ing employment with the agency; 
(B) provide such members with informa-
tion regarding the program of the agency estab-
lished under subparagraph (A); and 
(C) promote the recruiting, hiring, training 
and development, and retention of such mem-
bers and veterans by the agency. 
(4) OTHER OFFICE.—If an agency designated 
under paragraph (2)(A) does not have a Veterans 
Employment Program Office, the head of the agen-
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cy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, shall select an appropriate 
office of the agency to carry out the responsibilities 
of the agency under paragraph (3). 
SEC. 11. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
RECEIVING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
carry out a program through the Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, the dis-
abled veterans’ outreach program specialists employed 
under section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, and 
local veterans’ employment representatives employed 
under section 4104 of such title to provide outreach to 
covered veterans and provide them with assistance in find-
ing employment. 
(b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a covered veteran is a veteran who— 
(1) recently separated from service in the 
Armed Forces; and 
(2) has been in receipt of assistance under the 
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemem-
bers program under subchapter II of chapter 85 of 
title 5 for more than 105 days. 
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SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON 
WORK EXPERIENCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ON TERMINAL LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es-
tablish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advis-
ability of providing to covered individuals work experience 
with civilian employees and contractors of the Department 
of Defense to facilitate the transition of the individuals 
from service in the Armed Forces to employment in the 
civilian labor market. 
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, a covered individual is any individual who— 
(1) is a member of the Armed Forces; 
(2) the Secretary expects to be discharged or 
separated from service in the Armed Forces and is 
on terminal leave; 
(3) the Secretary determines has skills that can 
be used to provide services to the Department that 
the Secretary considers critical to the success of the 
mission of the Department; and 
(4) the Secretary determines might benefit from 
exposure to the civilian work environment while 
working for the Department in order to facilitate a 
transition of the individual from service in the 
Armed Forces to employment in the civilian labor 
market. 
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(c) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 
out during the two-year period beginning on the date of 
the commencement of the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot pro-
gram that includes the findings of the Secretary with re-
spect to the feasibility and advisability of providing cov-
ered individuals with work experience as described in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 13. ENHANCEMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
ON CREDENTIALING AND LICENSING OF VET-
ERANS. 
Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ 
Employment and Training shall, in consultation 
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