115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 53 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 244, 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the 
following corrections: 
(1) Amend the long title so as to read: ‘‘Making 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2017, and for other purposes’’.
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(2) Strike the first section 1 immediately fol-
lowing the enacting clause and all that follows 
through ‘‘Sec. 4. Display of Award’’. 
(3) In the table of contents for the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017, strike ‘‘Division N— 
Honoring Investments in Recruiting and 
Employing American Military Veterans 
Act of 2017’’ and insert the following: 
DIVISION N—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2017 
DIVISION O—HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND 
EMPLOYING AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017 
(4) Insert immediately before ‘‘It is unlawful 
for any employer to publicly display a HIRE Vets 
Medallion Award’’ the following: 
‘‘DIVISION 
O—HONORING 
IN-
VESTMENTS IN RECRUITING 
AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN 
MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 
2017 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This division may be cited as the ‘Honoring Invest-
ments in Recruiting and Employing American Military 
Veterans Act of 2017’ or the ‘HIRE Vets Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Labor shall establish, by rule, a HIRE Vets Me-
dallion Program to solicit voluntary information from em-
ployers for purposes of recognizing, by means of an award 
to be designated a ‘HIRE Vets Medallion Award’, verified 
efforts by such employers— 
‘‘(1) to recruit, employ, and retain veterans; 
and 
‘‘(2) to provide community and charitable serv-
ices supporting the veteran community. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.—Beginning in the cal-
endar year following the calendar year in which the Sec-
retary establishes the program, the Secretary shall annu-
ally— 
‘‘(1) solicit and accept voluntary applications 
from employers in order to consider whether those 
employers should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award; 
‘‘(2) review applications received in each cal-
endar year; and 
‘‘(3) notify such recipients of their awards; and 
‘‘(4) at a time to coincide with the annual com-
memoration of Veterans Day— 
‘‘(A) announce the names of such recipi-
ents;
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‘‘(B) recognize such recipients through 
publication in the Federal Register; and 
‘‘(C) issue to each such recipient— 
‘‘(i) a HIRE Vets Medallion Award of 
the level determined under section 3; and 
‘‘(ii) a certificate stating that such 
employer is entitled to display such HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award. 
‘‘(c) TIMING.— 
‘‘(1) SOLICITATION
PERIOD.—The Secretary 
shall solicit applications not later than January 31st 
of each calendar year for the Awards to be awarded 
in November of that calendar year. 
‘‘(2) END OF ACCEPTANCE PERIOD.—The Sec-
retary shall stop accepting applications not earlier 
than April 30th of each calendar year for the 
Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar 
year. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Secretary shall fin-
ish reviewing applications not later than August 31st 
of each calendar year for the Awards to be awarded 
in November of that calendar year. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION
OF
RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall select the employers to receive HIRE 
Vets Medallion Awards not later than September
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30th of each calendar year for the Awards to be 
awarded in November of that calendar year. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary 
shall notify employers who will receive HIRE Vets 
Medallion Awards not later than October 11th of 
each calendar year for the Awards to be awarded in 
November of that calendar year. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—An employer who receives a 
HIRE Vets Medallion Award for one calendar year is not 
eligible to receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award for the 
subsequent calendar year. 
‘‘SEC. 3. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 
all applications received in a calendar year to deter-
mine whether an employer should receive a HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award, and, if so, of what level. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The Secretary 
shall require that all applications provide informa-
tion on the programs and other efforts of applicant 
employers during the calendar year prior to that in 
which the medallion is to be awarded, including the 
categories and activities governing the level of award 
for which the applicant is eligible under subsection 
(b).
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‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall verify 
all information provided in the applications, to the 
extent that such information is relevant in deter-
mining whether or not an employer should receive a 
HIRE Vets Medallion Award or in determining the 
appropriate level of HIRE Vets Medallion Award for 
that employer to receive, including by requiring the 
chief executive officer or the chief human relations 
officer of the employer to attest under penalty of 
perjury that the employer has met the criteria de-
scribed in subsection (b) for a particular level of 
Award. 
‘‘(b) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) LARGE EMPLOYERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish 2 levels of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Awards to be awarded to employers employing 
500 or more employees, to be designated the 
‘Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award’ and the 
‘Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award’. 
‘‘(B) 
GOLD
HIRE
VETS
MEDALLION 
AWARD.—No employer shall be eligible to re-
ceive a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award in a 
given calendar year unless—
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‘‘(i) veterans constitute not less than 
7 percent of all employees hired by such 
employer during the prior calendar year; 
‘‘(ii) such employer has retained not 
less than 75 percent of the veteran employ-
ees hired during the calendar year pre-
ceding the preceding calendar year for a 
period of at least 12 months from the date 
on which the employees were hired; 
‘‘(iii) such employer has established 
an employee veteran organization or re-
source group to assist new veteran employ-
ees with integration, including coaching 
and mentoring; and 
‘‘(iv) such employer has established 
programs to enhance the leadership skills 
of veteran employees during their employ-
ment. 
‘‘(C) PLATINUM
HIRE
VETS
MEDALLION 
AWARD.—No employer shall be eligible to re-
ceive a Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
in a given calendar year unless— 
‘‘(i) the employer meets all the re-
quirements for eligibility for a Gold HIRE
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Vets Medallion Award under subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(ii) veterans constitute not less than 
10 percent of all employees hired by such 
employer during the prior calendar year; 
‘‘(iii) such employer has retained not 
less than 85 percent of the veteran employ-
ees hired during the calendar year pre-
ceding the preceding calendar year for a 
period of at least 12 months from the date 
on which the employees were hired; 
‘‘(iv) such employer employs dedicated 
human resources professionals to support 
hiring and retention of veteran employees, 
including efforts focused on veteran hiring 
and training; 
‘‘(v) such employer provides each of 
its employees serving on active duty in the 
United States National Guard or Reserve 
with compensation sufficient, in combina-
tion with the employee’s active duty pay, to 
achieve a combined level of income com-
mensurate with the employee’s salary prior 
to undertaking active duty; and
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‘‘(vi) such employer has a tuition as-
sistance program to support veteran em-
ployees’ attendance in postsecondary edu-
cation during the term of their employ-
ment. 
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FOR SMALLER EMPLOY-
ERS.—An employer shall be deemed to meet the 
requirements of subparagraph (C)(iv) if such 
employer— 
‘‘(i) employs 5,000 or fewer employ-
ees; and 
‘‘(ii) employs at least one human re-
sources professional whose regular work 
duties include those described under sub-
paragraph (C)(iv). 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may provide, by rule, additional criteria 
with which to determine qualifications for re-
ceipt of each level of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award. 
‘‘(2) SMALL- 
AND
MEDIUM-SIZED
EMPLOY-
ERS.—The Secretary shall establish similar awards 
in order to recognize achievements in supporting vet-
erans by—
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‘‘(A) employers with 50 or fewer employ-
ees; and 
‘‘(B) employers with more than 50 but 
fewer than 500 employees. 
‘‘(c) DESIGN BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
establish the shape, form, and design of each HIRE Vets 
Medallion Award, except that the Award shall be in the 
form of a certificate and shall state the year for which 
it was awarded. 
‘‘SEC. 4. DISPLAY OF AWARD.’’. 
(5) In section 5(b) of division O, strike ‘‘Act’’ 
and insert ‘‘division’’. 
(6) In section 6 of division O, strike ‘‘Act’’ and 
insert ‘‘division’’. 
(7) In section 8 of division O, strike ‘‘Act’’ and 
insert ‘‘division’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 53 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 
244.