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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4105 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor 
to carry out a grant program to help certain members of the Armed 
Forces, veterans, and their spouses, obtain employment in the energy 
industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Ms. HOULAHAN, and Mr. VEASEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
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 10, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Labor to carry out a grant program to help 
certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and 
their spouses, obtain employment in the energy industry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Energy Tran-
sition Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VET Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP 
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, 
VETERANS, AND THEIR SPOUSES OBTAIN EM-
PLOYMENT IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY. 
(a) REPEAL OF EXPIRED AUTHORITIES.—Sections 
1152 and 1153 of title 10, United States Code, are re-
pealed. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 58 of such title is 
amended by inserting, after section 1151, the following 
new section 1152: 
‘‘§ 1152. Assistance to separating members, veterans, 
and spouses to obtain employment in the 
energy industry 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
consultation with the Transition Executive Committee, 
shall carry out a program to provide grants to eligible enti-
ties that hire covered individuals. 
‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—(1) An covered indi-
vidual under this section is— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces eligible for 
preseparation counseling under section 1142 of this title; 
‘‘(B) a veteran; or 
‘‘(C) a spouse of such a member or veteran. 
‘‘(2) In the selection of covered individuals for assist-
ance under a grant agreement under this section, pref-
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erence shall be given to a covered individual (or the spouse 
of a covered individual) who— 
‘‘(A) is involuntarily separated, approved for 
separation under section 1174a or 1175 of this title, 
or retires pursuant to the authority provided in sec-
tion 4403 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, 
and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division D 
of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note); 
‘‘(B) has a military occupational specialty, 
training, or experience related to energy production, 
construction, or manufacturing, or meets other cri-
teria prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) resides in a qualified opportunity zone; or 
‘‘(D) has a service-connected disability, is a 
homeless veteran, or faces another significant bar-
rier to employment. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—(1) An entity is eligible 
for a grant under this section if the primary function of 
such entity is any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The generation, transmission, storage, or 
distribution of energy. 
‘‘(B) The manufacture or distribution of equip-
ment and components critical to the energy industry. 
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‘‘(2) In the selection of eligible entities for a grant 
under this section, preference shall be given to an eligible 
entity that— 
‘‘(A) operates in a qualified opportunity zone; 
or 
‘‘(B) is a small business concern. 
‘‘(d) GRANT FUNDS: AUTHORIZED USES; MAXIMUM 
AMOUNTS.—(1) Grant funds awarded under this section 
shall be used to reimburse a grantee for costs incurred 
by such grantee in the course of hiring a covered indi-
vidual. Such costs may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs for the relevant licensure, certifi-
cation, training, or education of the eligible em-
ployee. 
‘‘(B) Recruitment costs. 
‘‘(C) Orientation, administrative, and relocation 
costs. 
‘‘(2) In any fiscal year, a grantee may not be award-
ed— 
‘‘(A) more than $10,000 per covered individual 
hired by such grantee; and 
‘‘(B) more than $500,000 under this section. 
‘‘(e) TERMS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall agree to— 
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‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary a report for each 
fiscal year in which the grantee receives funds under 
such grant that includes information regarding— 
‘‘(A) use of grant funds; 
‘‘(B) whether a covered individual is still 
employed by such eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) the rates of retention and employee 
satisfaction of covered individuals employed by 
such eligible entity; and 
‘‘(D) the salaries and benefits paid by such 
eligible entity to covered individuals; 
‘‘(2) comply with an audit by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Labor or the Comp-
troller General of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) repay the Federal Government any grant 
funds used by the eligible entity for any purpose not 
described in subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Labor shall coordinate with the Sec-
retaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs regarding the 
grant program under this section and other programs for 
members separating from active duty, including— 
‘‘(A) the Transition Assistance Program under 
sections 1142 and 144 of this title; 
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‘‘(B) Skillbridge under section 1143(e) of this 
title; and 
‘‘(C) the Solid Start program under section 
6320 of title 38. 
‘‘(2) In the course of such coordination, the Secre-
taries shall— 
‘‘(A) seek to avoid the duplication of services to 
covered individuals under such programs; 
‘‘(B) promote the grant program under this 
section to covered individuals; and 
‘‘(C) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, not less than once each fiscal year in 
which the Secretary of Labor carries out such grant 
program, a report regarding such coordination. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2030, 
the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the evaluation of the Secretary of the grant 
program under this section. Such report shall include the 
recommendation of the Secretary whether to expand, ex-
tend, or otherwise amend the grant program. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE COSTS.—(1) There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Labor, to carry out this sec-
tion, $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2031. 
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‘‘(2) In a fiscal year, the Secretary may not spend 
more than 15 percent of the funds appropriated to carry 
out this section on administrative costs. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittee’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(D) The Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(E) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(F) The Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘equipment and components crit-
ical to the energy industry’ includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Batteries. 
‘‘(B) Solar energy components. 
‘‘(C) Wind energy components. 
‘‘(D) Nuclear energy components. 
‘‘(E) Electronics. 
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‘‘(F) Control systems. 
‘‘(G) Transformers. 
‘‘(H) Fuel cell technologies. 
‘‘(I) Advanced materials. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘homeless veteran’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2002 of title 38. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘qualified opportunity zone’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1400Z–1 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1400Z–1). 
‘‘(5) The terms ‘service-connected’ and ‘veteran’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 
of title 38. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘small business concern’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (Public Law 85–536; 15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Transition Executive Com-
mittee’ means the subordinate committee, estab-
lished under section 320(b)(2) of title 38, of the Vet-
erans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Execu-
tive Committee.’’. 
(c) COORDINATION PLANS.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 
as such term is defined in section (i) of section 1152 of 
such title, as added by this section, a report regarding— 
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(1) the initial plan of the Secretary to coordi-
nate under subsection (f) of such section not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) the final such plan not later than one year 
after such date. 
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