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Union Calendar No. 160 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 
[Report No. 112–242, Part I] 
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 
OCTOBER 11, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FLORES, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. 
HANNA, Mr. MICA, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
WEST, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, 
Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. GUINTA, Mrs. 
NOEM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. 
BONNER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. BUERKLE, Mr. RIGELL, 
Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. NUGENT 
OCTOBER 11, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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OCTOBER 11, 2011 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 7, 2011] 
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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet-
erans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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. Requirements for full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program special-
ists and local veterans’ employment representatives. 
Sec. 306. 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—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. 
Sec. 502. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving 
spouses of certain totally disabled veterans. 
Sec. 503. Extension of homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
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