Sec. 504. Reimbursement rate for ambulance services. 
Sec. 505. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and Sur-
vivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. 
Sec. 506. Limitation on amount authorized to be appropriated for employee trav-
el, printing, and fleet vehicles. 
Sec. 507. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Medicaid 
plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 
Sec. 508. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010. 
TITLE I—RETRAINING VETERANS 
SEC. 101. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sec-
tion, during the period beginning on June 1, 2012, 
and ending on March 31, 2014, the Secretary of 
Labor shall provide for monthly payments of retrain-
ing assistance to eligible veterans. Payments of re-
training assistance under this section shall be made 
by the Secretary of Labor through the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
(2) NUMBER
OF
ELIGIBLE
VETERANS.—The 
number of eligible veterans who participate in the 
program may not exceed— 
(A) 45,000 during fiscal year 2012; and 
(B) 55,000 during the period beginning Oc-
tober 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014. 
(b) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided by 
subsection (i), each veteran who participates in the program 
established under subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled to up 
to 12 months of retraining assistance, as determined by the 
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Secretary of Labor. Such retraining assistance may only 
be used by the veteran to pursue a program of education 
(as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of title 38, 
United States Code) or training on a full-time basis that— 
(1) is approved under chapter 36 of such title; 
(2) is offered by a community college or technical 
school; 
(3) leads to an associates degree or a certificate 
(or other similar evidence of the completion of the 
program of education or training); and 
(4) is designed to provide training for a high-de-
mand occupation, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor. 
(c) MONTHLY CERTIFICATION.—Each veteran who 
participates in the program established under subsection 
(a)(1) shall certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the 
enrollment of the veteran in a program of education de-
scribed in subsection (b) for each month in which the vet-
eran participates in the program. 
(d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The monthly amount 
of the retraining assistance payable under this section is 
the amount in effect under section 3015(a)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section, an eli-
gible veteran is a veteran who— 
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(1) is at least 35 years of age but not more than 
60 years of age; 
(2) was last discharged from active duty service 
in the Armed Forces with an honorable discharge; 
(3) as of the date of the submittal of the applica-
tion for assistance under this section, has been unem-
ployed for a period of time determined by the Sec-
retary, with special consideration given to veterans 
who have been unemployed for at least 26 continuous 
weeks; 
(4) is not eligible to apply for educational assist-
ance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, 
United States Code; and 
(5) by not later than October 1, 2013, submits to 
the Secretary of Labor an application containing 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
retraining assistance provided under this section, includ-
ing— 
(1) the total number of— 
(A) eligible veterans who participated; 
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(B) credit hours completed; and 
(C) associates degrees or certificates award-
ed (or other similar evidence of the completion of 
the program of education or training earned); 
and 
(2) data related to the employment status of eli-
gible veterans who participated. 
(g) JOINT AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agree-
ment on carrying out this section. 
(h) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Payments under this section 
shall be made from amounts appropriated to the readjust-
ment benefits account of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
make payments under this section shall terminate on March 
31, 2014. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING THE TRAN-
SITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 
201. 
TRANSITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
CON-
TRACTING. 
(a) 
TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
CON-
TRACTING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4113 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—In accordance with 
section 1144 of title 10, the Secretary shall enter into a 
contract with an appropriate private entity or entities to 
provide the functions described in subsection (b) at all loca-
tions where the program described in such section is carried 
out. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Contractors under subsection (a) 
shall provide to members of the Armed Forces who are being 
separated from active duty (and the spouses of such mem-
bers) the services described in section 1144(a)(1) of title 10, 
including— 
‘‘(1) counseling; 
‘‘(2) assistance in identifying employment and 
training opportunities and help in obtaining such 
employment and training; 
‘‘(3) other related information and services under 
such section; and 
‘‘(4) any other services that the Secretary deter-
mines are appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
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relating to section 4113 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall enter into the contract required by section 
4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), by not later than 24 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1144(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall encourage’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘shall encourage the participation of mem-
bers of the armed forces in pay grades E-8 and above and 
O-6 and above who are eligible for assistance under the pro-
gram and shall require the participation of all other mem-
bers of the armed forces who are eligible for assistance under 
the program unless a documented urgent operational re-
quirement prevents attendance or an individual service 
member, with written approval of their commander, chooses 
to decline participation, in writing, based on post-service 
employment or acceptance to an education program. Such 
documentation shall be included in the personnel record of 
the member.’’. 
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SEC. 203. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPORTS AND AUDITS.—(1) Not later than Janu-
ary 30 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the program estab-
lished under this section that includes the number of mem-
bers of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the pro-
gram who participated in the program within 30, 90, and 
180 days of being separated from active duty, and the per-
centages of all such eligible participants who participated 
within each such time period. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into a con-
tract with an appropriate entity to conduct an audit of 
the program established under this section not less fre-
quently than once every three years and to submit to the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of each such audit. 
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary 
of Labor shall enter into the contract under subparagraph 
(A) with an appropriate entity that is a small business con-
cern owned and controlled by veterans or a small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
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and that is included in the database of veteran-owned busi-
nesses maintained under subsection (f) of section 8127 of 
title 38 and verified by the Secretary pursuant to para-
graph (4) of that subsection. 
‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Labor is unable to enter into 
the contract under subparagraph (A) with a qualified busi-
ness concern described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
enter into such contract with another qualified appropriate 
entity. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into the con-
tract under this paragraph using funds made available for 
the State grant program authorized under section 4102A 
of title 38.’’. 
SEC. 204. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 
Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 202 and 203, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM OUTCOMES.—The Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop a method 
to assess the outcomes for individuals who participate in 
the program established under this section. Such method 
shall be designed to determine the following outcomes: 
‘‘(1) The length of the period during which the 
individual was unemployed following the individual’s 
separation from active duty. 
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‘‘(2) The beginning salary paid to the individual 
for the first job the individual obtained following such 
separation. 
‘‘(3) The number of months of school or other 
training the individual attended during the first 12- 
month period following such separation.’’. 
SEC. 205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a review of the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, 
and submit to Congress a report on the results of the review 
and any recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
improving the program. 
TITLE 
III—IMPROVING 
THE 
TRANSITION 
OF 
VETERANS 
TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT ON CREDENTIALING 
AND LICENSURE OF VETERANS. 
Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 10’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 but not 
more than 10’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘consult 
with appropriate Federal, State, and industry 
officials’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into a contract 
with an appropriate entity representing a coali-
tion of State governors’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Veterans Benefits, Health 
Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006’’ 
and inserting the ‘‘Veterans Opportunity to 
Work Act of 2011’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘utilizing unobligated 
funds’’ and inserting ‘‘using not more than 
$180,000 of the funds in each fiscal year’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, to be derived from amounts oth-
erwise made available to carry out sections 
4103A and 4104 of this title’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the last day of a fiscal year during which the dem-
onstration project under this section is carried out, the As-
sistant Secretary, in coordination with the entity with 
which the Assistant Secretary enters into a contract under 
subsection (b)(2), shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the implementation of the demonstration project 
during that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN AN-
NUAL REPORT ON VETERAN JOB COUN-
SELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT PRO-
GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 
Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) performance measures for the provision of 
assistance under this chapter, including— 
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‘‘(A) the percentage of participants in pro-
grams under this chapter who are employed after 
the 180-day period following their completion of 
the program; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such participants 
who are employed after the one-year period fol-
lowing their completion of the program; 
‘‘(C) the median earnings of such partici-
pants after the 180-day period following their 
completion of the program; 
‘‘(D) the median earnings of such partici-
pants after the one-year period following their 
completion of the program; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage of participants in such 
program who complete a certificate, degree, di-
ploma, licensure, or industry-recognized creden-
tial while they are participating in the program 
or within one year of completing the program.’’. 
SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITY OF SERVICE FOR 
VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Such priority includes giving access to 
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such services to a covered person before a non-covered 
person or, if resources are limited, giving access to 
such services to a covered person instead of a non-cov-
ered person.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) ADDITION TO ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In the an-
nual report required under section 4107(c) of this title for 
the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent 
program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate whether 
covered persons are receiving priority of service and are 
being fully served by qualified job training programs. Such 
evaluation shall include— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the implementation of pro-
viding such priority at the local level; 
‘‘(B) whether the representation of veterans in 
such programs is in proportion to the incidence of 
representation of veterans in the labor market, includ-
ing within groups that the Secretary may designate 
for priority under such programs, if any; and 
‘‘(C) performance measures, as determined by the 
Secretary, to determine whether veterans are receiving 
priority of service and are being fully served by quali-
fied job training programs. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of rep-
resentation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) of 
paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such 
paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of service 
and are being fully served by qualified job training pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 304. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAIN-
ING AT THE NATIONAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4109 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall require that each individual 
who receives training provided by the Institute, or its suc-
cessor, is given a final examination to evaluate the individ-
ual’s performance in receiving such training. Each such 
evaluation shall be designed to provide the individual with 
a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing grade 
or a failing grade. The results of such final examination 
shall be provided to the entity that sponsored the individual 
who received the training.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 4109 
of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with respect to 
training provided by the National Veterans’ Employment 
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and Training Services Institute that begins on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VET-
ERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 
AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPE-
CIALISTS.—Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-TIME EM-
PLOYEES.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach pro-
gram specialist shall perform only duties related to meeting 
the employment needs of eligible veterans, as described in 
subsection (a), and shall not perform other non-veteran-re-
lated duties. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to en-
sure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such 
an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in 
compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce 
the amount of a grant made to the State under section 
4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 
(b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Section 4104 of such title is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time local veterans’ employment 
representative shall perform only duties related to the em-
ployment, training, and placement services under this 
chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related 
duties. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to en-
sure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such 
an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in 
compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce 
the amount of a grant made to the State under section 
4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 306. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
AND 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
LABOR 
CREDENTIALING WORK GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with 
a qualified organization or entity jointly selected by the 
Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupa-
tional specialties already begun by the joint Department 
of Defense and Department of Labor Credentialing Work 
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Group to reduce barriers to certification and licensure for 
transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
This study shall also include an examination of current ini-
tiatives, programs, and authority already established with-
in the Department of Defense and the military services to 
promote credentialing of members of the Armed Forces and 
identify best practices that can be leveraged by all services 
to increase the transferability of military education, train-
ing, experience, and skills. 
(b) REPORT.—The contract described in subsection (a) 
shall provide that upon completion of the study described 
in such subsection, the organization or entity with which 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor entered 
into the contract shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth the results 
of the study. The report shall include— 
(1) a plan for leveraging existing successful ini-
tiatives, programs, and authority to promote the 
credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; and 
(2) such information as the Secretaries shall 
specify in the contract. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 
31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study described in subsection (a), together with 
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