I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1316 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the responsibilities of 
the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the respon-
sibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Vet-
erans’ Employment and Training. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTORS OF 
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. 
Section 4103 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Director and Assist-
ant Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall 
carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitoring the performance of veterans’ 
training and employment programs in the State, 
with special emphasis on services to disabled vet-
erans. 
‘‘(2) Monitoring the performance of the State 
workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training cor-
rective actions that could be taken by the State 
workforce agency to address deficiencies in the per-
formance of veterans’ training and employment pro-
grams in the State. 
‘‘(4) Annually negotiating with the State work-
force agency to establish performance goals for vet-
erans’ training and employment programs in the 
State. 
‘‘(5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding 
for veterans’ training and employment programs and 
providing advice to the State workforce agency and 
the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding re-
quests. 
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‘‘(6) Conducting outreach to inform employers 
in the State regarding their rights and responsibil-
ities under chapter 43 of this title and of veterans 
preferences and Federal contractors’ and sub-
contractors’ affirmative action programs to hire vet-
erans. 
‘‘(7) Managing programs to administer and in-
vestigate chapter 43 of this title, veterans pref-
erences under Federal and State laws, and federal 
contractors’ and subcontractors’ affirmative action 
programs to hire veterans. 
‘‘(8) Forwarding complaints regarding possible 
violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appro-
priate Regional Administrator or to the to the As-
sistant Secretary, as required. 
‘‘(9) Other duties as assigned by the Assistant 
Secretary as directed. 
‘‘(10) Carrying out grant officer technical rep-
resentative responsibilities for grants issued under 
programs administered by the Department. 
‘‘(11) Providing advice to the State workforce 
agency on strategies to market veterans to employ-
ers. 
‘‘(12) Supervising and managing all support 
staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing 
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workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, 
and evaluating all assigned personnel. 
‘‘(13) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary 
regular reports on the matters described in para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), and (10), and any other mat-
ters the Director or Assistant Secretary determine 
appropriate. 
‘‘(14) Performing such other related duties as 
directed by the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
Æ 
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