H. Con. Res. 53 
Agreed to May 4, 2017
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 
Concurrent Resolution 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), 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 appropria-
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
other purposes’’. 
(2) Strike the first section 1 immediately following the 
enacting clause and all that follows through ‘‘Sec. 4. Display 
of Award’’. 
(3) In the table of contents for the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2017, strike ‘‘Division N—Honoring Investments 
in Recruiting and Employing American Military Vet-
erans 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 INVESTMENTS 
IN 
RECRUITING 
AND 
EMPLOYING 
AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT 
OF 2017 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This division may be cited as the ‘Honoring Investments 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 Secretary of Labor shall establish, 
by rule, a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary 
information from employers 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 services sup-
porting the veteran community.
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‘‘(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.—Beginning in the calendar year 
following the calendar year in which the Secretary establishes the 
program, the Secretary shall annually— 
‘‘(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 calendar year; 
and 
‘‘(3) notify such recipients of their awards; and 
‘‘(4) at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration 
of Veterans Day— 
‘‘(A) announce the names of such recipients; 
‘‘(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 Secretary shall stop 
accepting applications not earlier than April 30th of each cal-
endar year for the Awards to be awarded in November of 
that calendar year. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Secretary shall finish 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 Secretary shall select 
the employers to receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not 
later than September 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 applica-
tions received in a calendar year to determine 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 information 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 informa-
tion provided in the applications, to the extent that such 
information is relevant in determining 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 described 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 des-
ignated 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 receive a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award in a given calendar year unless— 
‘‘(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 employees hired during the cal-
endar year preceding 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 resource group to assist new 
veteran employees with integration, including coaching 
and mentoring; and 
‘‘(iv) such employer has established programs to 
enhance the leadership skills of veteran employees 
during their employment. 
‘‘(C) PLATINUM
HIRE
VETS
MEDALLION
AWARD.—No 
employer shall be eligible to receive a Platinum HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award in a given calendar year unless— 
‘‘(i) the employer meets all the requirements for 
eligibility for a Gold HIRE 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 employees hired during the 
calendar year preceding 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 vet-
eran 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 com-
bination with the employee’s active duty pay, to achieve
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a combined level of income commensurate with the 
employee’s salary prior to undertaking active duty; 
and 
‘‘(vi) such employer has a tuition assistance pro-
gram to support veteran employees’ attendance in post-
secondary education during the term of their employ-
ment. 
‘‘(D) 
EXEMPTION
FOR
SMALLER
EMPLOYERS.—An 
employer shall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subparagraph (C)(iv) if such employer— 
‘‘(i) employs 5,000 or fewer employees; and 
‘‘(ii) employs at least one human resources profes-
sional whose regular work duties include those 
described under subparagraph (C)(iv). 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary may pro-
vide, by rule, additional criteria with which to determine 
qualifications for receipt of each level of HIRE Vets Medal-
lion Award. 
‘‘(2) SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED EMPLOYERS.—The Secretary 
shall establish similar awards in order to recognize achieve-
ments in supporting veterans by— 
‘‘(A) employers with 50 or fewer employees; 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 ‘‘divi-
sion’’.
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(7) In section 8 of division O, strike ‘‘Act’’ and insert ‘‘divi-
sion’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.