111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1168 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to 
provide certain veterans with employment training assistance. 
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 Retraining 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 42 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 4216. Employment Training Assistance for Unem-
ployed Veterans. 
‘‘(a) MONTHLY
TRAINING
ASSISTANCE
ALLOW-
ANCE.—Subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, the Secretary of Labor may pay to each cov-
ered veteran a monthly training assistance allowance 
under this section for each month that a covered veteran 
is enrolled in an employment and training program that 
teaches a skill in demand, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the training assist-
ance allowance under this section is the amount equal to 
the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
payable under section 403 of title 37 for a member of the 
Armed Forces with dependents in pay grade E–5 residing 
in the military housing area that encompasses all or the 
majority portion of the ZIP code area in which the veteran 
resides. 
‘‘(c) DURATION.—A covered veteran may receive 
training assistance under this section for not more than
six months during each 10-year period beginning on the 
date in which the covered veteran first receives training 
allowance under this section. 
‘‘(d) MOVING STIPEND.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations for such purpose, in addition to the 
training assistance allowance payable under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may reimburse each covered veteran, 
in an amount not to exceed $5,000, for moving expenses 
related to the veteran’s receipt of training for which an 
allowance is paid under this section. 
‘‘(e) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who is— 
‘‘(1) unemployed for a period of not less than 
four consecutive months at the time of applying for 
training assistance under this section; 
‘‘(2) able to successfully complete the employ-
ment and training program described in subsection 
(a), as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(3) except as provided under this section, ineli-
gible for education or training assistance under this 
title. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 42 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘4216. Employment training assistance for unemployed veterans.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4216 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to months beginning on or after the 
first day of fiscal year 2011. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1168 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States 
Code, to provide certain veterans with employ-
ment training assistance.