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8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
homelessness services provided under programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including serv-
ices under the program carried out under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (commonly referred to as 
‘‘HUD-VASH’’). 
(2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such an-
nual report shall include, with respect to the year 
preceding the submittal of the report— 
(A) a statement of the number of eligible 
individuals who were furnished such homeless-
ness services; 
(B) the number of individuals furnished 
such services under each such program, 
disaggregated by the number of men who re-
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ceived such services and the number of women 
who received such services; and 
(C) such other information the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND 
VETERANS AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2022 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2022A. Legal services for homeless veterans and 
veterans at risk for homelessness 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall make grants to eligible entities that 
provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans 
at risk for homelessness. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—(1) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish criteria and requirements for 
grants under this section, including criteria for enti-
ties eligible to receive such grants; and 
‘‘(B) publish such criteria and requirements in 
the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) In establishing criteria and requirements under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) take into consideration any criteria and 
requirements needed with respect to carrying out 
this section in rural communities, Tribal lands, and 
the territories and possessions of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(B) consult with organizations that have expe-
rience in providing services to homeless veterans, in-
cluding veterans service organizations, the Equal 
Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans Legal Corps, 
and other organizations the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make 
a grant under this section to an entity applying for such 
a grant only if the applicant for the grant— 
‘‘(1) is a public or nonprofit private entity with 
the capacity (as determined by the Secretary) to ef-
fectively administer a grant under this section; 
‘‘(2) demonstrates that adequate financial sup-
port will be available to carry out the services for 
which the grant is sought consistent with the appli-
cation; 
‘‘(3) agrees to meet the applicable criteria and 
requirements established under subsection (b)(1); 
and 
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‘‘(4) has, as determined by the Secretary, dem-
onstrated the capacity to meet such criteria and re-
quirements. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section 
shall be used to provide homeless veterans and veterans 
at risk for homelessness the following legal services: 
‘‘(1) Legal services related to housing, including 
eviction defense, representation in landlord-tenant 
cases, and representation in foreclosure cases. 
‘‘(2) Legal services related to family law, in-
cluding assistance in court proceedings for child sup-
port, divorce, estate planning, and family reconcili-
ation. 
‘‘(3) Legal services related to income support, 
including assistance in obtaining public benefits. 
‘‘(4) Legal services related to criminal defense, 
including defense in matters symptomatic of home-
lessness, such as outstanding warrants, fines, and 
driver’s license revocation, to reduce recidivism and 
facilitate the overcoming of reentry obstacles in em-
ployment or housing. 
‘‘(5) Legal services related to requests to up-
grade the characterization of a discharge or dis-
missal of a former member of the Armed Forces 
under section 1553 of title 10. 
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‘‘(6) Such other legal services as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) FUNDS FOR WOMEN VETERANS.—For any fiscal 
year, not less than 10 percent of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated for grants under this section shall be 
used to provide legal services described in subsection (d) 
to women veterans. 
‘‘(f) LOCATIONS.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall make grants under this section to eligible enti-
ties in a manner that is equitably distributed across the 
geographic regions of the United States, including with 
respect to— 
‘‘(1) rural communities; 
‘‘(2) Tribal lands; 
‘‘(3) Native Americans; and 
‘‘(4) Tribal organizations. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—On a biennial basis, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on 
grants under this section. To the extent feasible, each such 
report shall include the following with respect to the year 
covered by the report: 
‘‘(1) The number of homeless veterans and vet-
erans at risk for homelessness assisted. 
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‘‘(2) A description of the legal services pro-
vided. 
‘‘(3) A description of the legal matters ad-
dressed. 
‘‘(4) An analysis by the Secretary with respect 
to the operational effectiveness and cost-effectiveness 
of the services provided.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2022 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2022A. Legal services for homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homeless-
ness.’’. 
(c) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall establish the criteria and requirements 
in the Federal Register pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of 
section 2022A of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. GAP ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO WOMEN VETERANS WHO ARE HOME-
LESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall complete an analysis of programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance to women vet-
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erans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify 
the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the 
needs of such women. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the analysis completed under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 105. IMPROVEMENTS TO GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS 
BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AND ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SERV-
ICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) INCREASE IN PER DIEM PAYMENTS.—Subsection 
(a)(2)(B) of section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) or (iii) and sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary 
shall determine the rate under this paragraph, which— 
‘‘(I) may not— 
‘‘(aa) be lower than the amount in effect 
under this clause as in effect immediately pre-
ceding the enactment of the Dependable Em-
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ployment and Living Improvements for Vet-
erans Economic Recovery Act; or 
‘‘(bb) exceed the amount that is 115 per-
cent of the rate authorized for State homes for 
domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of 
section 1741 of this title, as the Secretary may 
increase from time to time under subsection (c) 
of that section; and 
‘‘(II) may be determined on the basis of local-
ity.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) With respect to a homeless veteran who has 
care of a minor dependent while receiving services from 
the grant recipient or eligible entity, the daily cost of care 
shall be the sum of the daily cost of care determined under 
subparagraph (A) plus, for each such minor dependent, 
an amount that equals 50 percent of such daily cost of 
care.’’. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FEES.—Such sec-
tion is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF ENTITIES FOR CERTAIN 
FEES.—The Secretary may reimburse the recipient of a 
grant under section 2011, 2012, 2013, or 2061 of this 
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title for fees charged to that grant recipient for the use 
of the homeless management information system described 
in section 402 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (Public Law 100–77; 42 U.S.C. 11630a)— 
‘‘(1) in amounts the Secretary determines to be 
reasonable; and 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary determines that the grant 
recipient is unable to obtain information contained 
in such system through other means and at no cost 
to the grant recipient.’’. 
SEC. 106. REPEAL OF SUNSET ON AUTHORITY TO CARRY 
OUT PROGRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUN-
SELING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AT RISK 
FOR 
HOMELESSNESS 
WHO 
ARE 
TRANSITIONING 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
INSTITU-
TIONS. 
Section 2023 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
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SEC. 107. COORDINATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERV-
ICES FOR VETERANS RECEIVING HOUSING 
VOUCHERS UNDER TRIBAL HUD-VASH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) MOU ON IHS ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under which 
case managers of the Indian Health Service may provide 
case management assistance to veterans who receive hous-
ing vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH program of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.’’. 
SEC. 108. CONTRACTING FOR HUD-VASH CASE MANAGERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Honoring 
America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Fami-
lies Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 38 U.S.C. 2041 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the 
director of a covered medical center shall seek to enter 
into a contract or agreement described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) A contract or agreement under subparagraph 
(A) may require that a case manager employed by an eligi-
ble entity have credentials equivalent to those of a case 
manager of the Department. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that ful-
filling such requirement is infeasible. If the Secretary 
grants such a waiver, the Secretary shall submit, not later 
than 90 days after granting such waiver, to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, a report containing— 
‘‘(i) an explanation of that determination; 
‘‘(ii) a plan to increase the number of case 
managers of the Department; and 
‘‘(iii) a plan for the covered medical center to 
increase use of such vouchers. 
‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered medical 
center’ means a medical center of the Department that 
the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) had more than 15 percent of all vouchers 
allocated to that medical center under the program 
described in paragraph (1) through the fiscal year 
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preceding such determination go unused due to a 
lack of case management services provided by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) has a case manager position that has been 
vacant for at least nine consecutive months imme-
diately preceding the date of such determination.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘, including because—’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
fiscal year to begin on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 109. REPORT ON HUD-VASH STAFFING, TRAINING, AND 
DATA SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every three years thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report that includes the following: 
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(1) An assessment of the hiring needs of the 
program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) (commonly referred to as ‘‘HUD- 
VASH’’), including— 
(A) identification of the number of HUD- 
VASH case managers as of the date of the re-
port including— 
(i) the total number of vacancies; and 
(ii) the vacancies at each medical cen-
ter of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
(B) the number of HUD-VASH case man-
agers that the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development deter-
mine necessary to meet the needs of the De-
partment and program; and 
(C) the amount of turnover among HUD- 
VASH case managers and whether the turnover 
was planned or unexpected. 
(2) An assessment of how compensation, includ-
ing recruitment and retention incentives, for HUD- 
VASH case managers affects turnover, and what 
percentage of retention compensation is provided to 
case managers at each medical center of the Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs (compared to other posi-
tions). 
(3) A comparison of compensation described in 
paragraph (2) with the compensation provided to 
State, local, and nongovernmental housing employees 
at comparable training and experience levels. 
(4) Examples of how the Departments have 
worked with non-Federal partners (such as local 
governments, nongovernmental organizations, vet-
erans service organizations, and employee unions) to 
meet the staffing needs of the HUD-VASH pro-
gram. 
(5) Examples of how medical centers of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs with high retention 
rates for HUD-VASH case managers have been able 
to maintain their staffing levels. 
TITLE II—RETRAINING 
ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS 
SEC. 201. COVID–19 VETERAN RAPID RETRAINING ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 
provide up to 12 months of retraining assistance to an 
eligible veteran for the pursuit of a covered program of 
education. Such retraining assistance shall be in addition 
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to any other entitlement to educational assistance or bene-
fits for which a veteran is, or has been, eligible. 
(b) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran who— 
(A) as of the date of the receipt by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of the application 
for assistance under this section, is at least 22 
years of age but not more than 66 years of age; 
(B) as of such date, is unemployed by rea-
son of the covered public health emergency, as 
certified by the veteran; 
(C) as of such date, is not eligible to re-
ceive educational assistance under chapter 30, 
31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States 
Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(D) is not enrolled in any Federal or State 
jobs program; 
(E) is not in receipt of compensation for a 
service-connected disability rated totally dis-
abling by reason of unemployability; and 
(F) will not be in receipt of unemployment 
compensation (as defined in section 85(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including any 
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cash benefit received pursuant to subtitle A of 
title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136), as of the first day on which the 
veteran would receive a housing stipend pay-
ment under this section. 
(2) TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO TRANSFER 
ENTITLEMENT.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
a veteran who has transferred all of the veteran’s 
entitlement to educational assistance under section 
3319 of title 38, United States Code, shall be con-
sidered to be a veteran who is not eligible to receive 
educational assistance under chapter 33 of such 
title. 
(3) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.—A veteran who 
receives retraining assistance under this section to 
pursue a program of education and who fails to com-
plete the program of education shall not be eligible 
to receive additional assistance under this section. 
(c) COVERED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
a covered program of education is a program of edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of 
title 38, United States Code) for training, pursued 
on a full-time or part-time basis— 
(A) that— 
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(i) is approved under chapter 36 of 
such title; 
(ii) does not lead to a bachelors or 
graduate degree; and 
(iii) is designed to provide training for 
a high-demand occupation, as determined 
under paragraph (3); or 
(B) that is a high technology program of 
education offered by a qualified provider, under 
the meaning given such terms in section 116 of 
the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 
U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) ACCREDITED PROGRAMS.—In the case of an 
accredited program of education, the program of 
education shall not be considered a covered program 
of education under this section if the program has 
received a show cause order from the accreditor of 
the program during the five-year period preceding 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF HIGH-DEMAND OCCU-
PATIONS.— 
(A) INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use 
the list of high-demand occupations compiled by 
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the Commissioner of Labor Statistics until the 
final list under subparagraph (C) is complete. 
(B) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement 
with a federally funded research and develop-
ment corporation or another appropriate non- 
Department entity for the conduct of a study to 
determine which occupations are high-demand 
occupations. Such study shall be completed not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(C) FINAL LIST.—The Secretary— 
(i) may add or remove occupation 
from the list in use pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) during the 90-day period fol-
lowing the completion of the study required 
by subparagraph (B); 
(ii) shall issue a final list of high-de-
mand occupations for use under this sec-
tion by not later than 90 days after the 
date of the completion of the study; and 
(iii) shall make such final list publicly 
available on a website of the Department. 
(D) USE
OF
LIST.—The Secretary shall 
use the list developed under this paragraph in 
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order to apply the requirement that retraining 
assistance under this section is used for train-
ing for a high-demand occupation, but the Sec-
retary may remove occupations from the list as 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(4) FULL-TIME
DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘full-time’’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 3688 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall provide to an eligible vet-
eran pursuing a covered program of education under 
the retraining assistance program under this section 
an amount equal to the amount of educational as-
sistance payable under section 3313(c)(1)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, for each month the veteran 
pursues the covered program of education. Such 
amount shall be payable directly to the educational 
institution offering the covered program of education 
pursued by the veteran as follows: 
(A) 50 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran begins 
the program of education. 
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(B) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran com-
pletes the program of education. 
(C) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran finds em-
ployment in a field related to the program of 
education. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.— 
(A) PRO-RATED PAYMENTS.—In the case 
of a veteran who pursues a covered program of 
education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section, but who does not com-
plete the program of education, the Secretary 
shall pay to the educational institution offering 
such program of education a pro-rated amount 
based on the number of months the veteran 
pursued the program of education in accordance 
with this paragraph. 
(B) PAYMENT
OTHERWISE
DUE
UPON 
COMPLETION
OF
PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall pay to the educational institution a pro- 
rated amount under paragraph (1)(B) when the 
veteran provides notice to the educational insti-
tution that the veteran no longer intends to 
pursue the program of education. 
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(C) NONRECOVERY
FROM
VETERAN.—In 
the case of a veteran referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the educational institution may not 
seek payment from the veteran for any amount 
that would have been payable under paragraph 
(1)(B) had the veteran completed the program 
of education. 
(D) PAYMENT DUE UPON EMPLOYMENT.— 
(i) VETERANS
WHO
FIND
EMPLOY-
MENT.—In the case of a veteran referred 
to in subparagraph (A) who finds employ-
ment in a field related to the program of 
education during the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the veteran 
withdraws from the program of education, 
the Secretary shall pay to the educational 
institution a pro-rated amount under para-
graph (1)(C) when the veteran finds such 
employment. 
(ii) VETERANS WHO DO NOT FIND EM-
PLOYMENT.—In the case of a veteran re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) who does 
not find employment in a field related to 
the program of education during the 180- 
day period beginning on the date on which 
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the veteran withdraws from the program of 
education— 
(I) the Secretary shall not make 
a payment to the educational institu-
tion under paragraph (1)(C); and 
(II) the educational institution 
may not seek payment from the vet-
eran for any amount that would have 
been payable under paragraph (1)(C) 
had the veteran found employment 
during such 180-day period. 
(3) HOUSING STIPEND.—For each month that 
an eligible veteran pursues a covered program of 
education under the retraining assistance program 
under this section, the Secretary shall pay to the 
veteran a monthly housing stipend in an amount 
equal to— 
(A) in the case of a covered program of 
education leading to a degree, or a covered pro-
gram of education not leading to a degree, at 
an institution of higher learning (as that term 
is defined in section 3452(f) of title 38, United 
States Code) pursued on more than a half-time 
basis, the amount specified under subsection 
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(c)(1)(B) of section 3313 of title 38, United 
States Code; 
(B) in the case of a covered program of 
education other than a program of education 
leading to a degree at an institution other than 
an institution of higher learning pursued on 
more than a half-time basis, the amount speci-
fied under subsection (g)(3)(A)(ii) of such sec-
tion; or 
(C) in the case of a covered program of 
education pursued on less than a half-time 
basis, or a covered program of education pur-
sued solely through distance learning on more 
than a half-time basis, the amount specified 
under subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii) of such section. 
(4) FAILURE
TO
FIND
EMPLOYMENT.—The 
Secretary shall not make a payment under para-
graph (1)(C) with respect to an eligible veteran who 
completes or fails to complete a program of edu-
cation under the retraining assistance program 
under this section if the veteran fails to find employ-
ment in a field related to the program of education 
within the 180-period beginning on the date on 
which the veteran withdraws from or completes the 
program. 
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(e) NO TRANSFERABILITY.—Retraining assistance 
provided under this section may not be transferred to an-
other individual. 
(f) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
contact each veteran who pursues a covered program 
of education under this section— 
(A) not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the veteran begins the program of 
education to notify the veteran of the avail-
ability of employment placement services upon 
completion of the program; and 
(B) not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the veteran completes, or terminates 
participation in, such program to facilitate the 
provision of employment placement services to 
such veteran. 
(2) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Labor such information as may be nec-
essary to carry out paragraph (1). 
(g) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit 
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organizations for the purpose of facilitating the em-
ployment of veterans who participate in the retrain-
ing assistance program under this section. 
(2) QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.— 
For purposes of this subsection, a qualified non-
profit organization is a nonprofit organization 
that— 
(A) is an association of businesses; and 
(B) has at least two years of experience 
providing job placement services for veterans. 
(h) FOLLOW UP OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor 
shall contact each veteran who completes a covered pro-
gram of education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after 
the veteran completes such program of education to ask 
the veteran about the experience of the veteran in the re-
training assistance program and the veteran’s employment 
status. 
(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report containing the 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means— 
(A) a person who served in the active mili-
tary, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom under conditions 
other than dishonorable; or 
(B) a member of a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces who performs active service 
for a period of 30 days or longer by reason of 
the covered public health emergency. 
(3) The term ‘‘active service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(n) FUNDING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 
which the Secretary provides retraining assistance 
under this section, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be made available for such assistance from 
funds appropriated to, or otherwise made available 
to, the Department for the payment of readjustment 
benefits. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out ad-
ministrative functions of this section. 
(o) INITIATION OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary may 
begin providing retraining assistance under this section on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 202. ACCESS FOR THE SECRETARIES OF LABOR AND 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO THE FEDERAL DIREC-
TORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Section 453A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653a(h)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) VETERAN EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretaries 
of Labor and of Veterans Affairs shall have access 
to information reported by employers pursuant to 
subsection (b) of this section for purposes of track-
ing employment of veterans.’’. 
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SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CLASS OF PROVIDERS 
OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF EDU-
CATION FOR VETERANS. 
Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Edu-
cational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 
U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall treat an individual as 
an eligible veteran if the Secretary determines that 
the individual shall become an eligible veteran fewer 
than 180 days after the date of such determination. 
If an individual treated as an eligible veteran by rea-
son of the preceding sentence does anything to make 
the veteran ineligible during the 180-day period re-
ferred to in such sentence, the Secretary may re-
quire the veteran to repay any benefits received by 
such veteran by reason of such sentence.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘has 
been operational for at least 2 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘employs instructors whom the Sec-
retary determines are experts in their respective 
fields in accordance with paragraph (6)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) EXPERTS.—The Secretary shall determine 
whether instructors are experts under paragraph 
(3)(A) based on evidence furnished to the Secretary 
by the provider regarding the ability of the instruc-
tors to— 
‘‘(A) identify professions in need of new 
employees to hire, tailor the programs to meet 
market needs, and identify the employers likely 
to hire graduates; 
‘‘(B) effectively teach the skills offered to 
eligible veterans; 
‘‘(C) provide relevant industry experience 
in the fields of programs offered to incoming el-
igible veterans; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate relevant industry experi-
ence in such fields of programs.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(not including an indi-
vidual described in the second sentence of sub-
section (b))’’ after ‘‘each eligible veteran’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or part-time’’ after ‘‘full- 
time’’; 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(g), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
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(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (i): 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACCOUNTING OF AS-
SISTANCE.—The Secretary may not consider enrollment in 
a high technology program of education under this section 
to be assistance under a provision of law referred to in 
section 3695 of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 204. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OFF-BASE TRANSITION 
TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND SPOUSES. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(a) of section 301 of the Dignified Burial and Other Vet-
erans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–260; 10 U.S.C. 1144 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘During the two-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘During the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of the Dependable Em-
ployment and Living Improvements for Veterans 
Economic Recovery Act’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of providing such program to eligible indi-
viduals at locations other than military installa-
tions’’. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less than 
three and not more than five States’’ and inserting 
‘‘not fewer than 50 locations in States (as defined 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘at least two’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least 20’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) PREFERENCES.—In selecting States for 
participation in the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall provide a preference for any State with— 
‘‘(A) a high rate of usage of unemployment 
benefits for recently separated members of the 
Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) a labor force or economy that has 
been significantly impacted by the covered pub-
lic health emergency. 
‘‘(6) COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘covered public health 
emergency’ means the declaration— 
‘‘(A) of a public health emergency, based 
on an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d); or 
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‘‘(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Each such report shall include information about 
the employment outcomes of the eligible individuals who 
received such training during the year covered by the re-
port.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is repealed. 
SEC. 205. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSIST-
ANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AFTER SEPARATION, RETIREMENT, OR DIS-
CHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make grants to eligible organizations for the provi-
sion of transition assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from the 
Armed Forces, and spouses of such members. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to provide to members of 
the Armed Forces and spouses described in subsection (a) 
resume assistance, interview training, job recruitment 
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training, and related services leading directly to successful 
transition, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, an organization shall submit to 
the Secretary an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to an organization that— 
(1) provides multiple forms of services described 
in subsection (b); or 
(2) is located in a State with— 
(A) a high rate of veteran unemployment; 
(B) a high rate of usage of unemployment 
benefits for recently separated members of the 
Armed Forces; or 
(C) a labor force or economy that has been 
significantly impacted by the covered public 
health emergency (as such term is defined in 
section 201(l)(1)). 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under this section 
shall be in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent 
of the amount required by the organization to provide the 
services described in subsection (b). 
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(f) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section not later than six months after the effective date 
of this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date on which the Secretary implements 
the grant program under this section. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 206. ONE-YEAR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE 
EFFECTIVENESS 
OF 
TRANSITION 
ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the cov-
ered officials, shall enter into an agreement with an appro-
priate entity with experience in adult education to carry 
out a one-year independent assessment of the Transition 
Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 
10, United States Code (in this section referred to as 
‘‘TAP’’), including— 
(1) the effectiveness of TAP for members of 
each military department during the entire military 
life cycle; 
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(2) the appropriateness of the TAP career read-
iness standards; 
(3) a review of information that is provided to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs under TAP, in-
cluding mental health data; 
(4) whether TAP effectively addresses the chal-
lenges veterans face entering the civilian workforce 
and in translating experience and skills from mili-
tary service to the job market; 
(5) whether TAP effectively addresses the chal-
lenges faced by the families of veterans making the 
transition to civilian life; 
(6) appropriate metrics regarding TAP out-
comes for members of the Armed Forces one year 
after separation, retirement, or discharge from the 
Armed Forces; 
(7) what the Secretary, in consultation with the 
covered officials and veterans service organizations 
determine to be successful outcomes for TAP; 
(8) whether members of the Armed Forces 
achieve successful outcomes for TAP, as determined 
under paragraph (7); 
(9) how the Secretary and the covered officials 
provide feedback to each other regarding such out-
comes; 
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(10) recommendations for the Secretaries of the 
military departments regarding how to improve out-
comes for members of the Armed Forces after sepa-
ration, retirement, and discharge; and 
(11) other topics the Secretary and the covered 
officials determine would aid members of the Armed 
Forces as they transition to civilian life. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the com-
pletion of the independent assessment under subsection 
(a), the Secretary and the covered officials, shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives— 
(1) the findings and recommendations (includ-
ing recommended legislation) of the independent as-
sessment prepared by the entity described in sub-
section (a); and 
(2) responses of the Secretary and the covered 
officials to the findings and recommendations de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered officials’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense; 
(B) the Secretary of Labor; 
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