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SEC. 3. MAXIMUM DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER VETERANS READINESS AND EM-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3117(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a veteran may 
not receive assistance under this subsection for more than 
365 days. 
‘‘(B) A veteran may receive an additional 180 days 
of such assistance if an individual who provides counseling 
under this chapter to such veteran certifies that the vet-
eran is actively seeking employment.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING AND DATA COLLECTION REQUIRE-
MENTS UNDER VETERANS READINESS AND 
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 3123. Requirements for data collection and report-
ing 
‘‘(a) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report regarding the em-
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ployment of veterans who participate in a vocational reha-
bilitation program under this chapter. Such information 
shall include, for each such veteran— 
‘‘(1) the regional office responsible for the pro-
vision of the program; and 
‘‘(2) the annual wages of the veteran before and 
after the completion of the program. 
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF WAIT TIMES.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary shall make publicly available, on an 
appropriate website of the Department, the average time 
between the date on which a veteran requests a vocational 
rehabilitation program under this chapter and the date on 
which the veteran first meets with a counselor as part of 
the veteran’s program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘3123. Requirements for data collection and reporting.’’. 
(c) INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) REVIEW
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into 
a contract, with a non-Department entity that has 
expertise in vocational rehabilitation, pursuant to 
which the entity shall conduct a review of rehabilita-
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tion programs (as such term is defined in section 
3101 of such title) under such chapter. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of such a contract, the entity shall submit to 
the Secretary a report containing recommendations 
regarding how to improve and modernize such reha-
bilitation programs. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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