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Union Calendar No. 218 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3579 
[Report No. 119–262] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to 
the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2025 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, 
and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employ-
ment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 Readiness and 
Employment Program Integrity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT UNDER VETERANS 
READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3106(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘necessary (1) to determine’’ and 
inserting ‘‘necessary to determine’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and (2) in the case’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and, in the case’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not provide an initial evalua-
tion of a veteran under paragraph (1) before the veteran 
submits to the Secretary an application containing the sub-
stantive work record and educational transcripts of the vet-
eran that the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 3. MAXIMUM DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE 
UNDER VETERANS READINESS AND EMPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3117(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(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 veteran 
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 following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 3123. Requirements for data collection and report-
ing 
‘‘(a) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report regarding the employ-
ment of veterans who participate in a vocational rehabilita-
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tion program under this chapter. Such information shall 
include, for each such veteran— 
‘‘(1) the regional office responsible for the provi-
sion 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 be-
tween 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 Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into a 
contract, with a non-Department entity that has ex-
pertise in vocational rehabilitation, pursuant to 
which the entity shall conduct a review of rehabilita-
tion programs (as such term is defined in section 
3101 of such title) under such chapter. 
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(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 re-
garding how to improve and modernize such rehabili-
tation programs. 
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Union Calendar No. 218 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3579 
[Report No. 119–262] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness 
and Employment program of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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