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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5842 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive grant program 
for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2014 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive 
grant program for community colleges to train veterans 
for local jobs. 
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 ‘‘Revamping the Edu-
cation of our Veterans to Align Manufacturing through 
Partnerships with Community Colleges Act of 2014’’ or 
‘‘REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In October 2014, the unemployment rate 
for veterans who had returned from Iraq and Af-
ghanistan was 7.2 percent, a rate above the national 
average. Unemployment among returning female vet-
erans was even higher, and also was above the na-
tional average. 
(2) Such veterans have benefits to use under 
chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) Manufacturing companies have approxi-
mately 285,000 vacancies they are struggling to fill. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO TRAIN VETERANS FOR LOCAL 
JOBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a 
program to award competitive grants to eligible commu-
nity colleges (as described in subsection (b)) to train cov-
ered veterans for jobs in the local community. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a community college shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary that demonstrates, to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the local community 
in which the community college is located has— 
(1) employment opportunities that require 
trained workers; and 
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(2) a significant population of covered veterans 
that might pursue the employment opportunities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) if given access to necessary 
training. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A community college receiving 
a grant under this section shall use amounts under the 
grant to— 
(1) conduct an analysis of— 
(A) the demand for additional trained em-
ployees among local employers, including local 
manufacturers; and 
(B) the skills and training possessed by 
covered veterans seeking employment with local 
employers, including local manufacturers; 
(2) carry out an existing, or develop and imple-
ment a new, certificate or degree program at the 
community college that provides training to covered 
veterans that addresses the demand for additional 
trained employees among local employers, including 
local manufacturers; and 
(3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory 
board that consists of representatives from the local 
business community and the employee from the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs detailed under section 
4— 
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(A) to provide assistance regarding the 
training described in paragraph (2); and 
(B) to assist covered veterans who have 
successfully completed the training described in 
paragraph (2) in their pursuit of local employ-
ment opportunities. 
SEC. 4. DETAIL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
EMPLOYEE. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall detail an em-
ployee of the Department of Veterans Affairs to partici-
pate on the supervisory board established in section 
3(c)(3). 
SEC. 5. GRANT AMOUNT. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the amount of 
a grant under section 3 shall not exceed $2,000,000. 
SEC. 6. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port— 
(1) evaluating the success of the program estab-
lished under section 3; and 
(2) making recommendations as to whether the 
program should be continued, and if so, whether the 
program should be expanded. 
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SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 
or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 
(2) COVERED
VETERAN.—The term ‘‘covered 
veteran’’ means a veteran receiving educational as-
sistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 
to carry out this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
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