I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5120 
To improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to vet-
erans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2010 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. NYE, and Mr. TEAGUE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
Labor, Small Business, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve employment, training, and placement services 
furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Veteran Employment 
Assistance Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2008, the unemployment rate of veterans 
between the ages of 18 and 24 was 14.1 percent. 
(2) In 2009, the unemployment rate of male 
veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 was 21.6 
percent and the unemployment rate of female vet-
erans in the same age group was 19.2 percent. 
(3) The unemployment rate of veterans in all 
age groups is expected to increase as a result of the 
economic downturn that began in 2008. 
(4) In 2004, approximately 22 percent of vet-
erans were either purchasing or starting a new busi-
ness, or considering doing so. 
(5) One of the most critical problems identified 
by veteran small business owners is a lack of knowl-
edge about programs of assistance available to small 
businesses. 
(6) Members of the Armed Forces learn a wide 
range of technical skills during their time in the 
Armed Forces, but often find it difficult to transfer 
these skills into civilian professions. 
(7) The Commissioner of Labor Statistics esti-
mates that career opportunities in the fields of 
health care and information technology will expand 
significantly in the coming decade. 
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SEC. 3. VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘subsections 
(a) through (e) of’’ before ‘‘this section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) VETERANS BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall establish a veterans business center program to 
provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to 
veterans in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Administrator shall ap-
point a Director of the veterans business center pro-
gram, who shall— 
‘‘(A) implement and oversee the veterans 
business center program; and 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Associate Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION
OF
VETERANS
BUSINESS 
CENTERS.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) by regulation establish an application, 
review, and notification process under which the 
Director may designate entities as veterans 
business centers for purposes of this section; 
and 
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‘‘(B) publicize the designation of an entity 
as a veterans business center and the award of 
a grant to a veterans business center under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING FOR VETERANS BUSINESS CEN-
TERS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL GRANTS.—The Director may 
make a grant to each veterans business center 
each year in the amount of $150,000. The Di-
rector may not make more than 5 grants under 
this subparagraph to a veterans business cen-
ter. 
‘‘(B) GROWTH
FUNDING
GRANTS.—If a 
veterans business center has received 5 initial 
grants, the Director may make a grant to the 
veterans business center each year in the 
amount of $100,000. The Director may not 
make more than 3 grants under this subpara-
graph to a veterans business center. 
‘‘(5) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Each veterans busi-
ness center receiving an initial grant or a growth 
funding grant shall— 
‘‘(A) meet performance benchmarks (which 
shall be established by the Director for the vet-
erans business center and reflect the purposes 
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of this subsection) to be eligible for an initial 
grant or growth funding grant in a subsequent 
year; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Director an annual re-
port on the performance of the veterans busi-
ness center, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the use of the 
grant under this subsection and matching 
funds to carry out the activities of the vet-
erans business center; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the progress of 
the veterans business center in meeting the 
performance benchmarks described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(6) CENTER
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each vet-
erans business center receiving an initial grant or a 
growth funding grant shall use the funds received 
under the grant for— 
‘‘(A) veteran entrepreneurial development; 
‘‘(B) counseling of veterans who own small 
business concerns or who are seeking to own a 
small business concern through one-on-one in-
struction and classes, including counseling re-
lating to financial literacy; 
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‘‘(C) education about services available 
through one-stop centers referred to in section 
134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), including veterans 
employment assistance and job announcement 
services; 
‘‘(D) education about tax provisions relat-
ing to first time owners of business concerns, 
owners of small business concerns, and vet-
erans; 
‘‘(E) counseling regarding the availability 
of mentoring services; and 
‘‘(F) information on government procure-
ment assistance available to veterans. 
‘‘(7) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A veterans business 
center receiving an initial grant or a growth 
funding grant shall provide a contribution, in 
cash or in-kind, that is not less than 50 percent 
of the amount of the grant. 
‘‘(B) SOURCE
OF
CONTRIBUTION.—Not 
more than 25 percent of a contribution under 
subparagraph (A) may be provided from other 
Federal funds. The contribution may be pro-
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vided from funds made available by a State, 
local government, or private person. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director may, 
upon request, waive a portion of the 
matching contribution under this para-
graph upon a determination of hardship to 
the veterans business center. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
deter-
mining whether a veterans business center 
is experiencing a hardship, the Director 
shall consider— 
‘‘(I) whether the veterans busi-
ness center is operating at an eco-
nomic loss; 
‘‘(II) whether the veterans busi-
ness center would continue to operate 
without a waiver; and 
‘‘(III) other factors the Director 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(8) TARGETED
AREAS.—The Director shall 
give priority to applications to be designated a vet-
erans business center and for initial grants and 
growth funding grants under this subsection that 
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and information on best practices with respect to the 
establishment and operation of a veterans business 
center. The Director shall develop the training pro-
gram under this paragraph in consultation with vet-
erans business centers, the task force, the Employ-
ment and Training Administration and the Vet-
erans’ Employment and Training Service of the De-
partment of Labor, and veterans service organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(10) INCLUSION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN 
PROGRAM.—The Director shall designate as a vet-
erans business center, and may make a initial grant 
to— 
‘‘(A) a Veterans Business Outreach Center 
established by the Administrator under section 
8(b)(17) on or before the date of enactment of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) each person or entity that— 
‘‘(i) received funds during fiscal year 
2006 from the National Veterans Business 
Development 
Corporation 
established 
under section 33; and 
‘‘(ii) is in operation on the date of en-
actment of this subsection. 
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‘‘(11) ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF 
VETERAN BUSINESS CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and every year thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit a report on the performance of the 
veterans business center program to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, 
the Committee on Small Business and En-
trepreneurship, and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) relevant Federal agencies, in-
cluding the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs and the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include, for the 1-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the report— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of the compliance 
of each veterans business center receiving 
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an initial grant or growth funding grant 
with the performance benchmarks estab-
lished for the veterans business center 
under paragraph (5)(A); 
‘‘(ii) the number of veterans assisted 
by a veterans business center receiving an 
initial grant or growth funding grant; 
‘‘(iii) comments, if any, from veterans 
who sought the assistance of a veterans 
business center; 
‘‘(iv) the success rate, as determined 
by the Administrator, of small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans 
who sought assistance from a veterans 
business center; and 
‘‘(v) any other performance indicators 
and information the Administrator deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director 
shall disseminate the findings of each report 
under subparagraph (A) online and to the vet-
eran, small business, and workforce develop-
ment communities. 
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‘‘(12) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS 
BUSINESS CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS TO CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a grant program under which the Direc-
tor may make grants to veterans business cen-
ters to— 
‘‘(i) develop specialized programs to 
assist small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans in securing capital 
and repairing damaged credit; 
‘‘(ii) provide informational seminars 
on financial literacy, securing loans, and 
Federal, State and local tax provisions and 
incentives for small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans; 
‘‘(iii) provide one-on-one counseling to 
small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans to improve the financial 
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presentations of the small business concern 
to lenders; 
‘‘(iv) facilitate the access of small 
business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans to traditional and non-traditional 
financing sources; and 
‘‘(v) establish links to and partner-
ships with local workforce boards and busi-
ness mentoring organizations. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
make grants under this paragraph to a veterans 
business center in a total amount of more than 
$75,000 during any 1-year period. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a grant program under which the Direc-
tor may make grants to veterans business cen-
ters to— 
‘‘(i) assist small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans in identi-
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fying contracts that are suitable for the 
small business concern; 
‘‘(ii) prepare small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans to act as 
subcontractors and prime contractors for 
contracts made available under the Amer-
ican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 115) 
through training and business advice, par-
ticularly with respect to the construction 
trades; and 
‘‘(iii) provide technical assistance to 
small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans relating to the Federal 
procurement process, including assisting in 
compliance with Federal regulations and 
bonding requirements. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
make grants under this paragraph to a veterans 
business center in a total amount of more than 
$75,000 during any 1-year period. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
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‘‘(3) 
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN-OWNED 
SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a grant program under which the Direc-
tor may make grants to veterans business cen-
ters to— 
‘‘(i) develop outreach programs for 
service-disabled veterans with respect to 
the benefits of self-employment; 
‘‘(ii) provide tailored training to serv-
ice-disabled veterans with respect to busi-
ness plan development, marketing, budg-
eting, accounting, and merchandising; 
‘‘(iii) assist small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-disabled 
veterans in locating and securing business 
opportunities; and 
‘‘(iv) link service-disabled veterans to 
services provided through one-stop centers 
referred to in section 134(c) of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2864(c)), including information on labor 
market trends, entrepreneurial and related 
training and training providers, student fi-
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nancial aid, and specialized services for 
veterans. 
‘‘(B) AWARD SIZE.—The Director may not 
make grants under this paragraph to a veterans 
business center in a total amount of more than 
$75,000 during any 1-year period. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
‘‘(i) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 
SUMMIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the vet-
erans business center program established under 
subsection (g) may hold an event, once every 2 
years, to provide networking opportunities, outreach, 
education, training, and support to veterans business 
centers designated under subsection (g), small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans, vet-
erans service organizations, workforce investment 
boards of State and local governments, the Employ-
ment and Training Administration and the Vet-
erans’ Employment and Training Service of the De-
partment of Labor, and other entities as determined 
appropriate by the Director. 
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‘‘(2) PRESENTATION OF REPORT.—The findings 
of the most recently submitted report under sub-
section (g)(12) shall be presented at an event held 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $450,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2012. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Associate Administrator’ means 
the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business 
Development appointed under section 4(b)(1); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the veterans business center program; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘growth funding grant’ means a 
grant under subsection (g)(5)(B); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘initial grant’ means a grant 
under subsection (g)(5)(A); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘task force’ means the inter-
agency task force established under subsection 
(c)(1); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘veterans business center’ means 
an entity designated as a veterans business center 
under subsection (g)(4)(A); and 
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‘‘(7) the term ‘veterans business center pro-
gram’ means the veterans business center program 
established under subsection (g)(2).’’. 
(b) REPORT REGARDING DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.— 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Sec-
retary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall joint-
ly— 
(1) assess the efficacy of establishing a Federal 
direct loan program for small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 
and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit a report regarding the 
assessment under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship, and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives. 
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(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by the Asso-
ciate Administrator for Veterans Business Develop-
ment’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘by the As-
sociate Administrator.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘(in this 
section referred to as the ‘task force’)’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY 
TASK FORCE. 
Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 
6 months thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report on the appointments made to 
and activities of the task force.’’. 
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SEC. 5. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF TRAINING OF NEW 
DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM 
SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EM-
PLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES BY NATIONAL 
VETERANS’ 
EMPLOYMENT 
AND 
TRAINING 
SERVICES INSTITUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102A(c)(8)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘three- 
year period’’ and inserting ‘‘one-year period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY TO NEW EMPLOYEES.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to a State employee assigned to perform the 
duties of a disabled veterans’ outreach program spe-
cialist or a local veterans’ employment representative 
under chapter 41 of such title who is so assigned on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY HIRED EM-
PLOYEES.—In the case of such a State employee 
who is so assigned on or after January 1, 2006, and 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall require the State to require, 
as a condition of a grant or contract under which 
funds are made available to the State in order to 
carry out section 4103A or 4104 of title 38, United 
States Code, each such employee to complete satis-
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factorily 
the 
training 
described 
in 
section 
4102A(c)(8)(A) of such title by not later than the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) CROSS-TRAINING.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
require State employees described by subsection (b) in the 
performance of duties described in that subsection— 
(1) to educate staff of one-stop centers about 
the services such State employees provide and the 
programs of assistance available to veterans; and 
(2) in order to strengthen coordination and en-
hance services to veterans, to learn about the em-
ployment and training and related information and 
services made available through the one-stop delivery 
system. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ONE-STOP
CENTER.—The term ‘‘one-stop 
center’’ means a one-stop center described in section 
134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2864(c)). 
(2) ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘one-stop delivery system’’ means a one-stop delivery 
system described in such section 134(c). 
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SEC. 6. 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) SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
of Labor shall, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Veterans’ Employment and Training, pay to each covered 
veteran a monthly training subsistence allowance under 
this section for each month that a covered veteran is en-
rolled in a full time employment and training program 
that— 
‘‘(A) is offered by an eligible provider of train-
ing services under section 122 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2842); and 
‘‘(B) teaches a skill that is connected to a ca-
reer in an in-demand industry, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(2) The amount of the monthly training subsistence 
allowance paid to a covered veteran under this subsection 
shall be equal to the monthly amount of the basic allow-
ance 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 en-
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compasses all or the majority portion of the ZIP code area 
in which the covered veteran resides. 
‘‘(3) A covered veteran is entitled to training subsist-
ence allowance under this subsection for not more than 
six months during each 10-year period beginning on the 
date in which the covered veteran first receives training 
subsistence allowance under this section. 
‘‘(b) RELOCATION STIPEND.—(1) In addition to the 
training subsistence allowance payable to a covered vet-
eran under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training, pay to each covered veteran a relo-
cation stipend for expenses incurred by the veteran for one 
relocation— 
‘‘(A) related to the veteran’s participation in an 
employment and training program described in sub-
section (a)(1); or 
‘‘(B) to an employment opportunity related to 
the field or subject matter in which the veteran was 
trained in an employment and training program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) The amount of relocation stipend paid to a cov-
ered veteran under paragraph (1) may not exceed the less-
er of— 
‘‘(A) $5,000; and 
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‘‘(B) the actual amount of expenses incurred by 
the veteran. 
‘‘(c) COVERED VETERAN.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a covered veteran is a veteran who is— 
‘‘(1) unemployed for a period of not less than 
four consecutive months at the time of applying for 
training subsistence allowance under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) able to complete successfully the employ-
ment and training program described in subsection 
(a)(1), as determined by the Secretary of Labor; and 
‘‘(3) except as provided under this section, ineli-
gible for education or training assistance under this 
title. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall submit to Congress each year a report on the effec-
tiveness of the training subsistence allowance under sub-
section (a) and the relocation stipend under subsection (b) 
during the preceding year. Each report shall include, for 
the year concerned by such report, the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of veterans who received the 
subsistence allowance. 
‘‘(2) The number of veterans who received the 
relocation stipend. 
‘‘(3) The percentage of veterans who received 
the subsistence allowance or relocation stipend and 
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completed an employment and training program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(4) The percentage of veterans who received 
the subsistence allowance or relocation stipend and 
were employed and retained upon completion of an 
employment and training program described in sub-
section (a)(1), as measured by the Secretary of 
Labor. 
‘‘(5) The percentage of veterans who— 
‘‘(A) received the subsistence allowance or 
relocation stipend; and 
‘‘(B) were employed in the fourth calendar 
quarter of such year following graduation from 
an employment and training program described 
in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(6) The average earnings of veterans, as meas-
ured by the Secretary of Labor, who— 
‘‘(A) received the subsistence allowance or 
relocation stipend; and 
‘‘(B) completed an employment and train-
ing program described in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(7) Such other matters relating to the effec-
tiveness of the subsistence allowance and the reloca-
tion stipend as the Secretary of Labor considers ap-
propriate. 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Labor to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each fis-
cal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter 42 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘4216. Employment training assistance for unemployed veterans.’’. 
SEC. 7. USE OF ENTITLEMENT UNDER POST-9/11 EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR APPRENTICE-
SHIPS AND ON-JOB TRAINING. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after section 3319 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3319A. Apprenticeships and on-job training 
‘‘(a) MONTHLY BENEFIT.—Except as provided in 
subsections (b) and (c), the amount of the monthly benefit 
payment to an individual pursuing a full-time program of 
apprenticeship or other on-job training under this chapter 
is— 
‘‘(1) for each of the first six months of the indi-
vidual’s pursuit of such program, 75 percent of the 
monthly benefit payment otherwise payable to such 
individual under this chapter; 
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(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) APPROVED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—A pro-
gram of education is an approved program of education 
for purposes of this chapter if the program of education— 
‘‘(1) is— 
‘‘(A) offered by an institution of higher 
learning (as that term is defined in section 
3452(f) of this title); and 
‘‘(B) approved for purposes of chapter 30 
of this title (including approval by the State ap-
proving agency concerned); or 
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who is not 
serving on active duty, includes a program of ap-
prenticeship or of other on-job training approved as 
provided in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate, of 
section 3687(a) of this title.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3002(3)(C) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘clause’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance 
Act of 2008 (title V of Public Law 110–252). 
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SEC. 8. VETERANS CONSERVATION CORPS GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of the Interior, establish a 
program to award grants to States to establish vet-
erans conservation corps. 
(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant awarded to a State under this section in any 
year may not exceed $250,000. 
(b) VETERANS CONSERVATION CORPS.—For pur-
poses of this section, a veterans conservation corps is a 
corps that— 
(1) is established by a State— 
(A) within the veterans agency of the 
State; or 
(B) in affiliation with the veterans agency 
of the State; and 
(2) provides veterans with volunteer and em-
ployment opportunities with respect to conservation 
projects for one or more of the following: 
(A) To restore natural habitat. 
(B) To maintain Federal, State, or local— 
(i) forest lands; 
(ii) parks and reserves; and 
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(iii) other reservations, water, and 
outdoor lands. 
(C) To maintain and improve urban and 
suburban storm water management facilities 
and other water management facilities. 
(D) To carry out hazardous materials and 
spills response, energy efficiency and other envi-
ronmental maintenance, stewardship, and res-
toration projects. 
(c) TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section to establish a veterans conserva-
tion corps shall ensure that such corps incorporates 
into the volunteer and employment opportunities 
provided by such corps training, education, and cer-
tification in environmental restoration and manage-
ment fields. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Such State shall ensure 
that, in incorporating training, education, and cer-
tification into volunteer and employment opportuni-
ties under paragraph (1), the veterans conservation 
corps consults with the following: 
(A) State and local workforce investment 
boards. 
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(B) Local institutions of higher education, 
including community colleges. 
(C) Private schools. 
(D) State or local agencies, including State 
employment agencies and State forest services. 
(E) Labor organizations. 
(F) Business involved in the environmental 
industry. 
(G) Such other entities as the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs considers appropriate. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.—A State receiving a 
grant under this section to establish a veterans conserva-
tion corps shall ensure that such corps partners with one- 
stop centers, State and local workforce investment boards, 
and other State agencies to assist veterans enrolled in 
such corps in obtaining employment in the fields of envi-
ronmental restoration and management, and other related 
fields. 
(e) SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section to establish a veterans conserva-
tion corps shall ensure that such corps— 
(A) assesses of the veterans participating 
in the Corps the skills to help such veterans 
identify appropriate employment opportunities 
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in their local communities that utilize the skills 
they developed while in the Armed Forces; 
(B) assists with or provides referrals for 
obtaining benefits available to veterans; 
(C) facilitates internships or job shadowing 
for veterans; and 
(D) matches veterans with conservation 
projects that are aligned with the goals of the 
veterans. 
(2) PARTNERSHIP
WITH
STATE
AND
LOCAL 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A) and (C) of paragraph (1), the 
State shall partner with State and local workforce 
investment boards. 
(f) REPORTS.—Each State receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary and the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the perform-
ance of the veterans conservation corps of such State, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) A description of how the grant amount was 
used. 
(2) An assessment of the performance of such 
corps, including a description of the current veterans 
labor market in such State and the veterans labor 
market in such State in the previous year. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(3) ONE-STOP
CENTER.—The term ‘‘one-stop 
center’’ means a one-stop center described in section 
134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2864(c)). 
(4) STATE
AND
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
INVEST-
MENT BOARDS.—The term ‘‘State and local work-
force investment boards’’ means a State workforce 
investment board and a local workforce investment 
board as such terms are defined in section 101 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801). 
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SEC. 9. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN REFORMING HIGHER 
EDUCATION TO AFFORD ACADEMIC CREDIT 
FOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and 
Training, establish a center of excellence for the 
purpose described in paragraph (2). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose described in this 
paragraph is the support of research, development, 
planning, implementation, and evaluation of methods 
for educational institutions to afford academic credit 
for military experience and training to— 
(A) veterans who were discharged or re-
leased from service in the Armed Forces not 
more than 48 months before applying for ad-
mission to a program of education at such insti-
tutions; or 
(B) members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces. 
(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, acting 
through the center of excellence, award grants to or 
enter into contracts with eligible institutions for the 
purpose described in subsection (a)(2). 
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(2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The 
Secretary may not award a grant or contract under 
this section in an amount that is less than 
$2,000,000 or more than $5,000,000. 
(c) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible institution is any partnership that— 
(1) meets such requirements as the Secretary 
may specify for purposes of this section; and 
(2) consists of an institution of higher edu-
cation and one or more of the following: 
(A) A community college. 
(B) A university teaching hospital. 
(C) A military installation, including a fa-
cility of the National Guard. 
(D) A Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical center. 
(E) A military medical treatment facility. 
(d) SELECTION OF GRANT AND CONTRACT RECIPI-
ENTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution seek-
ing a grant or contract under this section shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application therefor in such 
form and in such manner as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
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(2) PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.—In 
selecting applicants for a grant or contract under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to ap-
plicants who include as a partner an institution of 
higher education or other educational institution 
that— 
(A) affords appropriate recognition to mili-
tary experience and training in screening can-
didates for admission to such institution; 
(B) has an established practice of, or pro-
poses to establish a practice of, affording appro-
priate academic credit for military experience 
and training; 
(C) if the applicant proposes to establish a 
practice as described in subparagraph (B), in-
cludes with the application submitted by the ap-
plicant under paragraph (1) a review of such 
plan by a professional organization; 
(D) has established a professional develop-
ment and delivery system using evidence-based 
practices; or 
(E) has demonstrated experience working 
with the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
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(3) STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND DISTRIBU-
TION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
establish application and evaluation standards and 
procedures and such other forms, standards, defini-
tions, and procedures as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate for purposes of this section. 
(e) USE OF GRANTS AND CONTRACT FUNDS.—Each 
eligible institution receiving a grant or contract under this 
section shall use the grant or contract for one or more 
of the following: 
(1) To develop or implement a plan to modify 
programs of education and admissions programs at 
institutions of higher education to afford academic 
credit to veterans and members described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
(2) To develop standards for the identification 
of military experience and training in individuals ap-
plying for enrollment at institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
(3) To train professors, educators, and instruc-
tors at institutions of higher education on means of 
best teaching students at such institutions with mili-
tary experience and training. 
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(4) To develop curriculum for institutions of 
higher education that are appropriately tailored to 
individuals with military experience and training. 
(5) To develop admissions and recruitment 
guidelines for institutions of higher education to at-
tract veterans and members described in subsection 
(a)(2) and afford them appropriate recognition for 
military experience and training in their admissions 
processes. 
(6) To establish a program, method, or stand-
ards to be utilized by institutions of higher edu-
cation for assessing the education and training of 
veterans and members described in subsection (a)(2) 
during the pursuit of a program of education and at 
the completion of such program. 
(f) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
SEC. 10. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON EMPLOYMENT OF CER-
TAIN VETERANS BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS. 
Section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary of Labor shall establish and 
maintain an Internet website that publicly discloses the 
information reported by contractors to the Secretary of 
Labor under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 11. MILITARY PATHWAYS DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) MILITARY PATHWAYS DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(f) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MILITARY PATH-
WAYS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, 
after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a 
demonstration program and carry out the program 
by making grants, on a competitive basis, to not 
more than 5 entities for demonstration projects. The 
projects shall be designed to test the feasibility of 
methods of enabling transitioning military members 
to build on the technical skills learned in many mili-
tary jobs, to enter the information technology work-
force or continue their skills development in the in-
formation technology disciplines to meet the demand 
for information technology workforce readiness in 
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computer specialist and related information tech-
nology jobs. 
‘‘(2) ISSUES
TO
BE
EXAMINED.—In carrying 
out the program, the Secretary may examine the 
feasibility of methods such as the following: 
‘‘(A) Methods to improve the transitions, 
skills 
development, 
and 
employment 
of 
transitioning military members for and in infor-
mation technology occupations with wages suffi-
cient to support families. 
‘‘(B) Methods to align the information 
technology skills acquired in military occupa-
tions with skills required in civilian information 
technology occupations in new, emerging, or 
viable industries, including aligning the skills— 
‘‘(i) using guidelines for assessments 
and credentials that employers value in the 
hiring process, and credentials that are in-
dustry-recognized and approved by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) by means that may include the 
use of a modified or enhanced Department 
of Defense transition program or a De-
partment of Labor transition program, 
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such as the program carried out under 
chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Methods to ensure that military mem-
bers receive education and training, including 
training through registered apprenticeship pro-
grams, and necessary support services, that are 
flexible, available (including available for de-
ployed military members), adequate for individ-
uals seeking to make the transition to civilian 
information technology occupations, and con-
sistent with academic requirements of the insti-
tution involved. 
‘‘(D) Methods to enable military members 
to accelerate application for admission, accept-
ance, and graduation as students in computer 
science, engineering, and related disciplines at 
2-year and 4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation, based on military credentials and experi-
ence. 
‘‘(E) Methods to help military members 
obtain information technology credentials that 
are industry-recognized, are approved by the 
Secretary, and satisfy both military require-
ments and civilian requirements, prior to re-
lease of the members from the military. 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An assurance that the entity agrees 
that, in carrying out the project, the entity will 
work in conjunction with a local board and 
enter into a partnership that includes, as prin-
cipal partners, employers, labor organizations, 
postsecondary education institutions including 
institutions of higher education, veterans serv-
ice organizations, and other community organi-
zations. 
‘‘(B) Information— 
‘‘(i) demonstrating the capability of 
the entity in working with transitioning 
military members; 
‘‘(ii) demonstrating that the entity 
has a history of effective collaboration 
with— 
‘‘(I) the information technology 
industry or an industry with signifi-
cant information technology jobs; 
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‘‘(II) 
State 
boards 
or 
local 
boards, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(III) institutions of higher edu-
cation and other information tech-
nology educators or trainers; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrating knowledge of 
training and best practices of the informa-
tion technology industry. 
‘‘(C) An assurance that the entity will par-
ticipate in the Secretary’s evaluation plan for 
the demonstration program, including partici-
pating in required reporting for the plan. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In order to select 
entities to receive grants for projects under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish selection cri-
teria consistent with this subsection and shall ensure 
that the criteria give priority to each of the following 
types of entities: 
‘‘(A) Entities that demonstrate the ability 
to leverage public or private funds to sustain 
such a project after the grant period. 
‘‘(B) Entities that have relationships with 
institutions of higher education or with quali-
fied community-based organizations that pro-
vide training. 
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‘‘(C) Entities that have relationships with 
employers, labor organizations, and other enti-
ties that will provide earn and learn opportuni-
ties to veterans. 
‘‘(D) Entities that have experience working 
with veterans and facilitating transitions from 
military to civilian work environments. 
‘‘(E) Entities that have experience design-
ing contextualized learning programs that inte-
grate basic adult education with skills training. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Using not more than 10 percent of 
the amount made available to carry out this sub-
section, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation to determine 
promising methods of increasing the number of 
highly skilled transitioning military members 
who enter civilian information technology occu-
pations and earn wages sufficient to support 
families; and 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance to enti-
ties receiving grants under this subsection, re-
lating to the promising methods. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
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gress and Federal agencies a final report on the 
findings and outcomes of the demonstration program 
carried out under this subsection. The Secretary 
shall broadly distribute the report through the vet-
erans service organizations, State boards, and local 
boards. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘information technology’ means any equip-
ment or interconnected system or subsystem of 
equipment— 
‘‘(i) used in the automatic acquisition, 
storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, 
management, movement, control, display, 
switching, interchange, transmission, or re-
ception of data or information; and 
‘‘(ii) includes the following: 
‘‘(I) Computers. 
‘‘(II) Ancillary equipment for 
computers (including imaging periph-
erals, and input, output, and storage 
devices necessary for security and sur-
veillance). 
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‘‘(III) Peripheral equipment de-
signed to be controlled by the central 
processing unit of a computer. 
‘‘(IV) Software. 
‘‘(V) Computer services (includ-
ing support services). 
‘‘(VI) Other computer-related re-
sources. 
‘‘(B) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(C) POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘postsecondary education’ means— 
‘‘(i) a 4-year program of instruction, 
or not less than a 1-year program of in-
struction that is acceptable for credit to-
ward a baccalaureate degree or an asso-
ciate degree, offered by an institution of 
higher education; or 
‘‘(ii) a certificate or registered appren-
ticeship program at the postsecondary level 
offered by an institution of higher edu-
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cation, a nonprofit educational institution, 
or a labor-management partnership. 
‘‘(D) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship 
program’ means an industry skills training pro-
gram at the postsecondary level that— 
‘‘(i) combines technical and theoretical 
training through structured on-the-job 
learning with related instruction (in a 
classroom or through distance learning); 
‘‘(ii) provides the training and in-
struction while an individual is employed, 
working under the direction of qualified 
personnel or a mentor, and earning incre-
mental wage increases aligned to enhance 
job proficiency; and 
‘‘(iii) enables participants to acquire a 
nationally recognized and portable certifi-
cate, under a plan approved by the Office 
of Apprenticeship of the Department of 
Labor or a State agency recognized by the 
Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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‘‘(g) NURSING, PUBLIC
HEALTH
AND
ALLIED 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 
MILITARY PATHWAYS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, 
after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall establish a demonstration 
program and carry out the program by making 
grants, on a competitive basis, to not more than 5 
entities for demonstration projects. The projects 
shall be designed to test the feasibility of methods 
of enabling transitioning military members to build 
on the technical skills learned in many military jobs, 
to enter the nursing, public health and allied health 
professional, and physician assistant workforces or 
continue their skills development in disciplines re-
lated to those workforces to meet the demand for 
nurses, public health and allied health professionals, 
and physician assistants. 
‘‘(2) ISSUES
TO
BE
EXAMINED.—In carrying 
out the program, the Secretary may examine the 
feasibility of methods such as the following: 
‘‘(A) Methods to improve the transitions, 
skills 
development, 
and 
employment 
of 
transitioning military members for and in nurs-
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ing, public health and allied health professional, 
and physician assistant occupations with wages 
sufficient to support families. 
‘‘(B) Methods to align nursing, public 
health and allied health professional, and physi-
cian assistant skills acquired in military occupa-
tions with skills required in related civilian 
health occupations, including aligning the 
skills— 
‘‘(i) using guidelines for assessments 
and credentials that employers value in the 
hiring process, and credentials that are in-
dustry-recognized and approved by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) by means that may include the 
use of a modified or enhanced Department 
of Defense transition program or a De-
partment of Labor transition program, 
such as the program carried out under 
chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Methods to ensure that military mem-
bers receive education and training, including 
training through registered apprenticeship pro-
grams, and necessary support services, that are 
flexible, available (including available for de-
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ployed military members), adequate for individ-
uals seeking to make the transition to civilian 
nursing, public health and allied health, and 
physician assistant occupations, and consistent 
with academic requirements of the institution 
involved. 
‘‘(D) Methods to align education and train-
ing programs, including registered apprentice-
ship programs, for veterans in nursing, public 
health and allied health professional, and physi-
cian assistant occupations with education and 
training programs for those occupations that 
are provided for the public. 
‘‘(E) Methods to enable military members 
to accelerate application for admission, accept-
ance, and graduation as students in nursing, 
public health and allied health, and physician 
assistant disciplines at 2-year and 4-year insti-
tutions of higher education, based on military 
credentials and experience. 
‘‘(F) Methods to help military members ob-
tain credentials related to those health care oc-
cupations that are industry-recognized, are ap-
proved by the Secretary, and satisfy both mili-
tary requirements and civilian requirements, 
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prior to release of the members from the mili-
tary. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary of such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An assurance that the entity agrees 
that, in carrying out the project, the entity will 
work in conjunction with a local board and 
enter into a partnership that includes, as prin-
cipal partners, employers, labor organizations, 
postsecondary education institutions including 
institutions of higher education, veterans serv-
ice organizations, and other community organi-
zations. 
‘‘(B) Information— 
‘‘(i) in demonstrating the capability of 
the entity in working with transitioning 
military members; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrating that the entity 
has a history of effective collaboration 
with— 
‘‘(I) health care employers; 
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‘‘(II) 
State 
boards 
or 
local 
boards, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(III) institutions of higher edu-
cation and other nursing, public 
health and allied health professional, 
and physician assistant educators or 
trainers; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrating knowledge of 
training and best practices of the health 
care industry. 
‘‘(C) An assurance that the entity will par-
ticipate in the Secretary’s evaluation plan for 
the demonstration program, including partici-
pating in required reporting for the plan. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In order to select 
entities to receive grants for projects under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall establish selection cri-
teria consistent with this subsection and shall ensure 
that the criteria give priority to entities that dem-
onstrate the ability to leverage of public or private 
funds to sustain such a project after the grant pe-
riod. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Using not more than 10 percent of 
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the amount made available to carry out this sub-
section, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) conduct an evaluation to determine 
promising methods of increasing the number of 
highly skilled transitioning military members 
who enter civilian nursing, public health and al-
lied health, or physician assistant occupations 
and earn wages sufficient to support families; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance to enti-
ties receiving grants under this subsection, re-
lating to the promising methods. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress and Federal agencies a final report on the 
findings and outcomes of the demonstration program 
carried out under this subsection. The Secretary 
shall broadly distribute the report through the vet-
erans service organizations, State boards, and local 
boards. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ALLIED
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL.— 
The term ‘allied health professional’ means a 
health professional (other than a registered 
nurse or physician assistant) who— 
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‘‘(i) has received a certificate, an asso-
ciate degree, a baccalaureate degree, a 
master’s degree, a doctoral degree, or 
postbaccalaureate training, in a science re-
lating to health care; 
‘‘(ii) shares in the responsibility for 
the delivery of health care services or re-
lated services, including— 
‘‘(I) services relating to the iden-
tification, evaluation, and prevention 
of disease and disorders; 
‘‘(II) dietary and nutrition serv-
ices; 
‘‘(III) health promotion services; 
‘‘(IV) rehabilitation services; or 
‘‘(V) health systems management 
services; and 
‘‘(iii) has not received— 
‘‘(I) a degree of doctor of medi-
cine; 
‘‘(II) a degree of doctor of oste-
opathy; 
‘‘(III) a degree of doctor of den-
tistry or an equivalent degree; 
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‘‘(IV) a degree of doctor of vet-
erinary medicine or an equivalent de-
gree; 
‘‘(V) a degree of doctor of optom-
etry or an equivalent degree; 
‘‘(VI) a degree of doctor of 
podiatric medicine or an equivalent 
degree; 
‘‘(VII) a degree of bachelor of 
science in pharmacy or an equivalent 
degree; 
‘‘(VIII) a degree of doctor of 
pharmacy or an equivalent degree; 
‘‘(IX) a graduate degree in public 
health or an equivalent degree; 
‘‘(X) a degree of doctor of chiro-
practic or an equivalent degree; 
‘‘(XI) a graduate degree in 
health administration or an equivalent 
degree; 
‘‘(XII) a doctoral degree in clin-
ical psychology or an equivalent de-
gree; 
‘‘(XIII) a degree in social work 
or an equivalent degree; or 
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‘‘(XIV) a degree in counseling or 
an equivalent degree. 
‘‘(B) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘institu-
tion of higher education’, ‘postsecondary edu-
cation’, and ‘registered apprenticeship program’ 
have the meanings given the terms in sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $15,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 174(b)(1) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2919(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than sub-
section (f) or (g) of section 171)’’ after ‘‘through 172’’. 
SEC. 12. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2913) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) activities described in subsection 
(b).’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To encourage the em-
ployment of eligible veterans in the energy in-
dustry, the Secretary shall carry out a Veterans 
Energy-Related Employment Program as a 
pilot program and as a program described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—Under the pilot program, 
the Secretary shall award grants on a competi-
tive basis to 3 States for the establishment and 
administration of State Energy-Related Em-
ployment Programs. In administering such a 
program, the State shall make grants to energy 
employers and labor-management organizations 
that collectively provide covered training, on-job 
training, 
apprenticeships, 
and 
certification 
classes to eligible veterans. Such a program 
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may be referred to in this subsection as a ‘State 
program’. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under the pilot program, a State 
shall submit to the Secretary an application that in-
cludes each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A proposal for the expenditure of 
grant funds to establish, and administer 
through a public-private partnership, a State 
Energy-Related Employment Program designed 
to provide covered training, on-job training, ap-
prenticeships, and certification classes to a sig-
nificant number of eligible veterans and ensure 
lasting and sustainable employment in well-pay-
ing jobs in the energy industry. 
‘‘(B) Evidence that the State has— 
‘‘(i) a population of eligible veterans, 
of an appropriate size for the State pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) a robust and diverse energy in-
dustry; and 
‘‘(iii) the ability to carry out the State 
program described in the proposal under 
subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(C) Such other information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the re-
cipient of a grant under this subsection shall use the 
grant funds for each of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Making grants to energy employers 
and labor-management organizations to reim-
burse such employers and organizations for the 
cost of providing covered training, on-job train-
ing, apprenticeships, and certification classes to 
eligible veterans. 
‘‘(B) Conducting outreach to inform en-
ergy employers, labor-management organiza-
tions, and veterans, including veterans in rural 
areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility 
for participation in the State program. 
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, 
each State that receives a grant under this sub-
section shall be subject to each of the following con-
ditions: 
‘‘(A) REPAYMENT.—The State shall repay 
to the Secretary, on such date as shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary, any amount received 
under the pilot program that is not used for the 
purposes described in paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(B) 
SUBMISSION
OF
REPORTS.—The 
State shall submit to the Secretary, at such 
times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of 
the grant funds. 
‘‘(5) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to 
receive a grant made by a State under the pilot pro-
gram, an energy employer seeking the grant shall, or 
a labor-management organization seeking such a 
grant shall (in coordination with the energy em-
ployer involved)— 
‘‘(A) submit to the administrator of the 
State program an application that includes— 
‘‘(i) the rate of pay for each eligible 
veteran proposed to be served using grant 
funds; 
‘‘(ii) the average rate of pay for an in-
dividual employed by the energy employer 
in a similar position who is not an eligible 
veteran; and 
‘‘(iii) such other information and as-
surances as the administrator may require; 
and 
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‘‘(B) agree to submit to the administrator, 
for each quarter, a report containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may specify. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available to an energy employer or labor-manage-
ment organization through a grant under the pilot 
program may be used to provide services of any kind 
to a person who is not an eligible veteran. 
‘‘(7) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot pro-
gram. The Secretary shall submit the report to-
gether with the report required to be submitted an-
nually under section 4107(c) of title 38, United 
States Code, and with respect to the same year as 
is covered by such report. The report on the pilot 
program shall include a detailed description of ac-
tivities carried out under this subsection and an 
evaluation of the program. 
‘‘(8) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
REPORTING 
COSTS.—Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations under paragraph 
(10), 2 percent shall be made available to the Sec-
retary for administrative costs associated with imple-
menting and evaluating the pilot program under this 
subsection and for preparing and submitting the re-
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port required under paragraph (7). The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of 
each grant awarded under this subsection that may 
be used by the recipient for administrative and re-
porting costs. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED TRAINING, ON-JOB TRAIN-
ING, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND
CERTIFICATION 
CLASSES.—The term ‘covered training, on-job 
training, 
apprenticeships, 
and 
certification 
classes’ means training, on-job training, appren-
ticeships, and certification classes that are— 
‘‘(i) designed to provide a veteran 
with skills that are particular to an energy 
industry and not directly transferable to 
employment in another industry; and 
‘‘(ii) approved as provided in para-
graph (1) or (2), as appropriate, of sub-
section (a) of section 3687 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The term ‘eli-
gible veteran’ means a veteran described in sub-
section (a) who is employed by an energy em-
ployer and enrolled or participating in a covered 
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training, on-job training, apprenticeship, or cer-
tification class. 
‘‘(C) ENERGY EMPLOYER.—The term ‘en-
ergy employer’ means an entity that employs in-
dividuals in a trade or business in an energy in-
dustry. 
‘‘(D) ENERGY INDUSTRY.—The term ‘en-
ergy industry’ means any of the following in-
dustries: 
‘‘(i) The energy-efficient building, con-
struction, or retrofits industry. 
‘‘(ii) The renewable electric power in-
dustry, including the wind and solar en-
ergy industries. 
‘‘(iii) The biofuels industry. 
‘‘(iv) The energy efficiency assessment 
industry that serves the residential, com-
mercial, or industrial sector. 
‘‘(v) The oil and natural gas industry. 
‘‘(vi) The nuclear industry. 
‘‘(10) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, for the pur-
pose of carrying out the pilot program described in 
this subsection.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 174(a)(1) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2919(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than section 
168(b))’’ after ‘‘168’’. 
SEC. 13. GRANTS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 
PERSONNEL TRAINING FOR VETERANS. 
Section 330J(c)(8) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c)(8)) is amended by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, including, as provided by the 
Secretary, may use funds to provide to military veterans 
required coursework and training that take into account, 
and are not duplicative of, previous medical coursework 
and training received when such veterans were active 
members of the Armed Forces, to enable such veterans 
to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certifi-
cation requirements, as determined by the appropriate 
State regulatory entity’’. 
SEC. 14. VETERANS TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) VETERANS TO WORK PROGRAM.—Subchapter III 
of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2856 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2857. Veterans to Work pilot program 
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM; PURPOSES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program (to be known as 
the ‘Veterans to Work pilot program’) to determine— 
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‘‘(1) the maximum feasible extent to which ap-
prentices may be employed to work on military con-
struction projects designated under subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) the maximum feasible extent to which the 
apprentices so employed are veterans; and 
‘‘(3) the feasibility of expanding the employ-
ment of apprentices to military construction projects 
in addition to those projects designated under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION
OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—(1) For each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, designate for inclusion in the pilot program not less 
than 20 military construction projects (including unspec-
ified minor military construction projects under section 
2805(a) of this title) that will be conducted in that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) In designating military construction projects 
under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) to the greatest extent possible, designate 
military construction projects that are located where 
there are veterans enrolled in qualified apprentice-
ship programs or veterans who could be enrolled in 
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qualified apprenticeship programs in a cost-effective, 
timely, and feasible manner; 
‘‘(B) ensure geographic diversity among the 
military construction projects designated; and 
‘‘(C) select projects to be carried out in the con-
tinental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(3) Unspecified minor military construction projects 
may not exceed 40 percent of the military construction 
projects designated under this subsection for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.—Any agreement that 
the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department enters into for a military construction project 
that is designated for inclusion in the pilot program shall 
ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, apprentices 
shall be employed on the project and that, to the maximum 
extent feasible, such apprentices shall be veterans. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP
AND
OTHER 
TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION BY EACH CONTRACTOR RE-
QUIRED.—Each contractor and subcontractor that 
seeks to provide construction services on military 
construction projects designated by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to subsection (b) shall submit ade-
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quate assurances with its bid or proposal that it par-
ticipates in a qualified apprenticeship or other train-
ing program for each craft or trade classification of 
worker that it intends to employ to perform work on 
the project. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP
OR
OTHER 
TRAINING PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the 
term ‘qualified apprenticeship or other training 
program’ means an apprenticeship or other 
training program that qualifies as an employee 
welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
PRO-
GRAMS IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES.—In the event 
that the Secretary of Labor certifies that a 
qualified apprenticeship or other training pro-
gram (as defined in subparagraph (A)) for a 
craft or trade classification of workers that a 
prospective contractor or subcontractor intends 
to employ, is not operated in the locality where 
the project will be performed, an apprenticeship 
or other training program that is not an em-
ployee welfare benefit plan (as defined in such 
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section) may be certified by the Secretary as a 
qualified apprenticeship or other training pro-
gram provided it is registered with the Office of 
Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor, or 
a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
Office of Apprenticeship for Federal purposes. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 150 days after the 
end of each fiscal year during which the pilot program 
is active, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The progress of military construction 
projects designated pursuant to subsection (b) and 
the role of apprentices in achieving that progress. 
‘‘(B) Any challenges, difficulties, or problems 
encountered in recruiting apprentices or in recruit-
ing veterans to become apprentices. 
‘‘(C) Cost differentials in the designated mili-
tary construction projects when compared with simi-
lar projects completed contemporaneously, but not 
designated for the pilot program. 
‘‘(D) Evaluation of benefits derived from em-
ploying apprentices, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Workforce sustainability. 
‘‘(ii) Workforce skills enhancement. 
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‘‘(iii) Increased short and long term cost- 
effectiveness. 
‘‘(iv) Improved veteran employment in sus-
tainable wage fields. 
‘‘(E) Any additional benefits derived from em-
ploying apprentices and veteran apprentices. 
‘‘(F) Recommendations on how to more effec-
tively employ apprentices in subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(G) Any other information the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report that— 
‘‘(A) analyzes the pilot program in terms of its 
effect on the sustainability of a workforce to meet 
the military construction needs of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(B) studies overall improvements in veteran 
employment in sustainable wage fields or profes-
sions; and 
‘‘(C) makes recommendations on the continu-
ation, modification, or expansion of the pilot pro-
gram on the basis of such factors as the Secretary 
of Defense determines appropriate, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Workforce sustainability. 
‘‘(ii) Cost-effectiveness. 
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‘‘(iii) Community development. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘apprentice’ means an individual 
who is employed pursuant to and individually reg-
istered in a ‘qualified apprenticeship or other train-
ing program,’ as defined in subsection (d)(2)(A) or 
other apprenticeship or training programs recog-
nized in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, or territories of 
Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 101(2) of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 2856 the following new item: 
‘‘2857. Veterans to Work pilot program.’’. 
SEC. 15. REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVE-
MENTS TO THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VET-
ERANS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training, shall jointly submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report setting forth recommenda-
tions for improvements and enhancements of the Transi-
tion Assistance Program (TAP) in order to better meet 
the needs of members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the extent 
to which the current Transition Assistance Program 
meets the needs of members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans. 
(2) Recommendations for improvements and en-
hancements of the Transition Assistance Program in 
order to ensure— 
(A) the comprehensiveness of the programs 
and activities under the program; and 
(B) the consistency of the programs and 
activities under the program across the Armed 
Forces and among the military installations at 
which the program is carried out. 
(3) Recommendations for improvements and en-
hancements of the Transition Assistance Program to 
ensure that the program meets the needs of veterans 
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residing in localities in the vicinity of military instal-
lations at which the program is carried out. 
(4) A description and assessment of the pro-
grams and activities offered to veterans who have 
completed participation in the Transition Assistance 
Program in order to further assist such veterans in 
their continuing transition from military life to civil-
ian life, and recommendations for programs and ac-
tivities to improve and enhance such assistance. 
(5) An estimate of the cost of implementing the 
recommendations set forth pursuant to paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4) during the five fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of the submittal of the report. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Labor jointly consider ap-
propriate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 16. STUDY ON PROGRAM OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
MODELED ON NATIONAL GUARD EMPLOY-
MENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE 
WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall complete a study of the National Guard 
Employment Enhancement Program of the Washington 
National Guard to assess the feasibility and advisability 
of carrying out a program of assistance modeled after such 
program for all members of reserve components of the 
Armed Forces who transition from activity military service 
to civilian life. 
(b) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report that includes the 
following: 
(1) The findings of the Secretary as a result of 
the study. 
(2) The recommendation of the Secretary as to 
the feasibility and advisability of carrying out a pro-
gram of assistance as described in subsection (a). 
(3) If the Secretary determines that carrying 
out a program of assistance as described in sub-
section (a) is feasible and advisable, an estimate of 
the cost to implement the program of assistance. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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