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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7583 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
employment of veterans in manufacturing positions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2024 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 
COHEN, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to en-
courage the employment of veterans in manufacturing 
positions, 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 referred to as the ‘‘Manufacturing 
Jobs for Veterans Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in manufac-
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turing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot 
program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Manufacturing 
Employment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 
the establishment and administration of a State program 
to make grants to manufacturing employers and joint 
labor-management organizations that provide to eligible 
veterans covered training, on-the-job training, apprentice-
ships, and training that leads to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential. Such a program shall be known as a 
‘‘State Manufacturing Employment Program’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 
to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 
following: 
(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant 
funds to establish and administer a public-private 
partnership program designed to— 
(A) provide to eligible veterans covered 
training, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, 
and training that leads to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential; and 
(B) ensure sustainable employment in 
high-wage, high-skill jobs in manufacturing. 
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(2) Evidence that the State has— 
(A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
appropriate size to carry out the State program; 
(B) a robust and diverse manufacturing in-
dustry, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under para-
graph (1). 
(3) Such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient 
of a grant under this section shall use the grant for the 
following purposes: 
(1) Making grants to manufacturing employers 
and joint labor-management organizations to reim-
burse such employers and organizations for the cost 
of providing to eligible veterans covered training, on- 
the-job training, apprenticeships, and training that 
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential. 
(2) Conducting outreach to inform manufac-
turing employers, joint labor-management organiza-
tions, and veterans, including veterans in rural 
areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility for 
participation in the State program. 
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(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following condi-
tions: 
(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 
such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 
any amount received under the pilot program that is 
not used for the purposes described in subsection 
(c). 
(2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 
funds. 
(e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 
a grant made by a State under the pilot program, a manu-
facturing employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State 
Manufacturing Employment Program an application 
that includes— 
(A) the rate of pay for each eligible vet-
eran proposed to be trained using grant funds; 
(B) the average rate of pay for an indi-
vidual employed by the manufacturing employer 
in a similar position who is not an eligible vet-
eran; and 
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(C) such other information and assurances 
as the administrator may require; and 
(2) agree to submit to the administrator, for 
each quarter, a report containing such information 
as the Secretary may specify. 
(f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 
to a manufacturing employer through a grant under the 
pilot program may be used to provide training of any kind 
to a person who is not an eligible veteran. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the re-
port required to be submitted annually under section 
4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program 
for the year covered by such report. The report on the 
pilot program shall include— 
(1) a detailed description of activities carried 
out under this section; 
(2) the cost per participant; 
(3) an evaluation of the program; and 
(4) recommendations for serving more eligible 
veterans. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection (j), 2 percent shall be 
made available to the Secretary for administrative costs 
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associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot pro-
gram under this section and for preparing and submitting 
the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each 
grant awarded under this section that may be used by the 
recipient for administrative and reporting costs. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-the-job 
training, apprenticeships, and training that leads to 
a recognized postsecondary credential’’ means train-
ing, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and train-
ing that leads to a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial that are— 
(A) designed to provide the veteran with 
in-demand skills that are particular to manufac-
turing and not directly transferable to employ-
ment in another industry; and 
(B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 
or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet-
eran, as that term is defined in section 101(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, who is employed by a 
manufacturing employer and enrolled or partici-
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pating in a covered training, on-the-job training, ap-
prenticeship, or certification class. 
(3) Except as otherwise provided, any term that 
is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) shall have 
the meaning given that term in such section. 
(4) The term ‘‘manufacturing employer’’ means 
a business concern— 
(A) that employs individuals in a trade or 
business in manufacturing; 
(B) the production facilities of which are 
located in the United States; and 
(C) the primary business of which is classi-
fied in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the North Amer-
ican Industrial Classification System. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program. 
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