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Union Calendar No. 41 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 802 
[Report No. 112–80] 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2011 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 20, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIMM and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio 
MAY 20, 2011 
Reported with amendments, 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] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
VetStar Award Program. 
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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. VETSTAR AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish an award program, to be known as 
the ‘‘VetStar Award Program’’, to annually recognize 
businesses for their contributions to veterans’ employ-
ment. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
a process for the administration of the award program, 
including criteria for— 
(1) categories and sectors of businesses eligible 
for recognition each year; and 
(2) objective measures to be used in selecting 
businesses to receive the award. 
(c) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(2) of title 38, United States Code. 
SECTION 1. VETSTAR AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 532 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ (a) ADVERTISING IN NATIONAL MEDIA.—The 
Secretary may’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) VETSTAR AWARD PROGRAM.—(1) The Secretary 
shall establish an award program, to be known as the 
‘VetStar Award Program’, to annually recognize businesses 
for their contributions to veterans’ employment. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish a process for the ad-
ministration of the award program, including criteria 
for— 
‘‘(A) categories and sectors of businesses eligible 
for recognition each year; and 
‘‘(B) objective measures to be used in selecting 
businesses to receive the award.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘; VetStar Award Program’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 532 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘532. Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 41 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 802 
[Report No. 112–80] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a VetStar Award Program. 
MAY 20, 2011 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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