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and placement services under this chapter, as measured under
subsection (b)(7) of section 4102A of this title. In the case of a
State that the Secretary determines has not met the minimum
standard of performance (established by the Secretary under sub-
section (f) of such section), the Secretary shall include an analysis
of the extent and reasons for the State’s failure to meet that
minimum standard, together with the State’s plan for corrective
action during the succeeding year.’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to
reports for program years beginning on or after July 1, 2003.
(e) CLARIFICATION
OF AUTHORITY
OF NVETSI TO PROVIDE
TRAINING
FOR PERSONNEL
OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS
AND AGEN-
CIES.—Section 4109 is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing
the Institute to enter into contracts or agreements with departments
or agencies of the United States or of a State, or with other
organizations, to carry out training of personnel of such depart-
ments, agencies, or organizations in the provision of services
referred to in subsection (a).
‘‘(2) All proceeds collected by the Institute under a contract
or agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be applied to the
applicable appropriation.’’.
SEC. 6. COMMITTEE TO RAISE EMPLOYER AWARENESS OF SKILLS OF
VETERANS AND BENEFITS OF HIRING VETERANS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
COMMITTEE.—There is established
within the Department of Labor a committee to be known as the
President’s National Hire Veterans Committee (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall establish and carry out a
national program to do the following:
(1) To furnish information to employers with respect to
the training and skills of veterans and disabled veterans, and
the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans with
such training and skills.
(2) To facilitate employment of veterans and disabled vet-
erans through participation in America’s Career Kit national
labor exchange, and other means.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint
15 individuals to serve as members of the Committee, of whom
one shall be appointed from among representatives nominated by
each organization described in subparagraph (A) and of whom eight
shall be appointed from among representatives nominated by
organizations described in subparagraph (B).
(A) Organizations described in this subparagraph are the
following:
(i) The Ad Council.
(ii) The National Committee for Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve.
(iii) Veterans’ service organizations that have a
national employment program.
(iv) State employment security agencies.
(v) One-stop career centers.
(vi) State departments of veterans affairs.
(vii) Military service organizations.
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(B) Organizations described in this subparagraph are such
businesses, small businesses, industries, companies in the pri-
vate sector that furnish placement services, civic groups,
workforce investment boards, and labor unions as the Secretary
of Labor determines appropriate.
(2) The following shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of
the Committee:
(A) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(B) The Secretary of Defense.
(C) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employ-
ment and Training.
(D) The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion.
(E) The Postmaster General.
(F) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
(3) A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was made.
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—(1) The Committee shall meet
not less frequently than once each calendar quarter.
(2) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint the chairman of the
Committee.
(3)(A) Members of the Committee shall serve without compensa-
tion.
(B) Members of the Committee shall be allowed reasonable
and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for persons serving intermittently in the
Government service in accordance with the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter 57 of title 5 while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of the responsibilities of
the Committee.
(4) The Secretary of Labor shall provide staff and administra-
tive support to the Committee to assist it in carrying out its duties
under this section. The Secretary shall assure positions on the
staff of the Committee include positions that are filled by individ-
uals that are now, or have ever been, employed as one of the
following:
(A) Staff of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’
Employment and Training under section 4102A of title 38,
United States Code as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(B) Directors for Veterans’ Employment and Training under
section 4103 of such title as in effect on such date.
(C) Assistant Director for Veterans’ Employment and
Training under such section as in effect on such date.
(D) Disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists under
section 4103A of such title as in effect on such date.
(E) Local veterans’ employment representatives under sec-
tion 4104 of such title as in effect on such date.
(5) Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal
department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis,
any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Committee
to assist it in carrying out its duties.
(6) The Committee may contract with and compensate govern-
ment and private agencies or persons to furnish information to
employers under subsection (b)(1) without regard to section 3709
of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
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(e) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2003, 2004, and
2005, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report
on the activities of the Committee under this section during the
previous fiscal year, and shall include in such report data with
respect to placement and retention of veterans in jobs attributable
to the activities of the Committee.
(f) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate 60 days after
submitting the report that is due on December 31, 2005.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor from the employment
security administration account (established in section 901 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1101)) in the Unemployment Trust
Fund $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2005 to
carry out this section.
SEC. 7. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYMENT REFORMS.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the implementation by the Secretary of Labor
of the provisions of this Act during the program years that begin
during fiscal years 2003 and 2004. The study shall include an
assessment of the modifications under sections 2 through 5 of
this Act of the provisions of title 38, United States Code, and
an evaluation of the impact of those modifications, and of the
actions of the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee under
section 6 of this Act, to the provision of employment, training,
and placement services provided to veterans under that title.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the conclusion
of the program year that begins during fiscal year 2004, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study
conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include such rec-
ommendations as the Comptroller General determines appropriate,
including recommendations for legislation or administrative action.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.