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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1593
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a Veterans’
Employment and Training Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 1995
Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr. MASCARA) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
Veterans’ Employment and Training Bill of Rights, 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 ‘‘Veterans’ Employment
and Training Bill of Rights Act of 1995’’.
SEC 2. VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING BILL OF
RIGHTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4100 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 4100. Veterans’ Employment and Training Bill of
Rights
‘‘(a) A veteran is entitled to priority of services under
any federally-funded (in whole or in part) work-force prep-
aration, development, or delivery program if—
‘‘(1) the veteran otherwise meets the eligibility
requirements for participating in such program; and
‘‘(2) the veteran enters such program before the
end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of
discharge or release of such veteran from active
duty.
‘‘(b) In addition to subsection (a), the entity that ad-
ministers or delivers services under a program described
in subsection (a) shall be responsible for the following:
‘‘(1) Providing information and effective refer-
ral assistance to veterans regarding benefits and
services that may be obtained through other entities
or service providers.
‘‘(2) Ensuring that each veteran assisted by a
program referred to in subsection (a) is informed of
the employment-related rights, benefits, and privi-
leges to which the veteran is entitled under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(c) Veterans shall be given priority and preference
under subsection (a) in the following order:
‘‘(1) Special disabled veterans.
‘‘(2) Any veteran not described in paragraph
(1).
‘‘(d) Each State or local council, board, or advisory
body established in support of a program described in sub-
section (a) shall include adequate representation from the
veterans’ community.
‘‘(e) The Secretary of Labor shall submit an annual
report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives which shall include such
information as the Secretary of Labor determines nec-
essary to ensure that veterans are being served by pro-
grams described in subsection (a) and that the services
of such programs are in proportion to the incidence of rep-
resentation of veterans in the labor market, including
within groups targeted by such programs, if any. The Sec-
retary of Labor shall promulgate such regulations and
procedures as may be necessary to ensure that such re-
ports are provided.
‘‘(f) For the purposes of this section, a federally-
funded (in whole or in part) work-force preparation, devel-
opment, or delivery program includes (1) programs within
the public employment service system, one-stop career cen-
ters, the Job Training Partnership Act, a demonstration
or other temporary program, and those programs imple-