(including construction) for the United States Gov-
ernment;
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered grant’ means a grant in
the amount of $100,000 or more made by any de-
partment or agency under which the principal pur-
pose is to transfer a thing of value to the State or
local government or other recipient to carry out a
public purpose of support or stimulation authorized
by a law of the United States instead of acquiring
(by purchase, lease, or barter) property or services
for the direct benefit or use of the United States
Government; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘qualified’, with respect to an em-
ployment position, means having the ability to per-
form the essential tasks of the position with reason-
able accommodation.
‘‘(b)(1) Any covered contract or grant shall contain
a provision requiring that the party contracting with, or
receiving a grant from, the United States shall take af-
firmative action to employ and advance in employment—
‘‘(A) qualified disabled veterans;
‘‘(B) qualified veterans who served on active
duty in the Armed Forces during a war or in a cam-
paign or expedition for which a campaign badge has
been authorized; and
‘‘(C) qualified veterans who, while serving on
active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a
United States military operation for which an Armed
Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Exec-
utive Order 12985 (61 Fed. Reg. 1209).
‘‘(2) The provisions of this section shall apply—
‘‘(A) in the case of a covered contract, to any
subcontract entered into by a prime contractor; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a covered grant, to any sub-
grantee.
‘‘(3) In addition to requiring affirmative action to
employ such veterans under such contracts and sub-
contracts and with respect to such grants and subgrants,
and in order to promote the implementation of such re-
quirement, the President shall implement the provisions
of this section by promulgating regulations which shall re-
quire that—
‘‘(A) each such contractor or grantee undertake
in such contract or grant agreement to list all of its
employment openings immediately with the appro-
priate local employment service office, other appro-
priate service delivery points, or America’s Job Bank
(or any additional or subsequent national computer-
ized job bank established by the Department of
Labor), except that the contractor or grantee may
exclude openings for positions which are to be filled
from within the contractor’s or grantee’s organiza-
tion and positions lasting 3 days or less; and
‘‘(B) each such local office or other service de-
livery point shall give such veterans priority in refer-
ral to such employment openings.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 4212 of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘filed pursuant to sub-
section (b) of this section’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘relating to this section filed pursuant
to section 4216 of this title’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘suitable’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (a)(3)(B)’’;
and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by amending subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) the number of employees in the work force
of such contractor or grantee, by job category and
hiring location, and the number of such employees,
by job category and hiring location, who are veterans
described in subsection (a); and
‘‘(B) the total number of new employees hired
by the contractor during the period covered by the
report and the number of such employees who are
veterans described in subsection (a).’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or grantee’’ after ‘‘con-
tractor’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to contracts entered
into and grants made on or after 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT.
Section 4214 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by amending the second sentence of sub-
section (a) to read as follows: ‘‘The Federal Govern-
ment is also continuously concerned with building an
effective, competent work force, and veterans con-
stitute a uniquely qualified recruiting source.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ‘‘read-
justment’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘recruit-
ment’’; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking out ‘‘quali-
fied’’ the first place it occurs and all that follows
through ‘‘era’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘those
veterans described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) of section 4212(b)(1) of this title’’.
SEC. 
5. 
ENFORCEMENT 
OF 
VETERANS’ 
EMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 42 of title 38, United
States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 4216. Enforcement of veterans’ employment rights
and benefits
‘‘(a) The Secretary of Labor (through the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Train-
ing) shall provide assistance to any person or entity with
respect to the requirements of sections 4212 and 4215.
In providing such assistance, the Secretary may request
the assistance of existing Federal and State agencies en-
gaged in similar or related activities and utilize the assist-
ance of volunteers.
‘‘(b)(1) An individual described in subparagraph (A),
(B), or (C) of section 4212(b)(1) or in section 4215(a)
of this title who believes that—
‘‘(A) such individual is entitled to rights or ben-
efits under section 4212 (relating to United States
Government contracts and grants), or 4215 (relating
to federally funded work force programs and serv-
ices), respectively, and
‘‘(B) an entity with obligations under either of
such sections has failed to comply or refuses to com-
ply with the provisions of such sections,
may file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor.
‘‘(2) Such complaint shall be in writing, be in such
form as the Secretary may prescribe, include the name
and address of the party against whom the complaint is
filed, and contain a summary of the allegations that form
the basis for the complaint.
‘‘(3) A complaint may only be filed under paragraph
(1) within 90 days after the date of the failure or refusal
described in this subsection.
‘‘(c) The Secretary of Labor shall promptly inves-
tigate the complaint. If the Secretary of Labor determines
as a result of the investigation that the action alleged in
such complaint occurred, the Secretary shall attempt to
resolve the complaint by making reasonable efforts to en-
sure that the party named in the complaint complies with
the provisions of section 4212 or 4215, as appropriate.
If, within 90 days after the date on which such complaint
is filed, the efforts to resolve the complaint are unsuccess-
ful, the Secretary of Labor shall notify the individual who
submitted the complaint of—
‘‘(1) the results of the investigation; and
‘‘(2) the individual’s rights.