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SEC. 233. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS 
WITH 
SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DISABILITIES 
WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEM-
PLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3102 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
FOR 
PERSONS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEMPLOY-
MENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW.—(1) Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), a person who has completed a reha-
bilitation program under this chapter shall be entitled to 
an additional rehabilitation program under the terms and 
conditions of this chapter if— 
‘‘(A) the person is described by paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the person— 
‘‘(i) has exhausted all rights to regular com-
pensation under the State law or under Federal 
law with respect to a benefit year;
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‘‘(ii) has no rights to regular compensation 
with respect to a week under such State or Fed-
eral law; and 
‘‘(iii) is not receiving compensation with re-
spect to such week under the unemployment com-
pensation law of Canada; and 
‘‘(C) begins such additional rehabilitation pro-
gram within six months of the date of such exhaus-
tion. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person 
shall be considered to have exhausted such person’s rights 
to regular compensation under a State law when— 
‘‘(A) no payments of regular compensation can 
be made under such law because such person has re-
ceived all regular compensation available to such per-
son based on employment or wages during such per-
son’s base period; or 
‘‘(B) such person’s rights to such compensation 
have been terminated by reason of the expiration of 
the benefit year with respect to which such rights ex-
isted. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the terms ‘compensation’, ‘reg-
ular compensation’, ‘benefit year’, ‘State’, ‘State law’, and 
‘week’ have the respective meanings given such terms under
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section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
‘‘(4) No person shall be entitled to an additional reha-
bilitation program under paragraph (1) from whom the 
Secretary receives an application therefor after March 31, 
2014.’’. 
(2) DURATION OF ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION 
PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
section (c) of this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2) and in sub-
section (c),’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The period of a vocational rehabilitation program 
pursued by a veteran under section 3102(b) of this title fol-
lowing a determination of the current reasonable feasibility 
of achieving a vocational goal may not exceed 12 months.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
3103 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in subsection 
(b), (c), or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (b), (c), 
(d), or (e)’’;
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(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e)(1) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to a rehabilitation program described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) A rehabilitation program described in this para-
graph is a rehabilitation program pursued by a veteran 
under section 3102(b) of this title.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall take effect on June 1, 2012, and 
shall apply with respect to rehabilitation programs begin-
ning after such date. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a review of the training and reha-
bilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report on the findings 
of the Comptroller General with respect to the review 
and any recommendations of the Comptroller General 
for improving such training and rehabilitation.
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SEC. 234. COLLABORATIVE VETERANS’ TRAINING, MEN-
TORING, AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4104 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 4104A. Collaborative veterans’ training, mentoring, 
and placement program 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible nonprofit organizations to provide training and 
mentoring for eligible veterans who seek employment. The 
Secretary shall award the grants to not more than three 
organizations, for periods of two years. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATION AND FACILITATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the recipients of the grants— 
‘‘(1) collaborate with— 
‘‘(A) the appropriate disabled veterans’ out-
reach specialists (in carrying out the functions 
described in section 4103A(a)) and the appro-
priate local veterans’ employment representatives 
(in carrying out the functions described in sec-
tion 4104); and 
‘‘(B) the appropriate State boards and local 
boards (as such terms are defined in section 101 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801)) for the areas to be served by re-
cipients of the grants; and
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‘‘(2) based on the collaboration, facilitate the 
placement of the veterans that complete the training 
in meaningful employment that leads to economic 
self-sufficiency. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. At a minimum, the information shall include— 
‘‘(1) information describing how the organiza-
tion will— 
‘‘(A) collaborate with disabled veterans’ out-
reach specialists and local veterans’ employment 
representatives and the appropriate State boards 
and local boards (as such terms are defined in 
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)); 
‘‘(B) based on the collaboration, provide 
training that facilitates the placement described 
in subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(C) make available, for each veteran re-
ceiving the training, a mentor to provide career 
advice to the veteran and assist the veteran in 
preparing a resume and developing job inter-
viewing skills; and
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‘‘(2) an assurance that the organization will pro-
vide the information necessary for the Secretary to 
prepare the reports described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act 
of 2011, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report that describes the 
process for awarding grants under this section, the recipi-
ents of the grants, and the collaboration described in sub-
sections (b) and (c). 
‘‘(2) Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the performance of 
the grant recipients, disabled veterans’ outreach spe-
cialists, and local veterans’ employment representa-
tives in carrying out activities under this section, 
which assessment shall include collecting information 
on the number of— 
‘‘(i) veterans who applied for training 
under this section; 
‘‘(ii) veterans who entered the training; 
‘‘(iii) veterans who completed the training; 
‘‘(iv) veterans who were placed in meaning-
ful employment under this section; and