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Union Calendar No. 262 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4592 
[Report No. 111–453] 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
employment of veterans in energy-related positions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2010 
Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mr. PERRIELLO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BUYER, Mr. LUJA´N, and Mr. HARE 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, 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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 3, 2010] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to en-
courage the employment of veterans in energy-related 
positions. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Energy Jobs for 
Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in the energy 
industry, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot pro-
gram to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Energy-Related Em-
ployment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 
the establishment and administration of a State program 
to make grants to energy employers and labor-management 
organizations that provide covered training, on-job train-
ing, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible vet-
erans. Such a program shall be known as a ‘‘State Energy- 
Related Employment Program’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 
to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 
following: 
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(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds 
to establish and administer a public-private partner-
ship program designed to provide covered training, 
on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification 
classes to a significant number of eligible veterans 
and ensure lasting and sustainable employment in 
well-paying jobs in the energy industry. 
(2) Evidence that the State has— 
(A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
appropriate size to carry out the State program; 
(B) a robust and diverse energy industry; 
and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) Such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient of 
a grant under this section shall use the grant for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) Making grants to energy employers and 
labor-management organizations to reimburse such 
employers and organizations for the cost of providing 
covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, 
and certification classes to eligible veterans. 
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(2) Conducting outreach to inform energy em-
ployers, labor-management organizations, and vet-
erans, including veterans in rural areas, of their eli-
gibility or potential eligibility for participation in 
the State program. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 
such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 
any amount received under the pilot program that is 
not used for the purposes described in subsection (c). 
(2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 
funds. 
(e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 
a grant made by a State under the pilot program, an en-
ergy employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State En-
ergy-Related Employment Program an application 
that includes— 
(A) the rate of pay for each eligible veteran 
proposed to be trained using grant funds; 
(B) the average rate of pay for an indi-
vidual employed by the energy employer in a 
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similar position who is not an eligible veteran; 
and 
(C) such other information and assurances 
as the administrator may require; and 
(2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each 
quarter, a report containing such information as the 
Secretary may specify. 
(f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available to 
an energy employer through a grant under the pilot pro-
gram may be used to provide training of any kind to a 
person who is not an eligible veteran. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the report 
required to be submitted annually under section 4107(c) of 
title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the pilot program for the year covered 
by such report. The report on the pilot program shall in-
clude a detailed description of activities carried out under 
this section and an evaluation of the program. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations under subsection (j), two percent shall be made 
available to the Secretary for administrative costs associ-
ated with implementing and evaluating the pilot program 
under this section and for preparing and submitting the 
report required under subsection (f). The Secretary shall de-
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termine the appropriate maximum amount of each grant 
awarded under this section that may be used by the recipi-
ent for administrative and reporting costs. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-job training, 
apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes that are— 
(A) designed to provide the veteran with 
skills that are particular to an energy industry 
and not directly transferable to employment in 
another industry; and 
(B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 
or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran, 
as that term is defined in section 101(3) of title 38, 
United States Code, who is employed by an energy 
employer and enrolled or participating in a covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeship, or certifi-
cation class. 
(3) The term ‘‘energy employer’’ means an entity 
that employs individuals in a trade or business in an 
energy industry. 
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(4) The term ‘‘energy industry’’ means any of 
the following industries: 
(A) The energy-efficient building, construc-
tion, or retrofits industry. 
(B) The renewable electric power industry, 
including the wind and solar energy industries. 
(C) The biofuels industry. 
(D) The energy efficiency assessment indus-
try that serves the residential, commercial, or in-
dustrial sectors. 
(E) The oil and natural gas industry. 
(F) The nuclear industry. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program. 
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Union Calendar No. 262 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4592 
[Report No. 111–453] 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program 
to encourage the employment of veterans in en-
ergy-related positions. 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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