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(A) the completion of the experimental phase of such 
Center; or 
(B) 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office and the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command, in coordination with the Director of 
National Intelligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
briefings providing updates on activities and progress of the 
Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center to begin 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such 
briefings shall be quarterly for the first year following enact-
ment, and annually thereafter. 
SEC. 606. ADVANCES IN LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall brief the congressional intelligence committees 
on a proposed plan to monitor advances in life sciences and bio-
technology to be carried out by the Director. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the approach the elements of the intel-
ligence community will take to make use of organic life science 
and biotechnology expertise, within and outside the intelligence 
community on a routine and contingency basis; 
(2) an assessment of the current collection and analytical 
posture of the life sciences and biotechnology portfolio as it 
relates to United States competitiveness and the global bio- 
economy, the risks and threats evolving with advances in 
genetic editing technologies, and the implications of such 
advances on future biodefense requirements; and 
(3) an analysis of organizational requirements and respon-
sibilities, including potentially creating new positions. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report and 
provide a briefing on the role of the intelligence community in 
the event of a biological attack on the United States, including 
an assessment of the capabilities and gaps in technical capabilities 
that exist to address the potential circumstance of a novel unknown 
pathogen. 
SEC. 607. REPORTS ON DECLASSIFICATION PROPOSALS. 
(a) COVERED STUDIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered studies’’ means the studies that the Director of National Intel-
ligence requested that the elements of the intelligence community 
produce in the course of producing the fundamental classification 
guidance review for fiscal year 2017 required by Executive Order 
No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), as follows: 
(1) A study of the feasibility of reducing the number of 
original classification authorities in each element of the intel-
ligence community to the minimum number required and any 
negative impacts that reduction could have on mission capabili-
ties.
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(2) A study of the actions required to implement a proactive 
discretionary declassification program distinct from the system-
atic, automatic, and mandatory declassification review pro-
grams outlined in part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, including section 2001.35 of such part. 
(3) A study of the benefits and drawbacks of implementing 
a single classification guide that could be used by all elements 
of the intelligence community in the nonoperational and more 
common areas of such elements. 
(4) A study of whether the classification level of ‘‘confiden-
tial’’ could be eliminated within agency-generated classification 
guides from use by elements of the intelligence community 
and any negative impacts that elimination could have on mis-
sion success. 
(b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel-
ligence committees and provide the congressional intelligence 
committees a briefing on the progress of the elements of the 
intelligence community in producing the covered studies. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the earlier of 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act or June 30, 2017, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report 
and provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence commit-
tees on— 
(A) the final versions of the covered studies that have 
been provided to the Director by the elements of the intel-
ligence community; and 
(B) a plan for implementation of each initiative 
included in each such covered study. 
SEC. 608. IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND 
DECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1) review the system by which the Government classifies 
and declassifies information; 
(2) develop recommendations— 
(A) to make such system a more effective tool for 
the protection of information relating to national security; 
(B) to improve the sharing of information with partners 
and allies of the Government; and 
(C) to support the appropriate declassification of 
information; and 
(3) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
report with— 
(A) the findings of the Director with respect to the 
review conducted under paragraph (1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed under paragraph 
(2). 
(b) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
OF
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each year, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall certify in writing
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to the congressional intelligence committees whether the cre-
ation, validation, or substantial modification, including termi-
nation, for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, 
and the compartments and subcompartments within each, are 
substantiated and justified based on the information required 
by paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each certification pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or 
substantial modification, including termination, of each 
controlled access program, compartment and subcompart-
ment; 
(B) the identification of a control officer for each con-
trolled access program; and 
(C) a statement of protection requirements for each 
controlled access program. 
SEC. 609. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a report that includes the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the actions each element of the intel-
ligence community has completed to implement the rec-
ommendations made by the National Commission for the 
Review of the Research and Development Programs of the 
United States Intelligence Community established under sec-
tion 1002 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) 
An 
analysis 
of 
the 
balance 
between 
short-, 
medium-, and long-term research efforts carried out by each 
element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 610. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT CORPS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a report and provide briefing 
on a plan, with milestones and benchmarks, to implement an Intel-
ligence Community Research and Development Corps, as rec-
ommended in the Report of the National Commission for the Review 
of the Research and Development Programs of the United States 
Intelligence Community, including an assessment— 
(1) of the funding and modification to existing authorities 
needed to allow for the implementation of such Corps; and 
(2) of additional legislative authorities, if any, necessary 
to undertake such implementation. 
SEC. 611. REPORT ON INFORMATION RELATING TO ACADEMIC PRO-
GRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS 
SPONSORED, ADMINISTERED, OR USED BY THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report by 
the intelligence community regarding covered academic programs. 
Such report shall include—
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(1) a description of the extent to which the Director and 
the heads of the elements of the intelligence community 
independently collect information on covered academic pro-
grams, including with respect to— 
(A) the number of applicants for such programs; 
(B) the number of individuals who have participated 
in such programs; and 
(C) the number of individuals who have participated 
in such programs and were hired by an element of the 
intelligence community after completing such program; 
(2) to the extent that the Director and the heads independ-
ently collect the information described in paragraph (1), a chart, 
table, or other compilation illustrating such information for 
each covered academic program and element of the intelligence 
community, as appropriate, during the three-year period pre-
ceding the date of the report; and 
(3) to the extent that the Director and the heads do not 
independently collect the information described in paragraph 
(1) as of the date of the report— 
(A) whether the Director and the heads can begin 
collecting such information during fiscal year 2017; and 
(B) the personnel, tools, and other resources required 
by the Director and the heads to independently collect 
such information. 
(b) COVERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered academic programs’’ means— 
(1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program 
under section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 
2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442); 
(2) the National Security Education Program under the 
David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 
U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); 
(3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-
formation Defense Education Program under section 2192a of 
title 10, United States Code; 
(4) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Informa-
tion Assurance and Cyber Defense of the National Security 
Agency and the Department of Homeland Security; and 
(5) any other academic program, scholarship program, 
fellowship program, or internship program sponsored, adminis-
tered, or used by an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 612. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES 
DETAILED TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a classified written report 
listing, by year, the number of employees of an element of the 
intelligence community who have been detailed to the National 
Security Council during the 10-year period preceding the date of 
the report. 
SEC. 613. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON 
FOREIGN FIGHTER FLOWS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate
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congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and 
from terrorist safe havens abroad. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled 
or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven 
since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign 
fighters. 
(2) The total number of United States citizens present 
in the terrorist safe haven. 
(3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left 
the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. 
(c) FORM.—The reports submitted under subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in 
classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified sum-
mary. 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(E) the Committee on Financial Services; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 614. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO SEAPORTS OF 
THE UNITED STATES AND MARITIME SHIPPING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 
for Intelligence and Analysis, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, and consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber 
vulnerabilities within, the software, communications networks, com-
puter networks, or other systems employed by— 
(1) entities conducting significant operations at seaports 
in the United States; 
(2) the maritime shipping concerns of the United States; 
and
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(3) entities conducting significant operations at trans-
shipment points in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of any recent and significant cyberattacks 
or cybersecurity threats directed against software, communica-
tions networks, computer networks, or other systems employed 
by the entities and concerns described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of— 
(A) any planned cyberattacks directed against such 
software, networks, and systems; 
(B) any significant vulnerabilities to such software, 
networks, and systems; and 
(C) how such entities and concerns are mitigating such 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) An update on the status of the efforts of the Coast 
Guard to include cybersecurity concerns in the National 
Response Framework, Emergency Support Functions, or both, 
relating to the shipping or ports of the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 615. REPORT ON REPRISALS AGAINST CONTRACTORS OF THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Intelligence 
Community, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 
on reprisals made against covered contractor employees. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) Identification of the number of known or claimed 
reprisals made against covered contractor employees during 
the 3-year period preceding the date of the report and any 
evaluation of such reprisals. 
(2) An evaluation of the usefulness of establishing a prohibi-
tion on reprisals against covered contractor employees as a 
means of encouraging such contractors to make protected disclo-
sures. 
(3) A description of any challenges associated with estab-
lishing such a prohibition, including with respect to the nature 
of the relationship between the Federal Government, the con-
tractor, and the covered contractor employee. 
(4) A description of any approaches taken by the Federal 
Government to account for reprisals against non-intelligence 
community contractors who make protected disclosures, 
including pursuant to section 2409 of title 10, United States
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Code, and sections 4705 and 4712 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(5) Any recommendations the Inspector General determines 
appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
contractor employee’’ means an employee of a contractor of 
an element of the intelligence community. 
(2) REPRISAL.—The term ‘‘reprisal’’ means the discharge 
or other adverse personnel action made against a covered con-
tractor employee for making a disclosure of information that 
would be a disclosure protected by law if the contractor were 
an employee of the Federal Government. 
DIVISION O—HONORING INVESTMENTS 
IN 
RECRUITING 
AND 
EMPLOYING 
AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT 
OF 2017 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Investments in 
Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017’’ 
or the ‘‘HIRE Vets Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish, 
by rule, a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary 
information from employers for purposes of recognizing, by means 
of an award to be designated a ‘‘HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’, 
verified efforts by such employers— 
(1) to recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and 
(2) to provide community and charitable services supporting 
the veteran community. 
(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.—Beginning in the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which the Secretary establishes the 
program, the Secretary shall annually— 
(1) solicit and accept voluntary applications from employers 
in order to consider whether those employers should receive 
a HIRE Vets Medallion Award; 
(2) review applications received in each calendar year; and 
(3) notify such recipients of their awards; and 
(4) at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration 
of Veterans Day— 
(A) announce the names of such recipients; 
(B) recognize such recipients through publication in 
the Federal Register; and 
(C) issue to each such recipient— 
(i) a HIRE Vets Medallion Award of the level deter-
mined under section 3; and 
(ii) a certificate stating that such employer is enti-
tled to display such HIRE Vets Medallion Award. 
(c) TIMING.— 
(1) SOLICITATION
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall solicit 
applications not later than January 31st of each calendar year
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for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar 
year. 
(2) END OF ACCEPTANCE PERIOD.—The Secretary shall stop 
accepting applications not earlier than April 30th of each cal-
endar year for the Awards to be awarded in November of 
that calendar year. 
(3) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Secretary shall finish reviewing 
applications not later than August 31st of each calendar year 
for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar 
year. 
(4) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall select 
the employers to receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not 
later than September 30th of each calendar year for the Awards 
to be awarded in November of that calendar year. 
(5) NOTICE
TO
RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall notify 
employers who will receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not 
later than October 11th of each calendar year for the Awards 
to be awarded in November of that calendar year. 
(d) LIMITATION.—An employer who receives a HIRE Vets Medal-
lion Award for one calendar year is not eligible to receive a HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award for the subsequent calendar year. 
SEC. 3. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review all applica-
tions received in a calendar year to determine whether an 
employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, and, 
if so, of what level. 
(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall require 
that all applications provide information on the programs and 
other efforts of applicant employers during the calendar year 
prior to that in which the medallion is to be awarded, including 
the categories and activities governing the level of award for 
which the applicant is eligible under subsection (b). 
(3) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall verify all informa-
tion provided in the applications, to the extent that such 
information is relevant in determining whether or not an 
employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award or 
in determining the appropriate level of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award for that employer to receive, including by requiring 
the chief executive officer or the chief human relations officer 
of the employer to attest under penalty of perjury that the 
employer has met the criteria described in subsection (b) for 
a particular level of Award. 
(b) AWARDS.— 
(1) LARGE EMPLOYERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 2 levels 
of HIRE Vets Medallion Awards to be awarded to employers 
employing 500 or more employees, to be designated the 
‘‘Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’ and the ‘‘Platinum 
HIRE Vets Medallion Award’’. 
(B) GOLD HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD.—No employer 
shall be eligible to receive a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award in a given calendar year unless— 
(i) veterans constitute not less than 7 percent of 
all employees hired by such employer during the prior 
calendar year;
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(ii) such employer has retained not less than 75 
percent of the veteran employees hired during the cal-
endar year preceding the preceding calendar year for 
a period of at least 12 months from the date on which 
the employees were hired; 
(iii) such employer has established an employee 
veteran organization or resource group to assist new 
veteran employees with integration, including coaching 
and mentoring; and 
(iv) such employer has established programs to 
enhance the leadership skills of veteran employees 
during their employment. 
(C) PLATINUM
HIRE
VETS
MEDALLION
AWARD.—No 
employer shall be eligible to receive a Platinum HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award in a given calendar year unless— 
(i) the employer meets all the requirements for 
eligibility for a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award under 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) veterans constitute not less than 10 percent 
of all employees hired by such employer during the 
prior calendar year; 
(iii) such employer has retained not less than 85 
percent of the veteran employees hired during the cal-
endar year preceding the preceding calendar year for 
a period of at least 12 months from the date on which 
the employees were hired; 
(iv) such employer employs dedicated human 
resources professionals to support hiring and retention 
of veteran employees, including efforts focused on vet-
eran hiring and training; 
(v) such employer provides each of its employees 
serving on active duty in the United States National 
Guard or Reserve with compensation sufficient, in com-
bination with the employee’s active duty pay, to achieve 
a combined level of income commensurate with the 
employee’s salary prior to undertaking active duty; 
and 
(vi) such employer has a tuition assistance pro-
gram to support veteran employees’ attendance in post-
secondary education during the term of their employ-
ment. 
(D) 
EXEMPTION
FOR
SMALLER
EMPLOYERS.—An 
employer shall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subparagraph (C)(iv) if such employer— 
(i) employs 5,000 or fewer employees; and 
(ii) employs at least one human resources profes-
sional whose regular work duties include those 
described under subparagraph (C)(iv). 
(E) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary may provide, 
by rule, additional criteria with which to determine quali-
fications for receipt of each level of HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award. 
(2) SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED EMPLOYERS.—The Secretary 
shall establish similar awards in order to recognize achieve-
ments in supporting veterans by— 
(A) employers with 50 or fewer employees; and
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(B) employers with more than 50 but fewer than 500 
employees. 
(c) DESIGN BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall establish the 
shape, form, and design of each HIRE Vets Medallion Award, except 
that the Award shall be in the form of a certificate and shall 
state the year for which it was awarded. 
SEC. 4. DISPLAY OF AWARD. 
It is unlawful for any employer to publicly display a HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award, in connection with, or as a part of, any 
advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product— 
(1) for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably 
calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer 
received the Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
Program, if such employer did not receive such Award through 
the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program; or 
(2) for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably 
calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer 
received the Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
Program for a year for which such employer did not receive 
such Award. 
SEC. 5. APPLICATION FEE AND FUNDING. 
(a) FUND ESTABLISHED.—There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a fund to be designated the ‘‘HIRE Vets 
Medallion Award Fund’’. Amounts appropriated to the fund pursu-
ant to subsection (c) shall remain available until expended. 
(b) FEE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may assess a reasonable 
fee on employers that apply for receipt of a HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award and the Secretary shall deposit such fees into the HIRE 
Vets Medallion Award Fund. The Secretary shall establish the 
amount of the fee such that the amounts collected as fees and 
deposited into the Fund are sufficient to cover the costs associated 
with carrying out this division. 
(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award Fund shall be available, subject to appropriation, to the 
Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program. 
SEC. 6. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
The HIRE Vets Medallion Program shall begin to solicit applica-
tions on January 31 of the year that is 2 fiscal years after the 
fiscal year during which funds are first appropriated to carry out 
this division. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
annual reports on— 
(1) the fees collected from applicants for HIRE Vets Medal-
lion Awards in the prior year and any changes in fees to 
be proposed in the present year; 
(2) the cost of administering the HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award Program in the prior year; 
(3) the number of applications for HIRE Vets Medallion 
Awards received in the prior year; and 
(4) the HIRE Vets Medallion Awards awarded in the prior 
year, including the name of each employer to whom a HIRE
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Vets Medallion Award was awarded and the level of medallion 
awarded to each such employer. 
(b) COMMITTEES.—The Secretary shall provide the reports 
required under subsection (a) to the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of— 
(1) the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(a) The term ‘‘employer’’ means any person, institution, 
organization, or other entity that pays salary or wages for work 
performed or that has control over employee opportunities, except 
that such term does not include— 
(1) the Federal Government; or 
(2) any State government. 
(b) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Labor. 
(c) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given such term under 
section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.