(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
contact each veteran who pursues a covered program 
of education under this section— 
(A) not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the veteran begins the program of 
education to notify the veteran of the avail-
ability of employment placement services upon 
completion of the program; and 
(B) not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the veteran completes, or terminates 
participation in, such program to facilitate the 
provision of employment placement services to 
such veteran. 
(2) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Labor such information as may be nec-
essary to carry out paragraph (1). 
(g) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with one or more qualified nonprofit orga-
nizations for the purpose of facilitating the employ-
ment of veterans who participate in the retraining 
assistance program under this section. 
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(2) QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.— 
For purposes of this subsection, a qualified non-
profit organization is a nonprofit organization 
that— 
(A) is an association of businesses; and 
(B) has at least two years of experience 
providing job placement services for veterans. 
(h) FOLLOW-UP OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor 
shall contact each veteran who completes a covered pro-
gram of education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after 
the veteran completes such program of education to ask 
the veteran about the experience of the veteran in the re-
training assistance program and the veteran’s employment 
status. 
(i) TIME FRAME FOR PARTICIPATION.—An eligible 
veteran who participates in the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section shall— 
(1) begin a program of education by not later 
than 150 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) complete such program of education by not 
later than 17 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(j) LIMITATION.—Not more than 35,000 eligible vet-
erans may receive retraining assistance under this section. 
(k) TERMINATION.—No retraining assistance may be 
paid under this section after the date that is 17 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(l) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
termination of the retraining assistance program under 
subsection (k), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the outcomes and 
effectiveness of the program. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID-19 by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID-19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means— 
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(A) a person who served in the active mili-
tary, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom under conditions 
other than dishonorable; or 
(B) a member of a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces who serves on active duty 
pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, for a period of 30 days or longer 
by reason of the covered public health emer-
gency. 
(n) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 
which the Secretary provides retraining assistance 
under this section, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be made available for such assistance from 
funds appropriated to, or otherwise made available 
to, the Department for the payment of readjustment 
benefits. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—There is author-
ized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$10,000,000 for administrative costs associated with 
carrying out this section. 
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SEC. 3. ACCESS FOR THE SECRETARIES OF LABOR AND 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO THE FEDERAL DIREC-
TORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Section 453A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653a(h)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) VETERAN EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretaries 
of Labor and of Veterans Affairs shall have access 
to information reported by employers pursuant to 
subsection (b) of this section for purposes of track-
ing employment of veterans.’’. 
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CLASS OF PROVIDERS OF 
HIGH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF EDU-
CATION FOR VETERANS. 
Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Edu-
cational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 
U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall treat an individual as 
an eligible veteran if the Secretary determines that 
the individual shall become an eligible veteran fewer 
than 180 days after the date of such determina-
tion.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘has 
been operational for at least 2 years’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘employs instructors whom the Sec-
retary determines are experts in their respective 
fields in accordance with paragraph (6)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) EXPERTS.—The Secretary shall determine 
whether instructors are experts under paragraph 
(3)(A) based on evidence furnished to the Secretary 
by the provider regarding the ability of the instruc-
tors to— 
‘‘(A) identify professions in need of new 
employees to hire, tailor the programs to meet 
market needs, and identify the employers likely 
to hire graduates; 
‘‘(B) effectively teach the skills offered to 
eligible veterans; 
‘‘(C) provide relevant industry experience 
in the fields of programs offered to incoming el-
igible veterans; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate relevant industry experi-
ence in such fields of programs.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(not including an indi-
vidual described in the second sentence of subsection 
(b))’’ after ‘‘each eligible veteran’’; 
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(4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including a part-time 
program shorter than six months in duration,’’ after 
‘‘means a program of education’’; 
(5) 
in 
subsection 
(g), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (i): 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACCOUNTING OF AS-
SISTANCE.—The Secretary may not consider enrollment in 
a high technology program of education under this section 
to be assistance under a provision of law referred to in 
section 3695 of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OFF-BASE TRANSITION 
TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND SPOUSES. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(a) of section 301 of the Dignified Burial and Other Vet-
erans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–260; 10 U.S.C. 1144 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘During the two-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘During the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of the Veterans Eco-
nomic Recovery Act of 2020’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of providing such program to eligible indi-
viduals at locations other than military installa-
tions’’. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less than 
three and not more than five States’’ and inserting 
‘‘not fewer than 50 locations in States (as defined 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘at least two’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least 20’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) PREFERENCES.—In selecting States for 
participation in the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall provide a preference for any State with— 
‘‘(A) a high rate of usage of unemployment 
benefits for recently separated members of the 
Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) a labor force or economy that has 
been significantly impacted by the covered pub-
lic health emergency. 
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‘‘(6) COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘covered public health 
emergency’ means the declaration— 
‘‘(A) of a public health emergency, based 
on an outbreak of COVID-19 by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d); or 
‘‘(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID-19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Each such report shall include information about 
the employment outcomes of the eligible individuals who 
received such training during the year covered by the re-
port.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is repealed. 
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SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSIST-
ANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AFTER SEPARATION, RETIREMENT, OR DIS-
CHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make grants to eligible organizations for the provi-
sion of transition assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from the 
Armed Forces, and spouses of such members. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to provide to members of 
the Armed Forces and spouses described in subsection (a) 
resume assistance, interview training, job recruitment 
training, and related services leading directly to successful 
transition, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, an organization shall submit to 
the Secretary an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to an organization that— 
(1) provides multiple forms of services described 
in subsection (b); or 
(2) is located in a State with— 
(A) a high rate of veteran unemployment; 
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(B) a high rate of usage of unemployment 
benefits for recently separated members of the 
Armed Forces; or 
(C) a labor force or economy that has been 
significantly impacted by the covered public 
health emergency (as such term is defined in 
section 2(m)(2)). 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under this section 
shall be in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent 
of the amount required by the organization to provide the 
services described in subsection (b). 
(f) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section not later than six months after the effective date 
of this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date on which the Secretary implements 
the grant program under this section. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
Æ 
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