I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4629 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
employment of veterans in manufacturing positions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2014 
Ms. DELBENE
(for herself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Ms. ESTY, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. POCAN, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. 
HECK of Washington, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
VELA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. RICHMOND, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. HAHN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
PETERS of California, Mr. ENYART, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to en-
courage the employment of veterans in manufacturing 
positions. 
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 ‘‘Manufacturing 
Jobs for Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in manufac-
turing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot 
program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Manufacturing 
Employment 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 manufacturing employers and labor- 
management organizations that provide covered training, 
on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes 
to eligible veterans. Such a program shall be known as 
a ‘‘State Manufacturing 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: 
(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant 
funds to establish and administer a public-private 
partnership program designed to provide covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes to a significant number of eligible 
veterans and ensure lasting and sustainable employ-
ment in well-paying jobs in manufacturing. 
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(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 manufacturing in-
dustry; and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under para-
graph (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 
following purposes: 
(1) Making grants to manufacturing employers 
and labor-management organizations to reimburse 
such employers and organizations for the cost of 
providing covered training, on-job training, appren-
ticeships, and certification classes to eligible vet-
erans. 
(2) Conducting outreach to inform manufac-
turing employers, labor-management organizations, 
and veterans, including veterans in rural areas, of 
their eligibility or potential eligibility for participa-
tion in the State program. 
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(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following condi-
tions: 
(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, a manu-
facturing employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State 
Manufacturing Employment Program an application 
that includes— 
(A) the rate of pay for each eligible vet-
eran proposed to be trained using grant funds; 
(B) the average rate of pay for an indi-
vidual employed by the manufacturing employer 
in a similar position who is not an eligible vet-
eran; and 
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