ploma, licensure, or industry-recognized creden-
tial while they are participating in the program 
or within one year of completing the program.’’. 
SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITY OF SERVICE FOR 
VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such priority includes giving access 
to such services to a covered person before a non- 
covered person or, if resources are limited, giving ac-
cess to such services to a covered person instead of 
a non-covered person.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) ADDITION TO ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In the an-
nual report required under section 4107(c) of this title for 
the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent 
program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate 
whether covered persons are receiving priority of service 
and are being fully served by qualified job training pro-
grams. Such evaluation shall include— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the implementation of pro-
viding such priority at the local level;
‘‘(B) whether the representation of veterans in 
such programs is in proportion to the incidence of 
representation of veterans in the labor market, in-
cluding within groups that the Secretary may des-
ignate for priority under such programs, if any; and 
‘‘(C) performance measures, as determined by 
the Secretary, to determine whether veterans are re-
ceiving priority of service and are being fully served 
by qualified job training programs. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of 
representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) 
of paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such 
paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of serv-
ice and are being fully served by qualified job training pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 304. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAIN-
ING AT THE NATIONAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4109 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall require that each individual 
who receives training provided by the Institute, or its suc-
cessor, is given a final examination to evaluate the individ-
ual’s performance in receiving such training. Each such
evaluation shall be designed to provide the individual with 
a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing 
grade or a failing grade. The results of such final examina-
tion shall be provided to the entity that sponsored the indi-
vidual who received the training.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 
4109 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with re-
spect to training provided by the National Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training Services Institute that begins on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VET-
ERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 
AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM 
SPECIALISTS.—Section 4103A of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach 
program specialist shall perform only duties related to 
meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as de-
scribed in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non- 
veteran-related duties.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 
ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 
such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 
not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 
section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 
(b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Section 4104 of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time local veterans’ employment 
representative shall perform only duties related to the em-
ployment, training, and placement services under this 
chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related 
duties. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 
ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 
such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 
not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 
section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’.
SEC. 306. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
AND 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
LABOR 
CREDENTIALING WORK GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with 
a qualified organization or entity jointly selected by the 
Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupa-
tional specialties already begun by the joint Department 
of Defense and Department of Labor Credentialing Work 
Group to reduce barriers to certification and licensure for 
transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
This study shall also include an examination of current 
initiatives, programs, and authority already established 
within the Department of Defense and the military serv-
ices to promote credentialing of members of the Armed 
Forces and identify best practices that can be leveraged 
by all services to increase the transferability of military 
education, training, experience, and skills. 
(b) REPORT.—The contract described in subsection 
(a) shall provide that upon completion of the study de-
scribed in such subsection, the organization or entity with 
which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor 
entered into the contract shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth 
the results of the study. The report shall include—
(1) a plan for leveraging existing successful ini-
tiatives, programs, and authority to promote the 
credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; 
and 
(2) such information as the Secretaries shall 
specify in the contract. 
(c) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study described in subsection (a), 
together with such comments on the report as the Secre-
taries jointly consider appropriate. 
TITLE 
IV—IMPROVEMENTS 
TO 
UNIFORMED 
SERVICES 
EM-
PLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY-
MENT RIGHTS 
SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT 
COVERED UNDER USERRA. 
Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the terms, conditions, or privileges 
of employment, including’’ after ‘‘means’’.