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 
program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Energy-Related 
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 energy employers and labor-manage-
ment organizations that provide covered training, on-job 
training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligi-
ble veterans. 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: 
(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 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 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 energy employers and 
labor-management organizations to reimburse such 
employers and organizations for the cost of pro-
viding covered training, on-job training, apprentice-
ships, and certification classes to eligible veterans. 
(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 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, an en-
ergy employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State 
Energy-Related Employment Program an applica-
tion 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 energy employer in a
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 
program 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 re-
port 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 include a detailed description of activi-
ties 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 appropriations under subsection (j), 2 percent shall be 
made available to the Secretary for administrative costs 
associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot pro-
gram under this section and for preparing and submitting
the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each 
grant awarded under this section that may be used by the 
recipient 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 vet-
eran, 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 
certification class. 
(3) The term ‘‘energy employer’’ means an enti-
ty that employs individuals in a trade or business in 
an energy industry.
(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 in-
dustry that serves the residential, commercial, 
or industrial 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 23, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.