SEC. 2. VETERANS TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) VETERANS TO WORK PROGRAM.—Subchapter III 
of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2856 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2857. Veterans to Work Pilot Program 
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM; PURPOSES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish the Veterans to Work pilot pro-
gram to determine— 
‘‘(1) the maximum feasible extent to which ap-
prentices may be employed to work on military con-
struction projects designated under subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) the maximum feasible extent to which the 
apprentices so employed are veterans; and 
‘‘(3) the feasibility of expanding the employ-
ment of apprentices to military construction projects 
in addition to those projects designated under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION
OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—(1) For each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall 
designate for inclusion in the pilot program not less than 
20 military construction projects (including unspecified 
minor military construction projects under section 2805(a) 
of this title) that will be conducted in that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) In designating military construction projects 
under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
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‘‘(A) to the greatest extent possible, designate 
military construction projects that are located where 
there are veterans enrolled in qualified apprentice-
ship programs or veterans who could be enrolled in 
qualified apprenticeship programs in a cost-effective, 
timely, and feasible manner; 
‘‘(B) ensure geographic diversity among the 
military construction projects designated; and 
‘‘(C) select projects to be carried out in the con-
tinental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(3) Unspecified minor military construction projects 
may not exceed 40 percent of the military construction 
projects designated under this subsection for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.—Any agreement that 
the Secretary of Defense enters into for a military con-
struction project that is designated for inclusion in the 
pilot program shall ensure that, to the maximum extent 
feasible, apprentices shall be employed on that military 
construction project and that, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, such apprentices shall be veterans. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP
AND
OTHER 
TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
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‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION BY EACH CONTRACTOR RE-
QUIRED.—Each contractor and subcontractor that 
seeks to provide construction services on projects 
designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(b) shall submit adequate assurances with its bid or 
proposal that it participates in a qualified appren-
ticeship or other training program for each craft or 
trade classification of worker that it intends to em-
ploy to perform work on the project. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED APPRENTICE-
SHIP OR OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified apprenticeship or 
other training program’ means an apprentice-
ship or other training program that qualifies as 
an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in 
section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1002(1)). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
PRO-
GRAMS IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES.—In the event 
that the Secretary of Labor certifies that a 
qualified apprenticeship or other training pro-
gram (as defined in subparagraph (A)) for a 
craft or trade classification of workers that a 
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prospective contractor or subcontractor intends 
to employ, is not operated in the locality where 
the project will be performed, an apprenticeship 
or other training program that is not an em-
ployee welfare benefit plan (as defined in such 
section) may be certified by the Secretary as a 
qualified apprenticeship or other training pro-
gram provided it is registered with the Office of 
Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor, or 
a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
Office of Apprenticeship for Federal purposes. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 150 days after the 
end of each fiscal year during which the pilot program 
is active, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The progress of designated military con-
struction projects and the role of apprentices in 
achieving that progress. 
‘‘(B) Any challenges, difficulties, or problems 
encountered in recruiting apprentices or in recruit-
ing veterans to become apprentices. 
‘‘(C) Cost differentials in the designated mili-
tary construction projects compared to similar 
projects completed contemporaneously, but not des-
ignated for the pilot program. 
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‘‘(D) Evaluation of benefits derived from em-
ploying apprentices, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Workforce sustainability. 
‘‘(ii) Workforce skills enhancement. 
‘‘(iii) Increased short- and long-term cost- 
effectiveness. 
‘‘(iv) Improved veteran employment in sus-
tainable wage fields. 
‘‘(E) Any additional benefits derived from em-
ploying apprentices and veteran apprentices. 
‘‘(F) Recommendations on how to more effec-
tively employ apprentices in subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(G) Any other information the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report that— 
‘‘(A) analyzes the pilot program in terms of its 
effect on the sustainability of a workforce to meet 
the military construction needs of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(B) studies overall improvements in veteran 
employment in sustainable wage fields or profes-
sions; and 
‘‘(C) makes recommendations on the continu-
ation, modification, or expansion of the pilot pro-
gram on the basis of such factors as the Secretary 
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of Defense determines appropriate, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Workforce sustainability. 
‘‘(ii) Cost-effectiveness. 
‘‘(iii) Community development. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘apprentice’ means an individual 
who is employed pursuant to, and individually reg-
istered in, a ‘qualified apprenticeship or other train-
ing program,’ as defined in subsection (d)(2)(A) or 
other apprenticeship or training programs recog-
nized in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘pilot program’ means the Vet-
erans to Work pilot program established under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘State’ means any of the States, 
the District of Columbia, or territories of Guam, 
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 101(2) of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
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