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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3340 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to provide 
veterans with apprenticeships and career advice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2011 
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. BARROW) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant 
program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and 
career advice. 
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 cited as the ‘‘Help Inspire and Re-
train our Exceptional Veterans Act of 2011’’ or the 
‘‘HIRE Veterans Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH AP-
PRENTICESHIPS AND CAREER ADVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary 
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of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, shall establish a program to award grants 
to local Chambers of Commerce to provide veterans with 
apprenticeships and career advice. 
(b) USE OF GRANT.—A local Chamber of Commerce 
may use a grant awarded under this section to establish 
a veterans apprenticeship program that provides veterans 
(particularly those who served in Operation Enduring 
Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New 
Dawn) with— 
(1) training with respect to writing a re´sume´; 
(2) career advice; and 
(3) opportunities to pursue apprenticeships with 
businesses participating in the program. 
(c) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may not award 
more than one grant to a local Chamber of Com-
merce during each five-year period in which the 
grant program established under subsection (a) is 
carried out. 
(2) AMOUNT.—A grant awarded under this sec-
tion shall be an amount that is not less than 
$10,000 and not more than $20,000. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a local Chamber of Commerce shall submit 
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to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The grant program established 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 
2022. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of 
each year following a year in which a grant is awarded 
under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on the grant program, including— 
(1) a list of each grant awarded in the year cov-
ered by the report, including the amount of the 
grant and the local Chamber of Commerce awarded 
the grant; and 
(2) the number of veterans who participated in 
a program described in subsection (b) who became 
employed during such year, including whether such 
employment is considered permanent or temporary. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section a total of $10,000,000. 
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