Title: Veterans Fellowship Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Veterans Fellowship Act
This bill requires the Veterans' Employment and Training Service within the Department of Labor to implement a pilot program under which states may use grants or contracts to carry out a short-term fellowship program. Each fellowship program must run for a period that does not exceed 20 weeks, provide a monthly stipend, and provide veterans an opportunity to be employed on a long-term basis following the fellowship.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the pilot program within four years after it commences.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2391 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2391

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs 
                             for veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2021

  Mr. Cawthorn (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Mann, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. 
Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs 
                             for veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Fellowship Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority.--The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
Employment and Training shall carry out a pilot program under which a 
State may use a grant or contract under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 
38, United States Code, to carry out a short-term fellowship program.
    (b) Locations; Agreements.--The Secretary shall select at least 
three, but not more than five, States to carry out a short-term 
fellowship program pursuant to subsection (a). Each such State shall 
enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out 
such program.
    (c) Short-Term Fellowship Program.--Each short-term fellowship 
program carried out by a State pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
            (1) consist of veterans participating as fellows with an 
        employer for a period not exceeding 20 weeks;
            (2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend during such 
        period; and
            (3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to be employed 
        on a long-term basis with the employer following such period.
    (d) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than four years after 
the date on which the pilot program commences under this section, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the pilot program.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to funds made 
available under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to 
carry out the pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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