EMPLOY VETS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1799
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensure Military Personnel Learn Opportunities Yielding Vocations that Employ Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the EMPLOY VETS Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for certain job counseling, training, and placement services administered by the Department of Labor (including services under the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program) to members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for the Transition Assistance Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1799 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2023 Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a certain program of job counseling, training, and placement service for veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensure Military Personnel Learn Opportunities Yielding Vocations that Employ Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the EMPLOY VETS Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for a certain program of job counseling, training, and placement service for veterans (a) Definition Section 4101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (5)— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking power, or and inserting power; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) a member of the Armed Forces eligible for the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10. . (b) Outreach Section 4103A(a)(1) of such title is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and certain eligible persons after eligible veterans ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): (C) Eligible persons described in paragraph (5)(D) of section 4101 of this chapter. .