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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Services and Performance 
Evaluation Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Policy.
Sec. 5. Coastal Zone Management Fund.
Sec. 6. Coastal services.
Sec. 7. Review of performance.
Sec. 8. Amendments relating to Walter B. Jones Awards for Excellence in 
                            Coastal Zone Management.
Sec. 9. Reports.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11. Technical corrections.
Sec. 12. Coastal zone management outcome indicators and monitoring and 
                            performance evaluation system.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

SEC. 4. POLICY.

    Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended in paragraph (2)(J) by 
striking ``State'' the second place it appears and inserting ``State 
and Federal fish''.

SEC. 5. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

    Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1456a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(2) Loan repayments made pursuant to this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and 
                deposited into the Coastal Zone Management Fund 
                established under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) subject to amounts provided in appropriation 
                Acts, shall be available to the Secretary for purposes 
                of this title and transferred to the Operations, 
                Research, and Facilities account to offset the costs of 
                implementing this title.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                    (B) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)''.

SEC. 6. COASTAL SERVICES.

    Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1456c) is amended--
            (1) by striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and 
        inserting the following:

     ``coastal services, training, education, and technical support

    ``Sec. 310. (a)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
training, education, technical assistance, technology transfer, 
management-oriented research, and other services to support--
            ``(A) State coastal management programs and national 
        estuarine reserves designated under this title; and
            ``(B) other Federal agencies, local governments, Indian 
        tribes, other persons, and international cooperative efforts 
        relating to the comprehensive planning, conservation, and 
        management of ocean and coastal resources.
    ``(2) The Secretary may, in implementing this program, take into 
consideration the need to address regional or local concerns, including 
the unique needs of island States and territories, in order to provide 
effective and efficient support and develop expertise.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the technical assistance, 
studies, management-oriented research, and other activities under this 
section with any other relevant activities conducted by or subject to 
the authority of the Secretary.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Coordination and 
        Consultation.--'' after ``(b)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Assistance From Other Agencies and Persons.--(1) Each 
department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the 
Federal Government may assist the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or 
otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of this section, including the 
furnishing of information to the extent permitted by law, the transfer 
of personnel with their consent and without prejudice to their position 
and rating, and the performance of any research, study, and technical 
assistance that does not interfere with the performance of the primary 
duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
    ``(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts or other arrangements 
with other Federal agencies and any other qualified person for the 
purposes of carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 7. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.

    Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1458) is amended by striking ``Sec. 312.'' 
and all that follows through subsection (a) and inserting the 
following:
    ``Sec. 312. (a) Review.--No less than every 5 years, the Secretary 
shall conduct a review of the performance of a coastal State's 
management program. Each review shall include a written evaluation with 
an assessment and detailed findings concerning the extent to which the 
State has implemented and enforced the program approved by the 
Secretary, addressed the coastal management needs identified in section 
303(2)(A) through (K), met any outcome indicators established by the 
Secretary under section 12 of the Coastal Services and Performance 
Evaluation Act of 2003, and adhered to the terms of any grant, loan, or 
cooperative agreement funded under this title.''.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WALTER B. JONES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN 
              COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

    Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization of Program.--(1) The Secretary may implement a 
program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying 
and making awards acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the 
field of coastal zone management. An award under this section shall be 
known as a `Walter B. Jones Award'.
    ``(2) Awards under this section may include, subject to the 
availability of appropriations--
            ``(A) cash awards of not more than $5,000 each;
            ``(B) research grants; and
            ``(C) public ceremonies to acknowledge accomplishments in 
        the field of coastal zone management.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``shall elect annually'' and inserting ``may 
        select annually for an award under this section''; and
            (3) by repealing subsection (e).

SEC. 9. REPORTS.

    Section 316(a) (16 U.S.C. 1462(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``to the President for 
                transmittal''; and
                    (B) in clause (10) by striking ``and an evaluation 
                of the effectiveness of financial assistance under 
                section 308 in dealing with such consequences''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) State of the Coast Report.--Not less than 24 months after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less than every 24 
months thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a coastal status report 
to the Congress that includes the following:
            ``(1) An assessment of the ecological status and trends of 
        United States marine resources.
            ``(2) An identification and analysis of the changes in 
        those status and trends since the previous report.
            ``(3) An identification and assessment of Government 
        performance measures that track the status and trends of United 
        States marine resources.
            ``(4) An evaluation of the adequacy of marine resource 
        monitoring and assessment programs.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 318(a) (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to carry out section 310 and for awards under section 
        314--
                    ``(A) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
                    ``(C) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
                through 2008.''.

SEC. 11. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
            (1) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by striking the 
        semicolon and inserting a colon;
            (2) in section 306(a), as redesignated by this Act, in 
        paragraph (10)(A) by inserting a comma after ``development'';
            (3) by striking ``coastal state'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``coastal State'';
            (4) by striking ``coastal states'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal States'';
            (5) by striking ``coastal state's'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal State's'';
            (6) by striking the term ``state'' each place it appears in 
        reference to a State of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal state'') and inserting ``State'';
            (7) by striking the term ``states'' each place it appears 
        in reference to States of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal states'') and inserting ``States''; and
            (8) by striking the term ``state's'' each place it appears 
        in reference to a State of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal state's'') and inserting ``State's''.

SEC. 12. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICATORS AND MONITORING AND 
              PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Performance guidelines and evaluation.--The Secretary 
        of Commerce shall, by not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Resources of 
        the House of Representatives a report identifying a common set 
        of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of 
        State coastal zone management programs in furthering the goals 
        and objectives identified in the States' approved coastal 
        management programs, and in the achievement of the national 
        policy declared in section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management 
        Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452).
            (2) Assessment of coastal and marine monitoring, 
        assessment, and other information.--The Secretary shall, by not 
        later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a report providing--
                    (A) an assessment of the adequacy of coastal and 
                marine monitoring, assessment, and other information 
                necessary to establish a coastal zone management 
                outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system; 
                and
                    (B) recommendations for improving the availability 
                of such information, including funding needs.
            (3) Outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system.--
        The Secretary shall, by not later than 3 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, establish a national coastal zone 
        management outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system 
        that uses the common set of indicators identified in the report 
        under paragraph (1).
    (b) Consultation.--
            (1) State consultation.--In preparing each of the reports 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and 
        provide a copy of the draft report to each coastal State, 
        through the Governor of the State or the head of the State 
        agency designated by such Governor pursuant to section 
        310(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
        1455(d)(6)).
            (2) Public comment and participation.--The Secretary shall 
        also implement a public process to solicit the views and 
        comments of Federal agencies, local governments, regional 
        organizations, port authorities, and other interested public 
        and private persons regarding such reports, and shall make 
        available to such persons copies of each draft of such reports 
        for review and comment.
            (3) Response to comments.--The Secretary shall include in 
        each final report under subsection (a)--
                    (A) any comments on each draft of the report 
                received from a Governor or the head of such a 
                designated State agency, and the Secretary's responses 
                to such comments; and
                    (B) a summary of other public comments regarding 
                the report, and the Secretary's response to those 
                comments.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Coastal Services and Performance Evaluation Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to make loan repayments deposited in the Coastal Zone Management Fund available to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs.Requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide training, education, and technical assistance for coastal zone management. Authorizes Federal agencies and instrumentalities to assist the Secretary on a reimbursable basis.Revises review requirements for coastal State management programs to change the frequency of review from continuing to every five years.Makes the Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards program discretionary instead of mandatory.Requires the Secretary to establish a national coastal zone management outcome indicators monitoring and performance evaluation system that provides for public comment and participation and uses a common set of measurable outcome indicators to evaluate the performance of State coastal zone management programs.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Mobility in Consumer 
Banking Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 51. RIGHT TO CLOSE PERSONAL CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    ``(a) In General.--An insured depository institution may not--
            ``(1) prohibit any person from closing a checking or 
        savings account, regardless of whether the balance in the 
        account is positive, zero, or negative; or
            ``(2) charge any fee to close any such account.
    ``(b) Time Limit.--An account at any insured depository institution 
shall be closed by the institution not later than 48 hours after 
receiving a request from the customer to close the account.
    ``(c) Methods of Requesting Closure of an Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any accountholder of an account at an 
        insured depository institution may request that the account be 
        closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or 
        remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.
            ``(2) Exception for large accounts.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), any insured depository institution may require 
        an accountholder of an account which has an outstanding balance 
        of $25,000 or more on deposit at the depository institution to 
        close the account in person, to the extent the depository 
        institution has provided written notice of such requirement to 
        the account holder at any time prior to receiving a request 
        from the accountholder to close the account.
    ``(d) Repayment of Balances.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any balance in an account at an insured 
        depository institution that is closed by the institution 
        pursuant to a request by the accountholder shall repaid to the 
        accountholder in accordance with the following requirements:
                    ``(A) In person.--If the request is made in person, 
                the total amount of funds on deposit in the account 
                shall be paid to the accountholder at the time the 
                request is made at the consumer's option and without a 
                fee, by certified check provided to the consumer at the 
                time of the request, by electronic fund transfer 
                executed on that business day to an account designated 
                by the consumer, or by any other means offered by the 
                financial institution if requested by the consumer.
                    ``(B) Request made by other means.--If the request 
                is made over the phone, or by other electronic or 
                remote means, the total amount of funds on deposit in 
                the account shall promptly be remitted by the 
                institution to the accountholder at the consumer's 
                option and without a fee, by certified check issued on 
                the business day on which the request is received, by 
                electronic fund transfer executed on that business day 
                to an account designated by the consumer, or by any 
                other means offered by the financial institution if 
                requested by the consumer.
            ``(2) Time limit.--In any case, the payment by an insured 
        depository institution of the total amount of funds on deposit 
        in an account at the institution which the accountholder has 
        requested be closed shall be remitted to the accountholder 
        before the end of the 3 business day period beginning when the 
        accountholder submits such request.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Any Fees or Charges After Request To Close.--
No insured depository institution may impose any fees or charges on any 
deposit account at such institution after receiving a request in 
accordance with subsection (c) to close the account.
    ``(f) Prohibition on Reopening Account To Make Subsequent 
Payment.--No insured depository institution may reopen an account that 
the consumer has requested be closed in accordance with subsection (c) 
to apply subsequent debits, whether preauthorized or otherwise, or for 
any other reason, unless the consumer expressly requests that such 
account be reopened.
    ``(g) Notice of Subsequent Preauthorized Recurring Debits.--During 
the 30-day period beginning on the date an account at an insured 
depository institution is closed pursuant to a request by the 
accountholder, the insured depository institution shall promptly notify 
the customer if a preauthorized recurring debit is directed to the 
account.
    ``(h) Limitation on Reporting.--
            ``(1) Negative balance resulting from fees.--If, at the 
        time any account at an insured depository institution is 
        closed, the account has a negative balance resulting solely 
        from any fee assessed by the depository institution, the 
        insured depository institution may not report the fact of the 
        outstanding balance or any other adverse information with 
        respect to such account to any consumer reporting agency 
        described in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act if 
        such information could be used to adversely affect the 
        consumer's ability to open a transaction account at another 
        depository institution.
            ``(2) Treatment of negative balance resulting from 
        overdrafts.--If such information could be used to adversely 
        affect the consumer's ability to open a transaction account at 
        another depository institution, an insured depository 
        institution shall not report to any consumer reporting agency 
        (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act) 
        that an account had a negative balance at the time of the 
        closure of the account unless all of the following conditions 
        are met:
                    ``(A) Only if the negative balance is the result of 
                funds actually paid by the depository institution to a 
                third party.
                    ``(B) Only for the amount it actually paid to the 
                third party and not for any fees associated with the 
                transaction.
                    ``(C) Only to the extent the negative balance is 
                the result of credit extended through an overdraft line 
                of credit program where the fee or charge incurred in 
                connection with the overdraft is considered a finance 
                charge under the Truth In Lending Act.
            ``(3) Notice and opportunity for repayment of overdraft.--
        If an account of an accountholder at an insured depository 
        institution has a negative balance at the time the account is 
        closed, the insured depository institution--
                    ``(A) shall promptly notify the accountholder of 
                the fact of the negative balance and the amount due; 
                and
                    ``(B) may, after the end of the 30-day period 
                beginning on the date notice is provided to an 
                accountholder under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) report the fact of the outstanding 
                        balance or any other adverse information with 
                        respect to such account to any consumer 
                        reporting agency, subject to the limitations in 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) take any other collection activity 
                        with respect to such outstanding balance.
    ``(i) Transfer of Direct Deposit Received After Notice of Closure 
and Payment.--If--
            ``(1) during the 30-day period beginning after any balance 
        in an account at an insured depository institution that is 
        closed by the institution pursuant to a request by the 
        accountholder has been repaid to the accountholder, a 
        previously scheduled amount intended for direct deposit into 
        such account is received by such institution, and
            ``(2) before the time such amount is received, the consumer 
        provides the insured depository institution with an account 
        number and insured depository institution routing number for a 
        successor transaction or savings account at another insured 
        depository institution,
the insured depository institution which receives such amount shall 
transfer such amount, without a fee and by electronic fund transfer, to 
the insured depository institution identified by the former 
accountholder for deposit in the transaction or savings account 
identified by such former accountholder.
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly 
prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.''.
Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) prohibiting any person from closing a checking or savings account, regardless of its balance; or (2) charging a fee to close such an account.

Requires a depository institution to close an account within 48 hours after receiving a request from the customer to do so.

Permits an account holder to request that the account be closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.

Sets forth financial institution procedures for closing large accounts and repaying balances, as well as notice and opportunity for accountholder repayment of overdrafts.

Prohibits a depository institution from: (1) imposing fees or charges after receiving a request to close an account, or (2) reopening an account without express account holder request.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Employment and Training 
Bill of Rights Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4215. Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights
    ``(a) Entitlement to Priority of Services.--A covered person is 
entitled to priority of services under any qualified employment 
training program if the person otherwise meets the eligibility 
requirements for participation in such program.
    ``(b) Administration of Programs at State and Local Levels.--(1) An 
entity of a State or a political subdivision of the State that 
administers or delivers services under a qualified employment training 
program shall--
            ``(A) provide information and effective referral assistance 
        to covered persons regarding benefits and services that may be 
        obtained through other entities or service providers; and
            ``(B) ensure that each covered person who applies to or who 
        is assisted by such a program is informed of the employment-
        related rights and benefits to which the person is entitled 
        under this section.
    ``(2) Each council, board, or advisory body of a State or a 
political subdivision of the State that is established in support of a 
qualified employment training program shall include adequate 
representation from the veterans community, particularly from veterans 
service organizations.
    ``(c) Annual Report.--By not later than December 31, 2000, and each 
December 31 thereafter, the Secretary of Labor, following review and 
comment by the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training, 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and Senate a report. The report shall evaluate whether 
covered persons are receiving priority of services and are being fully 
served by qualified employment training programs, and whether the 
levels of service of such programs are in proportion to the incidence 
of representation of veterans in the labor market, including within 
groups targeted by such programs, if any.
    ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered person' means any of the following 
        individuals:
                    ``(A) A veteran who has a service-connected 
                disability.
                    ``(B) A veteran who served on active duty in the 
                Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition 
                for which a campaign badge has been authorized.
                    ``(C) The spouse of any of the following persons:
                            ``(i) Any person who died of a service-
                        connected disability.
                            ``(ii) Any member of the Armed Forces 
                        serving on active duty who, at the time of 
                        application for assistance under this section, 
                        is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37 
                        and regulations issued thereunder, by the 
                        Secretary concerned in one or more of the 
                        following categories and has been so listed for 
                        a total of more than 90 days: (I) missing in 
                        action, (II) captured in line of duty by a 
                        hostile force, or (III) forcibly detained or 
                        interned in line of duty by a foreign 
                        government or power.
                            ``(iii) Any person who has a total 
                        disability permanent in nature resulting from a 
                        service-connected disability.
                            ``(iv) A veteran who died while a 
                        disability so evaluated was in existence.
            ``(2) The term `qualified employment training program' 
        means any work force preparation, development, or delivery 
        program or service that is federally funded, in whole or in 
        part, and includes the following:
                    ``(A) Any such program or service that uses 
                technology to assist individuals to access work force 
                development programs (such as job and training 
                opportunities, labor market information, career 
                assessment tools, and related support services).
                    ``(B) Any such program or service under the public 
                employment service system, one-stop career centers, the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a demonstration or 
                other temporary program, and those programs implemented 
                by States or local service providers based on Federal 
                block grants.
                    ``(C) Any such program or service that is a work 
                force development program targeted to specific 
                groups.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 42 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4214 the following new item:

``4215. Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights.''.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4212(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) Any contract in the amount of $25,000 or more entered into 
by any department or agency of the United States for the procurement of 
personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) for 
the United States, shall contain a provision requiring that the party 
contracting with the United States take affirmative action to employ 
and advance in employment qualified covered veterans. This section 
applies to any subcontract entered into by a prime contractor in 
carrying out any such contract.
    ``(2) In addition to requiring affirmative action to employ such 
qualified covered veterans under such contracts and subcontracts and in 
order to promote the implementation of such requirement, the Secretary 
of Labor shall prescribe regulations requiring that--
            ``(A) each such contractor undertake in each such contract 
        to list all of its employment openings immediately with the 
        appropriate local employment service office, other appropriate 
        service delivery points, or America's Job Bank (or any 
        additional or subsequent national computerized job bank 
        established by the Department of Labor), except that the 
        contractor may exclude openings for positions which are to be 
        filled from within the contractor's organization and positions 
        lasting three days or less; and
            ``(B) each such local office or other service delivery 
        point shall give such qualified covered veterans priority in 
        referral to such employment openings.
    ``(3) As used in this section:
            ``(A) The term `covered veteran' means any of the following 
        veterans:
                    ``(i) Disabled veterans.
                    ``(ii) Veterans who served on active duty in the 
                Armed Forces during a war or in a campaign or 
                expedition for which a campaign badge has been 
                authorized.
                    ``(iii) Veterans who, while serving on active duty 
                in the Armed Forces, participated in a United States 
                military operation for which an Armed Forces service 
                medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985 (61 
                Fed. Reg. 1209).
            ``(B) The term `qualified', with respect to an employment 
        position, means having the ability to perform the essential 
        tasks of the position with reasonable accommodation.''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 4212 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
        subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), 
        respectively;
            (2) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``filed pursuant to subsection (b) 
                of this section'' and inserting ``relating to this 
                section filed pursuant to section 4216 of this title'';
                    (B) by striking ``suitable''; and
                    (C) by striking ``subsection (a)(2) of this 
                section'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(B)''; and
            (3)(A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), as so 
        redesignated--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``subsection (a) of this section'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (ii) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read 
                as follows:
            ``(A) the number of employees in the work force of such 
        contractor, by job category and hiring location, and the number 
        of such employees, by job category and hiring location, who are 
        qualified covered veterans; and
            ``(B) the total number of new employees hired by the 
        contractor during the period covered by the report and the 
        number of such employees who are qualified covered veterans.''; 
        and
            (B) in paragraph (2) of such subsection, by striking 
        ``paragraph (1) of this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (1)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date that 
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 4214(a) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, competent'' after ``effective''; and
            (2) by striking ``major'' and inserting ``uniquely 
        qualified''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 4214(b)(1) of such title is 
amended by striking ``readjustment'' and inserting ``recruitment''.
    (2) Section 4214(g) of such title is amended by striking 
``qualified'' the first place it occurs and all that follows through 
``era'' and inserting ``qualified covered veterans (as described in 
section 4212(a) of this title)''.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 4216. Enforcement of veterans' employment rights and benefits
    ``(a) Assistance of Secretary of Labor.--The Secretary of Labor 
(through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training) shall provide assistance to any person or entity with respect 
to the requirements of sections 4212 (relating to United States 
contracts) and 4215 (relating to federally funded work force programs 
and services) of this title. In providing such assistance, the 
Secretary may request the assistance of existing Federal and State 
agencies engaged in similar or related activities and utilize the 
assistance of volunteers.
    ``(b) Complaint.--(1) An individual described in section 4212(a) or 
in section 4215(a) of this title may file a complaint with the 
Secretary of Labor if the individual believes that--
            ``(A) the individual is entitled to rights or benefits 
        under section 4212 or 4215; and
            ``(B) an entity with obligations under either of such 
        sections has failed to comply or refuses to comply with the 
        provisions of such sections.
    ``(2) Such complaint shall be in writing, be in such form as the 
Secretary of Labor may prescribe, include the name and address of the 
party against whom the complaint is filed, and contain a summary of the 
allegations that form the basis for the complaint.
    ``(3) A complaint may only be filed under paragraph (1) within 90 
days after the date of a failure or refusal described in paragraph 
(1)(B).
    ``(c) Investigation of Complaint.--(1) The Secretary of Labor shall 
promptly investigate the complaint. If the Secretary of Labor 
determines as a result of the investigation that the action alleged in 
such complaint occurred, the Secretary shall attempt to resolve the 
complaint by making reasonable efforts to ensure that the party named 
in the complaint complies with the provisions of section 4212 or 4215, 
as appropriate.
    ``(2) If, within 90 days after the date on which the complaint is 
filed, the efforts to resolve the complaint are unsuccessful, the 
Secretary of Labor shall notify the individual who submitted the 
complaint of--
            ``(A) the results of the investigation; and
            ``(B) the individual's rights.
    ``(d) Action for Relief.--(1) An individual who receives from the 
Secretary of Labor a notification under subsection (c) relating to a 
complaint may request that the Secretary refer the complaint to the 
Attorney General of the United States. If the Attorney General is 
reasonably satisfied that the person on whose behalf the complaint is 
referred is entitled to the rights or benefits sought, the Attorney 
General may appear on behalf of, and act as attorney for, the person on 
whose behalf the complaint is submitted and commence an action for 
relief for such person in any United States district court.
    ``(2) An individual may commence an action for relief with respect 
to a complaint if that individual--
            ``(A) has chosen not to file a complaint under subsection 
        (b);
            ``(B) has chosen not to request that the Secretary of Labor 
        refer the complaint to the Attorney General under paragraph 
        (1); or
            ``(C) has been refused representation by the Attorney 
        General with respect to the complaint under such paragraph.
    ``(e) Remedies.--(1) In any action under this section, the court 
may award relief as follows:
            ``(A) The court may require the entity to comply with the 
        provisions of section 4212 or 4215 of this title, as 
        appropriate.
            ``(B) The court may require the entity to compensate the 
        individual for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason 
        of such entity's failure to comply with the such provisions.
            ``(C) The court may require the entity to pay the 
        individual an amount equal to the amount referred to in clause 
        (ii) as liquidated damages, if the court determines that the 
        entity's failure to comply with the provisions of such section 
        was willful.
    ``(2) Any compensation under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph 
(1) shall be in addition to, and shall not diminish, any of the other 
rights and benefits provided for in such section.
    ``(3) The United States and a State shall be subject to the same 
remedies, including prejudgment interest, as may be imposed upon any 
private entity under this section.
    ``(f) Fees.--In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of 
section 4212 or 4215 of this title by an individual under subsection 
(d)(2) who obtained private counsel for such action or proceeding, the 
court may award any such individual who prevails in such action or 
proceeding reasonable attorney fees, expert witness fees, and other 
litigation expenses.
    ``(g) Equity Powers.--The court may use its full equity powers, 
including temporary or permanent injunctions, temporary restraining 
orders, and contempt orders, to vindicate fully the rights or benefits 
of individuals pursuant to this section.
    ``(h) Standing.--An action under this section may be initiated only 
by an individual claiming rights or benefits under section 4212 or 4215 
of this title, not by any other entity with obligations under such 
section.
    ``(i) Respondent.--In any such action, only an entity with 
obligations under section 4212 or 4215, as the case may be, shall be a 
necessary party respondent.
    ``(j) Inapplicability of State Statute of Limitations.--No State 
statute of limitations shall apply to any proceeding pursuant to this 
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 42 of such title, as amended by section 2, is further amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4215 the following new 
item:

``4216. Enforcement of veterans' employment rights and benefits.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to complaints filed on or after the date that is 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

    The Secretary of Labor is authorized to allocate an additional 10 
full-time equivalent positions from the Employment and Training 
Administration to the Veterans' Employment and Training Service to 
carry out chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act.

Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights Act of 1999 - Entitles the following covered persons to priority of services under any qualified employment training program if the person otherwise meets program eligibility requirements: (1) veterans who have a service-connected disability or who served on active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; (2) the spouse of any person who died of a service-connected disability or who has a permanent total disability resulting from a service-connected disability; (3) the spouse of any member serving on active duty who is listed for more than 90 days as missing in action, captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned by a foreign government or power; and (4) the spouse of a veteran who died while a permanent service-connected disability was in existence.  Requires State and local entities that administer such programs to inform individuals of the availability of such services. 
(Sec. 3) Requires Federal contracts of $25,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services to contain a provision under which the party receiving the contract agrees to take affirmative action to employ and advance qualified veterans who: (1) are disabled; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an armed forces service medal was awarded. 
(Sec. 4) Requires veterans qualifying under this Act to be given appropriate recruitment (currently, readjustment) appointments within the Federal Government. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide specified veterans' employment rights and benefits assistance to veterans qualifying under this Act.  Provides for the filing, investigation, and determination of claims, by qualifying individuals, that an entity has failed to comply with hiring requirements of this Act. 
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to allocate an additional ten full-time equivalent positions from the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor to the Veterans' Employment and Training Service to carry out work training and employment services for qualifying individuals.