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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On August 17, 1998, two United States embassies in 
        Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were destroyed 
        by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions 
        killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve 
        Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United 
        States Foreign Service were killed in the attack.
            (2) The United States personnel in both Dar Es Salaam and 
        Nairobi showed leadership and personal courage in their 
        response to the attacks. Despite the havoc wrecked upon the 
        embassies, staff in both embassies provided rapid response in 
        locating and rescuing victims, providing emergency assistance, 
        and quickly restoring embassy operations during a crisis.
            (3) The bombs are believed to have been set by individuals 
        associated with Osama bin Laden, leader of a known 
        transnational terrorist organization. In February of 1998 Bin 
        Laden issued a directive to his followers that called for 
        attacks against American interests anywhere in the world.
            (4) Following the bombings, additional threats have been 
        made against United States diplomatic facilities.
            (5) A review board was convened following the bombings, as 
        required by Public Law 99-399. The panel was chaired by Admiral 
        William J. Crowe, United States Navy (Ret).
            (6) The conclusions of the Crowe panel are strikingly 
        similar to those stated by the Inman Commission, which issued 
        an extensive embassy security report more than 14 years ago.
            (7) Admiral Crowe's panel issued a report setting out the 
        following two striking problems:
                    (A) The United States has devoted inadequate 
                resources towards security against terrorist attacks.
                    (B) The United States Government places too low a 
                priority on security concerns. The result has been a 
                failure to take adequate steps to prevent tragedies 
                such as the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
            (8) The Crowe panel found that there was an institutional 
        failure on the part of the Department of State and embassies 
        under its direction, to recognize threats posed by 
        transnational terrorism and vehicular bombs.
            (9) Responsibility for obtaining adequate resources for 
        security programs is widely shared throughout the United States 
        Government, including Congress. Unless the vulnerabilities 
        identified in the Crowe report are addressed in a sustained and 
        financially realistic manner, the lives and safety of United 
        States employees in diplomatic facilities will continue to be 
        at risk from further terrorist attacks.
            (10) Although service in the Foreign Service or other 
        Government positions in foreign countries can never be 
        completely without risk, the United States must ensure that the 
        risks are kept to a minimum.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``United States diplomatic facility'' means 
any embassy, chancery, legation, consulate or other office building or 
structure used by a United States diplomatic mission or consular post 
or by any agency of the United States.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State may use funds available 
under the account established in subsection (b) for the purposes of 
constructing, or providing security upgrades to, United States 
diplomatic facilities in order to meet the security requirements set 
forth in section 6.
    (b) Establishment of Account.--There is established in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States an appropriations account for 
the Department of State which shall be known as the ``Embassy 
Construction and Security'' account.
    (c) Certification.--Prior to obligation of any amount from the 
Embassy Construction and Security account, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to Congress, in classified form, that construction or upgrading 
of the United States diplomatic facility is necessary to bring the 
United States into compliance with all applicable security 
requirements, including those requirements set forth in section 6.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of State under ``Embassy Construction and 
        Security''--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2000, $600,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2001, $600,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2002, $600,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2003, $600,000,000; and
                    (E) for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 5. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a classified report to 
Congress containing an identification of those United States diplomatic 
facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack and setting 
out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least 
vulnerable to such an attack.
    (b) Priority of Rebuilding Efforts.--Funds in the Embassy 
Construction and Security account allocated for construction of new 
embassies shall be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top 
three tiers, as designated by the Secretary of State.
    (c) Advanced Congressional Notifications.--Prior to obligation of 
funds in the Embassy Construction and Security account, or the 
reprogramming of funds out of that account, the Secretary of State 
shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives in 
accordance with section 34(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706(a)), of the Secretary's intent to obligate 
or reprogram the funds, as the case may be.

SEC. 6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.

    (a) Description of Requirements.--The following security 
requirements shall apply with respect to United States diplomatic 
facilities:
            (1) Threat assessments.--
                    (A) The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of each United 
                States mission shall address threats from large 
                vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism.
                    (B) The ``Composite Threat List'' shall contain a 
                section that addresses acts of international terrorism 
                against United States diplomatic facilities based on 
                criteria for identifying threats that emphasize the 
                threat of transnational terrorism and includes such 
                other criteria as the physical security environment, 
                host government support, and cultural realities.
            (2) Site selection.--
                    (A) In selecting sites for new United States 
                diplomatic facilities abroad, all United States 
                Government agencies (except military installations) 
                shall be located on the same compound.
                    (B) The Secretary of State and the relevant agency 
                head may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary and 
                the agency head jointly certify to Congress that 
                security requirements so permit.
                    (C) Any waiver under this paragraph shall be 
                exercised only in accordance with the procedures 
                applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
                34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
                1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706).
            (3) Perimeter distance.--Each newly constructed or acquired 
        United States diplomatic facility shall be sited not less than 
        100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the 
        facility is situated.
            (4) Crisis management training.--
                    (A) The appropriate personnel of the Department of 
                State shall undertake crisis management training for 
                mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating 
                to diplomatic facilities which are designed to bring 
                about a rapid response to such incidents from 
                Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C.
                    (B) A program of appropriate instruction in crisis 
                management shall be provided to personnel at United 
                States diplomatic facilities abroad.
            (5) Foreign emergency support team.--The Foreign Emergency 
        Support Team (FEST) of the Department of State shall receive 
        sufficient support from the Department, including--
                    (A) conducting routine training exercises through 
                the FEST;
                    (B) providing personnel identified to serve on the 
                FEST as a collateral duty;
                    (C) providing personnel to assist in medical 
                relief, public affairs, engineering, and building 
                safety; and
                    (D) providing such additional support as may be 
                necessary to enable the FEST to provide support in a 
                post-crisis environment involving mass casualties and 
                physical damage.
            (6) Rapid response procedures.--The Secretary of State 
        shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
        Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for 
        mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective 
        departments to provide more effective assistance in times of 
        emergency with respect to United States diplomatic facilities.
            (7) Storage of emergency equipment and records.--All United 
        States diplomatic missions shall have emergency equipment and 
        records stored at a secure off-site facility.
    (b) Review and Revision by the Secretary of State.--The Secretary 
of State shall review and revise security requirements in effect for 
United States diplomatic facilities as of the date of enactment of this 
Act to ensure their compliance with the security requirements described 
in subsection (a).

SEC. 7. CLOSURE OF VULNERABLE POSTS.

    (a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall review the findings of 
the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress in 
        classified form setting forth the results of the review 
        conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements of the report.--The report shall--
                    (A) specify whether any United States diplomatic 
                facility should be closed because--
                            (i) the facility is high vulnerability and 
                        subject to threat of terrorist attack; and
                            (ii) adequate security enhancements cannot 
                        be provided to the facility; and
                    (B) identify plans to provide secure premises for 
                permanent use by the United States diplomatic mission, 
                whether in country or in a regional United States 
                diplomatic facility, or for temporary occupancy pending 
                construction of new buildings.

SEC. 8. CURRENT AND PROJECTED ROLE AND FUNCTION OF EACH UNITED STATES 
              DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.

    Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to Congress, in classified and unclassified form, on the role 
and function of each United States diplomatic facility through 2010. 
The report shall describe--
            (1) the potential for reduction or transfer of personnel 
        and equipment if technology is adequately exploited for maximum 
        efficiencies;
            (2) the balance between the cost of maintaining a secure 
        United States diplomatic facility and the benefit of a United 
        States presence;
            (3) the potential for relying on regional United States 
        diplomatic facilities in certain parts of the world; and
            (4) necessary upgrades, in order of importance, for such 
        facilities.

SEC. 9. OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2708) the following new section:

``SEC. 36A. THE OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    ``(a) Authority.--The President, upon the recommendation of the 
Secretary, may award an overseas service star to any member of the 
Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the Government of the 
United States who, after August 1, 1998, while employed at, or assigned 
permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas or while 
traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury 
or an illness (whether or not the wound, other injury, or illness 
resulted in death)--
            ``(1) as the person was performing official duties;
            ``(2) as the person was on the premises of a United States 
        mission abroad; or
            ``(3) by reason of the person's status as a United States 
        Government employee.
    ``(b) Cases Resulting From Unlawful Conduct.--Cases covered by 
subsection (a) include cases of wounds or other injuries incurred as a 
result of terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or criminal 
activities directed at any facility of the Government of the United 
States.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for award 
of an overseas service star and for selecting the persons to be 
recommended for the award.
    ``(d) Award in the Event of Death.--If a person selected for award 
of an overseas service star dies before being presented the award, the 
award may be made and the star presented to the person's family or to 
the person's representative, as designated by the President.
    ``(e) Form of Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe the design of 
the overseas service star. The award may not include a stipend or any 
other cash payment.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Any expenses incurred for awarding a person an 
        overseas service star may be paid out of appropriations 
        available at the time of the award for personnel of the 
        department or agency of the United States Government in which 
        the person was employed when the person incurred the wound, 
        injury, or illness upon which the award is based.
            ``(2) Limitation.--No funds may be made available under 
        this section for cash payments to recipients.''.
answer:
Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 - Establishes within the Treasury an embassy construction and security account for the purpose of constructing, or providing security upgrades to, U.S. diplomatic facilities in order to meet specified security requirements, including that: (1) threat assessments such as the Emergency Action Plan and the Composite Threat List address threats to U.S. missions from large vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism; (2) in the selection of sites for new U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad, that all U.S. Government agencies (except military installations) be located on the same compound; (3) each newly constructed or acquired U.S. diplomatic facility be sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; (4) appropriate Department of State and U.S. diplomatic personnel undertake crisis management training for mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating to diplomatic facilities; (5) there is adequate Department of State support for the Foreign Emergency Support Team; (6) the Secretary of State enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective departments to provide more effective assistance in times of emergency with respect to U.S.  diplomatic facilities; and (7) all U.S. diplomatic missions have emergency equipment and records stored at a secure off-site facility. Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress an identification of U.S. diplomatic facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack, setting out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least vulnerable to such an attack. Requires account funds allocated for construction of new embassies to be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top three tiers. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to review, and report to Congress on, the findings of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel with respect to the closure of vulnerable U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. 
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the role and function of each U.S. diplomatic facility through 2010. 
(Sec. 9) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the President to award an overseas service star to any member of the Foreign Service or any other civilian Government employee who while employed at, or assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas, or while traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not resulting in death): (1) as the person was performing official duties; (2) as the person was on the premises of a U.S. mission abroad; or (3) by reason of the person's status as a U.S. Government employee.  Specifies award requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer and Environmental 
Research Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer 
        deaths among American women.
            (2) More women in the United States are living with breast 
        cancer than any other cancer (excluding skin cancer). 
        Approximately 3,000,000 women in the United States are living 
        with breast cancer, about 2,000,000 of which have been 
        diagnosed and an estimated 1,000,000 who do not yet know that 
        they have the disease.
            (3) Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer 
        among women in the United States and worldwide (excluding skin 
        cancer). In 2005, it is estimated that 269,730 new cases of 
        breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United 
        States, 211,240 invasive breast cancers and 58,490 cases of 
        ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
            (4) Approximately 40,410 women in the United States will 
        die from the disease in 2005. Breast cancer is the leading 
        cause of cancer death for women in the United States between 
        the ages of 20 and 59, and the leading cause of cancer death 
        for women worldwide.
            (5) A woman who lives into her 80s in the United States has 
        a 1 in 7 chance of developing invasive breast cancer in her 
        lifetime. This risk was 1 in 11 in 1975. In 2005, a new case of 
        breast cancer will be diagnosed every 2 minutes and a woman 
        will die from breast cancer every 13 minutes.
            (6) All women are at risk for breast cancer. About 90 
        percent of women who develop breast cancer do not have a family 
        history of the disease.
            (7) The National Action Plan on Breast Cancer, a public 
        private partnership, has recognized the importance of expanding 
        the scope and breadth of biomedical, epidemiological, and 
        behavioral research activities related to the etiology of 
        breast cancer and the role of the environment.
            (8) To date, there has been only a limited research 
        investment to expand the scope or coordinate efforts across 
        disciplines or work with the community to study the role of the 
        environment in the development of breast cancer.
            (9) In 2003, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
        Sciences awarded grants to four research centers to begin to 
        study the prenatal-to-adult environmental exposures that may 
        predispose a woman to breast cancer. The currently funded 
        research is examining the mammary tissue in animals and young 
        girls and study the subjects' life exposures to environmental, 
        nutritional, and social factors that impact menarche. Early 
        menarche, beginning menstruation before the age of 12, has been 
        shown to increase breast cancer risk later in life.
            (10) The National Cancer Institute and the National 
        Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have paired together 
        to make those four centers possible. The two institutes work 
        well together, combining their respective areas of expertise to 
        the best advantage of the research.
            (11) In order to take full advantage of the tremendous 
        potential for avenues of prevention, the Federal investment in 
        the role of the environment and the development of breast 
        cancer should be expanded. The research conducted at the four 
        centers, while critically important, is one small facet of the 
        many issues that must be addressed in order to gauge the link 
        between environmental factors and breast cancer.
            (12) In order to understand the effect of chemicals and 
        radiation on the development of cancer, multi-generational, 
        prospective studies are probably required.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; AWARDS FOR 
              DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF RESEARCH CENTERS REGARDING 
              ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO BREAST CANCER.

    Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
section:

``SEC. 463C. RESEARCH CENTERS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED 
              TO BREAST CANCER.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Institute, based on 
recommendations from the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel 
established under subsection (b) (referred to in this section as the 
`Panel'), shall make grants, after a process of peer review and 
programmatic review, to public or nonprofit private entities for the 
development and operation of not more than 8 centers for the purpose of 
conducting multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on 
environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast 
cancer. Each such center shall be known as a Breast Cancer and 
Environmental Research Center of Excellence.
    ``(b) Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish in the 
        Institute of Environmental Health Sciences a Breast Cancer and 
        Environmental Research Panel.
            ``(2) Composition.--The Panel shall be composed of--
                    ``(A) 9 members to be appointed by the Secretary, 
                of which--
                            ``(i) six members shall be appointed from 
                        among physicians, and other health 
                        professionals, who--
                                    ``(I) are not officers or employees 
                                of the United States;
                                    ``(II) represent multiple 
                                disciplines, including clinical, basic, 
                                and public health sciences;
                                    ``(III) represent different 
                                geographical regions of the United 
                                States;
                                    ``(IV) are from practice settings 
                                or academia or other research settings; 
                                and
                                    ``(V) are experienced in biomedical 
                                review; and
                            ``(ii) three members shall be appointed 
                        from the general public who are representatives 
                        of individuals who have had breast cancer and 
                        who represent a constituency; and
                    ``(B) such nonvoting, ex officio members as the 
                Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            ``(3) Chairperson.--The members of the Panel appointed 
        under paragraph (2)(A) shall select a chairperson from among 
        such members.
            ``(4) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of the 
        chairperson or upon the request of the Director, but in no case 
        less often than once each year.
            ``(5) Duties.--The Panel shall--
                    ``(A) oversee the peer review process for the 
                awarding of grants under subsection (a) and conduct the 
                programmatic review under such subsection;
                    ``(B) make recommendations with respect to the 
                funding criteria and mechanisms under which amounts 
                will be allocated under this section; and
                    ``(C) make final programmatic recommendations with 
                respect to grants under this section.
    ``(c) Collaboration With Community.--Each center under subsection 
(a) shall establish and maintain ongoing collaborations with community 
organizations in the geographic area served by the center, including 
those that represent women with breast cancer.
    ``(d) Coordination of Centers; Reports.--The Director of the 
Institute shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of 
information among centers under subsection (a) and ensure regular 
communication between such centers, and may require the periodic 
preparation of reports on the activities of the centers and the 
submission of the reports to the Director.
    ``(e) Required Consortium.--Each center under subsection (a) shall 
be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such 
requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of the Institute. 
Each center shall require collaboration among highly accomplished 
scientists, other health professionals and advocates of diverse 
backgrounds from various areas of expertise.
    ``(f) Duration of Support.--Support of a center under subsection 
(a) may be for a period not exceeding 5 years. Such period may be 
extended for one or more additional periods not exceeding 5 years if 
the operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate 
technical and scientific peer review group established by the Director 
of the Institute and if such group has recommended to the Director that 
such period should be extended.
    ``(g) Geographic Distribution of Centers.--The Director of the 
Institute shall, to the extent practicable, provide for an equitable 
geographical distribution of centers under this section.
    ``(h) Innovative Approaches.--Each center under subsection (a) 
shall use innovative approaches to study unexplored or under-explored 
areas of the environment and breast cancer.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011. Such authorization is 
in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is 
available for such purpose.''.
answer:
Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of not more than eight centers to conduct multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research on environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer. Requires each such center to: (1) be known as a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Center of Excellence; (2) establish ongoing collaborations with community organizations; (3) be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions; (4) be supported under this Act for a period of not more than five years with additional periods allowed after review and recommendation; and (5) use innovative approaches to study unexplored areas of the environment and breast cancer.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Panel to make recommendations for and to review grants awarded under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Energy Jobs for Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--To encourage the employment of 
eligible veterans in the energy industry, the Secretary of Labor, as 
part of the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a 
pilot program to be known as the ``Veterans Energy-Related Employment 
Program''. Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants to three States for the establishment and 
administration of a State program to make grants to energy employers 
and labor-management organizations that provide covered training, on-
job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible 
veterans. Such a program shall be known as a ``State Energy-Related 
Employment Program''.
    (b) Eligibility for Grants.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that includes each of the following:
            (1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds to 
        establish and administer a public-private partnership program 
        designed to provide covered training, on-job training, 
        apprenticeships, and certification classes to a significant 
        number of eligible veterans and ensure lasting and sustainable 
        employment in well-paying jobs in the energy industry.
            (2) Evidence that the State has--
                    (A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
                appropriate size to carry out the State program;
                    (B) a robust and diverse energy industry; and
                    (C) the ability to carry out the State program 
                described in the proposal under paragraph (1).
            (3) Such other information and assurances as the Secretary 
        may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State that is the recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant for the following purposes:
            (1) Making grants to energy employers and labor-management 
        organizations to reimburse such employers and organizations for 
        the cost of providing covered training, on-job training, 
        apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible 
        veterans.
            (2) Conducting outreach to inform energy employers, labor-
        management organizations, and veterans, including veterans in 
        rural areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility for 
        participation in the State program.
    (d) Conditions.--Under the pilot program, each grant to a State 
shall be subject to the following conditions:
            (1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on such date as 
        shall be determined by the Secretary, any amount received under 
        the pilot program that is not used for the purposes described 
        in subsection (c).
            (2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at such times 
        and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, 
        reports on the use of grant funds.
    (e) Employer Requirements.--In order to receive a grant made by a 
State under the pilot program, an energy employer shall--
            (1) submit to the administrator of the State Energy-Related 
        Employment Program an application that includes--
                    (A) the rate of pay for each eligible veteran 
                proposed to be trained using grant funds;
                    (B) the average rate of pay for an individual 
                employed by the energy employer in a similar position 
                who is not an eligible veteran; and
                    (C) such other information and assurances as the 
                administrator may require; and
            (2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each quarter, 
        a report containing such information as the Secretary may 
        specify.
    (f) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to an energy 
employer through a grant under the pilot program may be used to provide 
training of any kind to a person who is not an eligible veteran.
    (g) Report to Congress.--Together with the report required to be 
submitted annually under section 4107(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot 
program for the year covered by such report. The report on the pilot 
program shall include a detailed description of activities carried out 
under this section and an evaluation of the program.
    (h) Administrative and Reporting Costs.--Of the amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under 
subsection (j), 2 percent shall be made available to the Secretary for 
administrative costs associated with implementing and evaluating the 
pilot program under this section and for preparing and submitting the 
report required under subsection (f). The Secretary shall determine the 
appropriate maximum amount of each grant awarded under this section 
that may be used by the recipient for administrative and reporting 
costs.
    (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``covered training, on-job training, 
        apprenticeships, and certification classes'' means training, 
        on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes 
        that are--
                    (A) designed to provide the veteran with skills 
                that are particular to an energy industry and not 
                directly transferable to employment in another 
                industry; and
                    (B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) or (2), 
                as appropriate, of subsection (a) of section 3687 of 
                title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``eligible veteran'' means a veteran, as that 
        term is defined in section 101(3) of title 38, United States 
        Code, who is employed by an energy employer and enrolled or 
        participating in a covered training, on-job training, 
        apprenticeship, or certification class.
            (3) The term ``energy employer'' means an entity that 
        employs individuals in a trade or business in an energy 
        industry.
            (4) The term ``energy industry'' means any of the following 
        industries:
                    (A) The energy-efficient building, construction, or 
                retrofits industry.
                    (B) The renewable electric power industry, 
                including the wind and solar energy industries.
                    (C) The biofuels industry.
                    (D) The energy efficiency assessment industry that 
                serves the residential, commercial, or industrial 
                sectors.
                    (E) The oil and natural gas industry.
                    (F) The nuclear industry.
    (j) Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, for 
the purpose of carrying out the pilot program.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 23, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
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Energy Jobs for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a five-year pilot program (to be known as the Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program) to award competitive grants to three states to establish and administer a program of grants to energy industry employers and labor management organizations that provide training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to veterans employed by an energy employer.

Requires annual reports from the Secretary to Congress for the duration of the pilot program.

Authorizes appropriations.