3.0.0 2433 2023-01-11T13:22:13Z 2023-01-11T13:22:13Z House H HR 2011-07-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MILLER of Florida:H.R. 2433.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H4749]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-10-13T16:48:24Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-15T19:04:49Z Discharged from 2011-10-11T16:36:04Z Referred to 2011-07-07T14:00:42Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2011-10-11T16:35:29Z Markup by 2011-09-08T15:29:46Z Hearings by 2011-07-15T16:02:48Z Referred to 2011-07-07T14:00:37Z H. Rept. 112-242 2011-10-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-10-12 18:32:56 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2011-10-12 18:32:55 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 6 (Roll no. 785). (text: CR 10/11/2011 H6680-6683) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 785 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll785.xml House 112 2011-10-12T22:32:55Z 1 2011-10-12 18:32:55 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 6 (Roll no. 785).(text: CR 10/11/2011 H6680-6683) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 785 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll785.xml House 112 2011-10-12T22:32:55Z 1 2011-10-12 18:26:21 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-11 14:40:52 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2011-10-11 14:11:01 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2433. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-11 14:10:59 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6680-6689) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-11 14:10:37 Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-10-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00160 2011-10-11 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-10-11 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-10-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-242, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-10-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-242, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-09-08 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2011-09-08 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-08-15 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-07-15 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-07-07 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-07-07 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-07-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 N F000461 Rep. 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Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2011-08-01 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-09-07 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2011-09-07 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2011-09-07 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2011-09-07 False B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2011-09-07 False G000570 Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] Frank Guinta R NH C. 1 2011-09-15 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2011-09-15 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2011-09-20 False S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2011-09-21 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2011-09-23 False B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2011-09-23 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2011-09-23 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2011-09-23 False B001276 Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] Ann Buerkle R NY Marie 25 2011-10-11 False R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2011-10-11 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2011-10-11 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] Richard Nugent R FL B. 5 2011-10-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Housing finance and home ownership Licensing and registrations Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-07-07 Introduced in House 2011-09-16T15:58:13Z Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary), from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014, to provide for monthly payments, through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), of up to 12 months of retraining assistance, except as specified, to certain veterans from 35 to 60 years of age applying by October 1, 2013, who: (1) were last discharged from Armed Forces active duty service with an honorable discharge, (2) have been unemployed for a designated period of time, and (3) are ineligible for specified veterans' benefit educational assistance. Sets forth the maximum number of eligible veterans who may participate in the program and the permitted forms of education and training.

Revises guidelines for stationing Transition Assistance Program personnel to require the Secretary to contract with a private entity or entities to provide specified counseling, employment, and training services.

Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of the Transportation (DOT) to require participation of all Armed Forces members eligible for employment assistance and other transitional services unless a documented urgent operational requirement prevents attendance.

Modifies the demonstration project on credentialing for Armed Forces active duty service members transitioning to civilian employment by requiring the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training to: (1) select at least 5 but not more than 10 (currently, at least 10) military occupational specialties, and (2) enter a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of state governors to identify credentialing, certification, and licensing requirements incorporating the necessary skills for such specialties.

Establishes a new period, ending on September 30, 2014, for carrying out the demonstration project and limits funding to $180,000 each fiscal year from specified sources.

Creates a three-year pilot program requiring the Secretary to make grants and enter contracts for veterans employment and training services with any of the ten states with the highest unemployment rates in the nation.

Prohibits full-time disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives from performing non-veteran related duties and services beyond the scope of their specified duties.

Revises the definition of "benefit," "benefit of employment," and "rights and benefits" under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

Extends by five years certain automatically guaranteed loans to veterans purchasing stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation entitling such veteran to occupy for dwelling purposes a single family residential unit in a development, project, or structure owned or leased by such corporation, in accordance with specified criteria. Extends: (1) various housing loan fees through specified closing periods on, after, or before October 1, 2021; (2) the temporary maximum home loan guaranty amount, as adjusted by the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, until December 31, 2014; and (3) appropriation authorizations for homeless veterans reintegration programs at existing levels through FY2016.

]]> 18 2011-10-11 Reported to House amended, Part I 2011-11-29T18:19:17Z Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 - Title I: Retraining Veterans - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary), from June 1, 2012, through March 31, 2014, to provide for monthly payments, through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), of up to 12 months of retraining assistance to certain veterans from 35 to 60 years of age applying by October 1, 2013, who: (1) were last discharged from active duty service with an honorable discharge, (2) have been unemployed for a designated period, and (3) are ineligible for specified veterans' educational assistance. Sets forth the maximum number of eligible veteran participants and the authorized forms of education and training. Requires a joint report from such Secretaries to the congressional veterans committees on such assistance.

Title II: Improving the Transition Assistance Program - (Sec. 201) Revises guidelines for stationing Transition Assistance Program (TAP) personnel to require the Secretary to contract with a private entity or entities to provide specified counseling, employment, and training services. (Under current law, the Secretary is required to station such personnel at member transition assistance offices located on military installations.) Requires such contract to be entered into within 24 months after the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of the Transportation (DOT) to require participation of all members eligible for employment assistance and other transitional services unless a documented urgent operational requirement prevents attendance or a member declines due to post-service employment or acceptance to an education program.

(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the veterans committees on TAP, including the number of individuals who participated within 30, 90, and 180 days after separation; and (2) contract with a small business owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans for a TAP audit at least every three years. Requires audit results to be submitted to the Secretaries of Labor, DOD, and VA, as well as the veterans committees.

(Sec. 204) Requires the Secretaries of Labor and DOD to jointly develop a method to assess the outcomes of individuals participating in TAP.

(Sec. 205) Directs the Comptroller General (CG) to review TAP, and submit review results to Congress.

Title III: Improving the Transition of Veterans to Civilian Employment - (Sec. 301) Modifies the demonstration project on credentialing for active duty service members transitioning to civilian employment by requiring the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training to: (1) select at least 5 but not more than 10 (currently, at least 10) military occupational specialties; and (2) enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of state governors to identify credentialing, certification, and licensing requirements incorporating the necessary skills for such specialties. Establishes a new period, ending on September 30, 2014, for carrying out the demonstration project and limits funding to $180,000 each fiscal year from specified sources. Requires annual implementation reports over the project period from such Assistant Secretary to the veterans committees.

(Sec. 302) Requires, in an annual report on job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans, the inclusion of performance measures for the provision of such assistance.

(Sec. 303) Revises the priority of service in Department of Labor training programs. Requires the Secretary to annually evaluate whether certain qualifying veterans are receiving priority service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs. Prohibits the Secretary from using the proportion of representation of veterans as the basis for such evaluation.

(Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to require that each individual receiving training by the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute be given a final examination to evaluate their performance.

(Sec. 305) Requires that each full-time disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and local veterans' employment representative perform only duties relating to the employment and training needs of veterans, and not other non-veteran-related duties. Directs the Secretary to conduct regular audits of such duties to ensure compliance.

(Sec. 306) Directs the Secretary and the DOD Secretary to jointly: (1) contract to complete a previous study of 10 military occupational specialties aimed at reducing barriers to certification and licensure for transitioning members and veterans, and (2) submit study results to Congress.

Title IV: Improvements to Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights - (Sec. 401) Includes the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment within the benefits and rights of employment for purposes of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

Title V: Other Matters - (Sec. 501) Extends through: (1) FY2014 the VA adjustable and hybrid adjustable mortgage rate demonstration projects, (2) 2016 the authority of the VA Secretary to guarantee the principal and interest on securities evidencing an interest in a pool of veterans' mortgage loans, and (3) October 1, 2017, the authority to collect fees for certain housing loans made, insured, or guaranteed by the VA.

Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 to extend through 2014 a temporary adjustment in the maximum VA single-family residence home loan guaranty amount.

(Sec. 502) Authorizes the VA to guarantee home loans for the surviving spouses of veterans who: (1) were eligible for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation due to a total disability rating, or (2) were former prisoners of war who were totally disabled for at least one year preceding death.

(Sec. 503) Extends through FY2012 VA homeless veterans reintegration programs. Requires a report from the CG to Congress on the results of such programs.

(Sec. 504) Limits VA payments for ambulance services to the lesser of the actual charges or the rates permitted under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

(Sec. 505) Directs the DOD and VA Secretaries to report annually to Congress on the effectiveness of education and training offered under the post-9/11 educational assistance program and the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program, respectively. Terminates such report requirements after January 1, 2021.

(Sec. 506) Limits to $385 million the FY2012 VA funding for travel, printing, and fleet vehicle costs.

(Sec. 507) Extends through May 31, 2016, the current $90 limit on VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

]]> 36 2011-10-12 Passed House amended 2011-12-06T15:55:51Z Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 - Title I: Retraining Veterans - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary), from June 1, 2012, through March 31, 2014, to provide for monthly payments, through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), of up to 12 months of retraining assistance to certain veterans from 35 to 60 years of age applying by October 1, 2013, who: (1) were last discharged from active duty service with an honorable discharge, (2) have been unemployed for a designated period, and (3) are ineligible for specified veterans' educational assistance. Sets forth the maximum number of eligible veteran participants and the authorized forms of education and training. Requires a joint report from such Secretaries to the congressional veterans committees on such assistance.

Title II: Improving the Transition Assistance Program - (Sec. 201) Revises guidelines for stationing Transition Assistance Program (TAP) personnel to require the Secretary to contract with a private entity or entities to provide specified counseling, employment, and training services. (Under current law, the Secretary is required to station such personnel at member transition assistance offices located on military installations.) Requires such contract to be entered into within 24 months after the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of the Transportation (DOT) to require participation of all members eligible for employment assistance and other transitional services unless a documented urgent operational requirement prevents attendance or a member declines due to post-service employment or acceptance to an education program.

(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the veterans committees on TAP, including the number of individuals who participated within 30, 90, and 180 days after separation; and (2) contract with a small business owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans for a TAP audit at least every three years. Requires audit results to be submitted to the Secretaries of Labor, DOD, and VA, as well as the veterans committees.

(Sec. 204) Requires the Secretaries of Labor to develop a method to assess the outcomes of individuals participating in TAP.

(Sec. 205) Directs the Comptroller General (CG) to review TAP, and submit review results to Congress.

Title III: Improving the Transition of Veterans to Civilian Employment - (Sec. 301) Modifies the demonstration project on credentialing for active duty service members transitioning to civilian employment by requiring the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training to: (1) select at least 5 but not more than 10 (currently, at least 10) military occupational specialties; and (2) enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of state governors to identify credentialing, certification, and licensing requirements incorporating the necessary skills for such specialties. Establishes a new period, ending on September 30, 2014, for carrying out the demonstration project and limits funding to $180,000 each fiscal year from specified sources. Requires annual implementation reports over the project period from such Assistant Secretary to the veterans committees.

(Sec. 302) Requires, in an annual report on job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans, the inclusion of performance measures for the provision of such assistance.

(Sec. 303) Revises the priority of service in Department of Labor training programs. Requires the Secretary to annually evaluate whether certain qualifying veterans are receiving priority service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs. Prohibits the Secretary from using the proportion of representation of veterans as the basis for such evaluation.

(Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to require that each individual receiving training by the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute be given a final examination to evaluate their performance.

(Sec. 305) Requires that each full-time disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and local veterans' employment representative perform only duties relating to the employment and training needs of veterans, and not other non-veteran-related duties. Directs the Secretary to conduct regular audits of such duties to ensure compliance.

(Sec. 306) Directs the Secretary and the DOD Secretary to jointly: (1) contract to complete a previous study of 10 military occupational specialties aimed at reducing barriers to certification and licensure for transitioning members and veterans, and (2) submit study results to Congress.

Title IV: Improvements to Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights - (Sec. 401) Includes the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment within the benefits and rights of employment for purposes of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

Title V: Other Matters - (Sec. 501) Extends through: (1) FY2014 the VA adjustable and hybrid adjustable mortgage rate demonstration projects, (2) 2016 the authority of the VA Secretary to guarantee the principal and interest on securities evidencing an interest in a pool of veterans' mortgage loans, and (3) October 1, 2017, the authority to collect fees for certain housing loans made, insured, or guaranteed by the VA.

Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 to extend through 2014 a temporary adjustment in the maximum VA single-family residence home loan guaranty amount.

(Sec. 502) Authorizes the VA to guarantee home loans for the surviving spouses of veterans who: (1) were eligible for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation due to a total disability rating, or (2) were former prisoners of war who were totally disabled for at least one year preceding death.

(Sec. 503) Limits VA payments for ambulance services to the lesser of the actual charges or the rates permitted under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

(Sec. 504) Directs the DOD and VA Secretaries to report annually to Congress on the effectiveness of education and training offered under the post-9/11 educational assistance program and the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program, respectively. Terminates such report requirements after January 1, 2021.

(Sec. 505) Limits to $385 million the FY2012 VA funding for travel, printing, and fleet vehicle costs.

(Sec. 506) Extends through May 31, 2016, the current $90 limit on VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

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