3.0.0 1262 2023-01-11T13:24:37Z 2023-01-11T13:24:37Z Senate S S 2013-06-27 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2013-11-19T19:17:39Z Hearings by 2013-10-30T18:00:00Z Referred to 2013-06-27T22:48:53Z Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 113 3451 HR 2013-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS 2013-11-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-10-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. Committee 2013-06-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2013-09-24 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-11-13 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-11-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Army Corps of Engineers Cemeteries and funerals Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Law enforcement officers National and community service Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-09T17:06:46Z Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.

Requires priority to be given to the employment of veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001.

Requires, as part of the veterans conservation corps: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to award grants under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to hire veterans as firefighters; (2) the Attorney General to award grants under the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to hire veterans as law enforcement officers; and (3) the DHS Secretary to provide funds to increase participation by veterans in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps program.

Authorizes the VA Secretary to transfer amounts to carry out the corps to the Attorney General, the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, DHS, and Interior.

Directs the VA Secretary to establish a steering committee to establish selection criteria for, and provide advice to the VA Secretary on, the awarding of assistance under this Act.

]]> Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 Display Title Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1262is/xml/BILLS-113s1262is.xml 2013-11-19 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.