3.0.0 3062 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z Senate S 2018-06-13 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-13T20:47:48Z VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 115 6500 HR 2018-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2018-06-13 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-06-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Department of Agriculture Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Agriculture and Food 00 2018-06-13 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-15T23:15:13Z Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018 or the VET-2-FARM Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison to provide additional information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces regarding agriculture-related employment and training opportunities.

The Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison must:

  • provide information to veterans concerning the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, positions identified within USDA that are available to employ or train veterans;
  • consult with specified federal departments and agencies regarding activities that assist veterans with agriculture-related employment; and
  • establish and periodically update a website with information regarding employment and training opportunities for service members and veterans.

USDA must report annually to Congress regarding positions and training opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

]]> VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Display Title VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison to provide certain outreach to veterans with respect to agricultural employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3062is/xml/BILLS-115s3062is.xml 2018-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.