3.0.0 134 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z Senate S 2021-01-28 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-01-28T20:32:53Z Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2021 117 637 HR 2021-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 117 1319 HR 2021-03-11 Became Public Law No: 117-2. Related bill CRS 2021-01-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2021-01-28 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-02-24 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-02-24 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-03-04 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-03-04 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2021-03-15 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-04-20 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Advanced technology and technological innovations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Housing and community development funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor market National Guard and reserves Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-12T11:55:53Z This bill addresses the employment and retraining of veterans, specifically during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program under which the VA must provide up to 12 months of nontransferable retraining assistance (including a housing stipend) to up to 35,000 eligible veterans for the pursuit of a specified program of education. Under the bill, an eligible veteran is an individual who, among other requirements, is unemployed due to COVID-19. Veterans who receive retraining assistance may only use such assistance to pursue specified programs, including those designed to provide training for high-demand occupations.

The bill requires the Department of Labor to conduct outreach to veterans participating in the program to notify them of employment placement services and facilitate employment placement. Additionally, the VA must enter into a memorandum of understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations to facilitate the employment of veterans participating in the program.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the retraining assistance program.

The program will terminate 21 months after the date of the enactment of this bill.

]]> A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s134is/xml/BILLS-117s134is.xml 2021-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.