[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4776 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4776


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 2 (legislative day, July 20), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' employment 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Employment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT.

    (a) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment 
and Training.--(1) Section 4102A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (A) by striking out ``(1)'' and ``(2)'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``(A)'' and ``(B)'', respectively;
            (B) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) There shall be within the Department of Labor a Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. The 
Deputy Assistant Secretary shall perform such functions as the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training 
prescribes. The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a veteran, and the 
position of Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a career reserved 
position, as defined in section 3132(a)(8) of title 5.''.
    (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to 
a vacancy occurring in the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (b) DVOP Specialists Compensation Rates.--Section 4103A(a)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking out ``a rate not less than the rate 
prescribed for an entry level professional'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``rates comparable to those paid other professionals''.
    (c) Special Unemployment Study.--Section 4110A(a) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``disabled veterans and'' and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``disabled veterans,'';
            (2) by inserting ``, veterans who served on active duty 
        after the Vietnam era, and veterans discharged or released from 
        active duty within four years of the applicable study'' after 
        ``Vietnam era''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``For each of the 
        classifications of veterans referred to in the previous 
        sentence, such studies shall include a category for women who 
        are veterans.''.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.

    (a) Federal Contracts.--Section 4212 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking out ``disabled veterans and 
                veterans'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``disabled veterans, veterans'';
                    (B) by inserting the following before the period at 
                the end of the first sentence: ``, and veterans who 
                served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war 
                in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge 
                has been authorized''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``suitable'' in clause (1); and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``who are veterans of the 
                Vietnam era or special disabled veterans'' in 
                subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof ``and 
                the number of such employees, by job category and 
                hiring location, who are veterans described in 
                subsection (a)''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``who are veterans of the 
                Vietnam era or special disabled veterans'' in 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``who 
                are veterans described in subsection (a)''.
    (b) Eligibility Requirements for Veterans Under Federal Employment 
and Training Programs.--Clause (3) of section 4213 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``30,'' after ``13,'';
            (2) by striking out ``34,''; and
            (3) by inserting ``and any amounts received by an eligible 
        person under chapter 106 of title 10,'' after ``title,''.

            Passed the House of Representatives August 1, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.