[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1168 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1168

To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
             veterans with employment training assistance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2009

 Mr. Boozman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
             veterans with employment training assistance.

    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 Retraining Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4216. Employment Training Assistance for Unemployed Veterans.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall pay to each covered 
veteran a monthly training assistance allowance under this section for 
each month that a covered veteran is enrolled in an employment and 
training program that teaches a skill in demand, as determined by the 
Secretary.
    ``(b) Amount.--The amount of the training assistance allowance 
under this section is the amount equal to the monthly amount of the 
basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37 for a 
member of the Armed Forces with dependents in pay grade E-5 residing in 
the military housing area that encompasses all or the majority portion 
of the ZIP code area in which the veteran resides.
    ``(c) Duration.--A covered veteran is entitled to training 
assistance under this section for not more than six months during each 
10-year period beginning on the date in which the covered veteran first 
receives training allowance under this section.
    ``(d) Moving Stipend.--In addition to the training assistance 
allowance payable under subsection (b), the Secretary shall pay an 
amount of not more than $5,000 to each covered veteran for moving 
expenses related to the veteran's receipt of training for which an 
allowance is paid under this section.
    ``(e) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, `covered veteran' 
means a veteran who is--
            ``(1) unemployed for a period of not less than four 
        consecutive months at the time of applying for training 
        assistance under this section;
            ``(2) able to successfully complete the employment and 
        training program described in subsection (a), as determined by 
        the Secretary; and
            ``(3) except as provided under this section, ineligible for 
        education or training assistance under this title.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``4216. Employment training assistance for unemployed veterans.''.
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