[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1168 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1168


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2009

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
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) Monthly Training Assistance Allowance.--Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor 
may 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 may receive 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.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, in addition to the training assistance 
allowance payable under subsection (a), the Secretary may reimburse 
each covered veteran, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, 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, the term `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 is 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 new item:

``4216. Employment training assistance for unemployed veterans.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 4216 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to months 
beginning on or after the first day of fiscal year 2011.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.