[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3685 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3685

  To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main 
 page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such 
                           Internet website.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main 
 page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such 
                           Internet website.

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

SECTION 1. PROMOTION OF THE VETSUCCESS INTERNET WEBSITE.

    (a) Inclusion of Hyperlink.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs a new hyperlink with a drop-down menu entitled 
``Veterans Employment''. The drop-down menu shall include a direct 
hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website, the USA Jobs Internet 
website, the Job Central website, and any other appropriate employment 
Internet websites, as determined by the Secretary, especially such 
websites that focus on jobs for veterans.
    (b) Advertisement of Internet Website.--Subject to the availability 
of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall, in accordance with section 532 of title 38, United States Code, 
purchase advertising in national media outlets for the purpose of 
promoting awareness of the VetSuccess Internet website to veterans.
    (c) Outreach to Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct 
outreach to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom to inform such veterans of the VetSuccess Internet website.
    (d) VetSuccess Internet Website Defined.--In this section, the term 
``VetSuccess Internet website'' means www.vetsuccess.gov or any 
successor Internet website maintained by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
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