II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 606 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2009 Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Veterans Corps program.

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Veterans Corps

Section 122(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and (2)by inserting after paragraph (14) the following: (15)A Veterans Corps program that— (A)identifies unmet needs of veterans through activities such as— (i)promoting community-based efforts to meet the unique needs of military families while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home; (ii)recruiting veterans, particularly returning veterans, into service opportunities; (iii)working to assist veterans in developing their educational opportunities, including opportunities for professional certification; (iv)promoting efforts within the community to serve the needs of veterans and active duty military members; (v)assisting veterans in developing mentoring relationships with economically disadvantaged students; and (vi)developing projects to assist disabled and older veterans; and (B)establishes, and meets or exceeds, performance indicators relating to the activities described in subparagraph (A), including— (i)the number of housing units created for veterans; (ii)the number of veterans who pursue educational opportunities; (iii)the number of veterans receiving professional certification; (iv)outreach efforts to service organizations serving the needs to veterans; (v)the number of veterans engaged in service opportunities; (vi)the number of military families assisted by organizations while the family member is deployed and when the family member returns from deployment; (vii)the number of economically disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring relationships with veterans; (viii)projects designed to meet identifiable public needs with a specific emphasis on projects in support of veterans, especially disabled and older veterans; (ix)another indicator relating to education or skill attainment that assists in providing veterans with the skills to address identifiable public needs, that is approved by the Corporation; and (x)other additional indicators that improve the lives of veterans and families of individuals deployed in service, that the Corporation, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, establishes for a given year. .