[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5712 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5712

  To authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to 
  have community business leaders mentor members of the Armed Forces 
    under the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2012

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Reichert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to 
  have community business leaders mentor members of the Armed Forces 
    under the Transition Assistance Program, 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 Jobs Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS LEADER MENTOR PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program.--In carrying out the Transition Assistance 
Program (including the Disabled Transition Assistance Program) under 
section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Labor, 
in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, may establish a pilot program to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of using community business leaders as 
mentors to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces who 
are being separated from active duty and the spouses of such members.
    (b) Duration.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), such program shall be carried out for 
a two-year period.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
        which the Secretary commences the pilot program established 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on such program, 
        including the findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
        feasibility and advisability of using business leaders as 
        mentors as described in subsection (a).
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed 
                Services of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed 
                Services of the Senate.
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