[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 6563 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6563

 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans 
                  jobs corps, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2012

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Ways and Means, the Budget, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, the 
   Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and the 
 Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans 
                  jobs corps, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Jobs 
Corps Act of 2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Veterans Jobs Corps.
Sec. 3. Employment of veterans with the Federal Government.
Sec. 4. Requirement that States recognize military experience of 
                            veterans when issuing licenses and 
                            credentials to veterans.
Sec. 5. Support for job searches of veterans through one-stop centers.
Sec. 6. State consideration of military training in granting certain 
                            State certifications and licenses as a 
                            condition on the receipt of funds for 
                            veterans employment and training.
Sec. 7. Study on value and utility of a skill credential registry.
Sec. 8. Minimum funding levels for disabled veterans' outreach program 
                            specialists and local veterans' employment 
                            representatives.
Sec. 9. Off-base transition training.
Sec. 10. Expansion of contracting goals and preferences of Department 
                            of Veterans Affairs to include small 
                            business concerns 100 percent but 
                            conditionally owned by veterans.
Sec. 11. Modification of treatment under contracting goals and 
                            preferences of Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs for small businesses owned by 
                            veterans of small businesses after death of 
                            disabled veteran owners.
Sec. 12. Treatment of businesses after deaths of servicemember-owners 
                            for purposes of Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs contracting goals and preferences.
Sec. 13. Special rule for treatment under contracting goals and 
                            preferences of Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs of small business concerns licensed 
                            in community property States.
Sec. 14. 100 percent continuous levy on payment to medicare providers 
                            and suppliers.
Sec. 15. Extension of modified pension for certain veterans covered by 
                            medicaid plans for services furnished by 
                            nursing facilities.
Sec. 16. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid 
                            taxes.
Sec. 17. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
Sec. 18. Scoring of budgetary effects.

SEC. 2. VETERANS JOBS CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
        in cooperation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
        Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of 
        Engineers, establish a veterans jobs corps to employ veterans--
                    (A) in conservation, resource management, and 
                historic preservation projects on public lands and 
                maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries 
                under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery 
                Administration; and
                    (B) as firefighters and law enforcement officers.
            (2) Advisory input.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Labor may provide the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs with advice regarding the establishment of the veterans 
        jobs corps.
    (b) Conservation, Resource Management, Historic Preservation, and 
Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement Projects.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the veterans jobs corps, the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and 
        the Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of 
        Engineers shall--
                    (A) employ veterans to carry out projects described 
                in subsection (a)(1); or
                    (B) award grants to, or enter into contracts with, 
                State governments, local governments, tribal 
                governments, or nongovernmental entities to employ 
                veterans to carry out projects described in subsection 
                (a)(1).
            (2) Priority.--In employing or awarding grants or contracts 
        to employ veterans under this subsection, the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
        of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Commanding 
        General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers shall give 
        priority towards the employment of veterans who served on 
        active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001.
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
        coordinate the activities of the Attorney General, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, 
        and the Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of 
        Engineers to employ veterans as part of the veterans job corps.
            (4) Oversight of projects.--The secretaries referred to in 
        paragraph (1) and the Commanding General of the United States 
        Army Corps of Engineers shall each provide oversight of the 
        projects for which they employ veterans under subparagraph (A) 
        of such paragraph or award grants or enter into contracts under 
        subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
    (c) First Responders.--
            (1) Firefighters.--As part of the veterans jobs corps, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall award grants under section 
        34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
        U.S.C. 2229a) to hire veterans as firefighters.
            (2) Law enforcement officers.--As part of the veterans jobs 
        corps, the Attorney General shall award grants under part Q of 
        title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to hire veterans as law 
        enforcement officers.
            (3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection to 
        hire veterans, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
        Attorney General shall give priority to the hiring of veterans 
        who served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after 
        September 11, 2001.
    (d) Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
        provide assistance to the secretaries described in subsection 
        (a), the Attorney General, and the Commanding General of the 
        United States Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the veterans 
        jobs corps. Such assistance may take the form of a transfer 
        under paragraph (2).
            (2) Transfers.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
        to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this section, 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer such amounts as 
        the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the veterans 
        jobs corps to the following:
                    (A) The Attorney General.
                    (B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                    (C) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
                    (E) The Secretary of the Interior.
                    (F) The Commanding General of the United States 
                Army Corps of Engineers.
            (3) Assistance for conservation, resource management, 
        historic preservation, and cemetery maintenance and improvement 
        projects.--
                    (A) Application.--If a secretary referred to in 
                subsection (b)(1) or the Commanding General of the 
                United States Army Corps of Engineers seeks assistance 
                under paragraph (1) to employ a veteran to carry out a 
                project under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) or 
                to award a grant or contract to carry out a project 
                under subparagraph (B) of such subsection, such 
                secretary or the Commanding General shall submit to the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs an application therefor 
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
                require.
                    (B) Selection.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
                shall, in consultation with the steering committee 
                established under subparagraph (C), award assistance 
                under this paragraph in accordance with such criteria 
                as the steering committee establishes.
                    (C) Steering committee.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans 
                        Affairs shall establish a steering committee--
                                    (I) to establish selection criteria 
                                for the awarding of assistance under 
                                paragraph (1) to employ a veteran to 
                                carry out a project under subparagraph 
                                (A) of subsection (b)(1) or to award a 
                                grant or contract to carry out a 
                                project under subparagraph (B) of such 
                                subsection; and
                                    (II) to provide the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs with advice on 
                                awarding assistance under this 
                                subsection with respect to projects 
                                described in subsection (a)(1) and 
                                carrying out the veterans jobs corps 
                                under subsection (b).
                            (ii) Composition.--The steering committee 
                        shall be composed of the following:
                                    (I) The Secretary of Veterans 
                                Affairs.
                                    (II) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                                    (III) The Secretary of Commerce.
                                    (IV) The Secretary of the Interior.
                                    (V) The Commanding General of the 
                                United States Army Corps of Engineers.
                            (iii) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the 
                        steering committee shall be the Secretary of 
                        Veterans Affairs.
                            (iv) Advisory input.--The Secretary of 
                        Defense and the Secretary of Labor may provide 
                        advice to the steering committee.
            (4) Assistance for first responders.--Not more than 10 
        percent of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this section may 
        be transferred to the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security to employ veterans under subsection (c).
    (e) Reporting Framework.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a reporting framework to regularly monitor and evaluate the 
veterans jobs corps to ensure proper oversight and accountability of 
the veterans jobs corps.
    (f) Outreach.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, ensure that veterans employed 
under the veterans jobs corps are aware of benefits and assistance 
available to them under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and benefits and assistance available to them under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Labor, particularly with respect to 
education, training, and related benefits that might complement their 
employment under the veterans jobs corps.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is available without further 
        appropriation to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
        this section, $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
        2012 through 2017.
            (2) Limitation.--Of amounts made appropriated or otherwise 
        made available to carry out this section, not more than five 
        percent may be spent to administer the veterans jobs corps.
    (h) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 4214 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) The requirement under this section is in addition to the 
appointment of qualified covered veterans under the authority under 
paragraph (1) by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
of Defense.
    ``(B) The head of each agency, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop a plan for exercising 
the authority under paragraph (1) during the five-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of the Careers for Veterans Act of 2012.
    ``(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
ensure that under the plans developed under subparagraph (B) agencies 
shall appoint to existing vacancies not fewer than 10,000 qualified 
covered veterans during the five-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Careers for Veterans Act of 2012.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), in the third sentence, by inserting 
        ``(including, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of the Careers for Veterans Act of 2012, the 
        development and implementation by each agency of the plan 
        required under subsection (b)(4), which shall include 
        information regarding the grade or pay level of appointments by 
        the agency under the plan and whether the appointments are, or 
        are converted to, career or career-conditional appointments)'' 
        after ``subsection (b) of this section''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
                        by striking ``to the Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``to the appropriate committees of Congress''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``(including, during the 5-year period 
                        beginning on the date of enactment of the 
                        Careers for Veterans Act of 2012, the 
                        development and implementation by the agency of 
                        the plan required under subsection (b)(4), 
                        which shall include information regarding the 
                        grade or pay level of appointments by the 
                        agency under the plan and whether the 
                        appointments are, or are converted to, 
                        permanent appointments)'' before the period; 
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `appropriate committees of 
Congress' means--
            ``(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
        and
            ``(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
        on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined under 
section 4214(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (a)) regarding the development of a plan to carry out the 
amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RECOGNIZE MILITARY EXPERIENCE OF 
              VETERANS WHEN ISSUING LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS TO 
              VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which funds 
are made available to a State under subsection (b)(5) in order to carry 
out section 4103A or 4104 of this title, the State shall--
            ``(i) establish a program under which the State administers 
        an examination to each veteran seeking a license or credential 
        issued by the State and issues such license or credential to 
        such veteran without requiring such veteran to undergo any 
        training or apprenticeship if the veteran--
                    ``(I) receives a satisfactory score on completion 
                of such examination, as determined by the State; and
                    ``(II) has not less than 10 years of experience in 
                a military occupational specialty that, as determined 
                by the State, is similar to a civilian occupation for 
                which such license or credential is required by the 
                State; and
            ``(ii) submit each year to the Secretary a report on the 
        exams administered under clause (i) during the most recently 
        completed 12-month period that includes, for the period covered 
        by the report the number of veterans who completed an exam 
        administered by the State under clause (i) and a description of 
        the results of such exams, disaggregated by occupational field.
    ``(B) Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress and the Secretary of Defense a report summarizing 
the information received by the Secretary under subparagraph 
(A)(ii).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) Exams.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4102A(c)(9) of such 
        title, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the 
        date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and shall apply with respect to grants and contracts 
        described in such subparagraph awarded after such date.
            (2) Reports.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4102A(c)(9), as 
        added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 
        one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and the 
        Secretary of Labor shall submit the first report under such 
        subparagraph not later than two years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SUPPORT FOR JOB SEARCHES OF VETERANS THROUGH ONE-STOP CENTERS.

    (a) Furnishing of List of Internet Resources.--Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor shall furnish each one-stop center with a list of all Internet 
websites and applications that the Secretary has identified as 
beneficial for veterans in pursuit of employment to their pursuit.
    (b) Identification of Additional Resources.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate with public and private sector entities to identify Internet 
websites and applications not already included in a list furnished 
under subsection (a) that--
            (1) match veterans seeking employment with available jobs 
        based on the skills the veterans acquired as members of the 
        Armed Forces; and
            (2) allow employers to post information about available 
        jobs.
    (c) Supplements.--The Secretary of Labor shall furnish each one-
stop center with a list of Internet websites and applications 
identified under subsection (b).
    (d) Report.--Not later than 455 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use of the Internet 
websites and applications identified under subsection (b) for the 
benefit of veterans in pursuit of employment.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) One-stop center.--The term ``one-stop center'' means a 
        center described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)).

SEC. 6. STATE CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY TRAINING IN GRANTING CERTAIN 
              STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES AS A CONDITION ON THE 
              RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(10)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which funds 
are made available to a State in order to carry out section 4103A or 
4104 of this title for any program year, the Secretary shall require 
the State--
            ``(i) to demonstrate that when the State approves or denies 
        a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) for a 
        veteran the State takes into consideration any training 
        received or experience gained by the veteran while serving on 
        active duty in the Armed Forces; and
            ``(ii) to disclose to the Secretary in writing the 
        following:
                    ``(I) Criteria applicants must satisfy to receive a 
                certification or license described in subparagraph (B) 
                by the State.
                    ``(II) A description of the standard practices of 
                the State for evaluating training received by veterans 
                while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces and 
                evaluating the documented work experience of such 
                veterans during such service for purposes of approving 
                or denying a certification or license described in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(III) Identification of areas in which training 
                and experience described in subclause (II) fails to 
                meet criteria described in subclause (I).''
    ``(B) A certification or license described in this subparagraph is 
any of the following that is issued or awarded by a State:
            ``(i) A license to be a State tested nursing assistant or a 
        certified nursing assistant.
            ``(ii) A commercial driver's license.
            ``(iii) An emergency medical technician license EMT-B or 
        EMT-I.
            ``(iv) An emergency medical technician-paramedic license.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall share the information the Secretary 
receives under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the Secretary of Defense to 
help the Secretary of Defense improve training for military 
occupational specialties so that individuals who receive such training 
are able to receive a certification or license described in 
subparagraph (B) from a State.
    ``(D) The Secretary of Defense shall provide technical assistance 
and guidance to States on the training members of the Armed Forces 
receive for military occupational specialties so that States can make 
informed decisions with respect to certifying and licensing 
veterans.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the first program year that begins on or after 
the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and each program year thereafter.
    (c) Modification of Training Programs for Military Occupational 
Specialties.--The Secretary of Defense shall work with certification 
and licensing organizations and the Secretary of Labor to identify 
commonalities between military occupational specialties and civilian 
occupations and may revise the training programs for military 
occupational specialties so that members of the Armed Forces who 
complete such training programs develop the skills required for 
certification or licensing in civilian occupations that are similar to 
the military occupational specialties for which they were trained in 
the Armed Forces.

SEC. 7. STUDY ON VALUE AND UTILITY OF A SKILL CREDENTIAL REGISTRY.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with Secretary of Commerce, shall jointly 
conduct a study to determine the value and utility of a registry of 
recognized postsecondary credentials valued by employers, individuals, 
providers of education and training, economic development 
professionals, State and local officials, and other relevant 
stakeholders.
    (b) Contents.--The study in subsection (a) shall address, at a 
minimum, the following:
            (1) The type of organization, or consortium of 
        organizations, that should manage or operate such a registry.
            (2) The administration of such a registry, especially how 
        such administration would be supported with non-Federal funds.
            (3) How such a registry would be maintained and kept 
        current so as to be of greatest value.
            (4) How the quality and integrity of the credentials 
        cataloged in such a registry would be ensured, so as to be of 
        the greatest value.
            (5) How the contents of such a registry could inform the 
        provision of education and training services through Federal 
        education and workforce development programs.
            (6) How such a registry would be marketed and utilized so 
        as to be of greatest value.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall jointly submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
$250,000 to conduct the study required by subsection (a).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Industry-recognized.--The term ``industry-recognized'', 
        used with respect to a credential, means a credential that--
                    (A) is sought or accepted by employers within the 
                industry sector involved as recognized, preferred, or 
                required for recruitment, screening, hiring, or 
                advancement;
                    (B) is endorsed by a recognized trade or 
                professional association or organization, representing 
                a significant part of the industry sector; and
                    (C) is a nationally portable credential, meaning a 
                credential that is sought or accepted, across multiple 
                States, as described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
        ``recognized postsecondary credential'' means a credential 
        consisting of an industry-recognized credential for 
        postsecondary training, a certificate that meets the 
        requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) for 
        postsecondary training, a certificate of completion of a 
        postsecondary apprenticeship through a program described in 
        Section 122(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        (29 U.S.C. 2842(a)(2)(B)), or an associate degree or 
        baccalaureate degree awarded by an institution of higher 
        education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 (a))).

SEC. 8. MINIMUM FUNDING LEVELS FOR DISABLED VETERANS' OUTREACH PROGRAM 
              SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT 
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (iii) of section 4102A(c)(2)(B) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(iii)(I) In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
establish minimum funding levels and hold-harmless criteria for States.
    ``(II) Except as provided in subclause (III), at a minimum, the 
minimum funding levels established under subclause (I) shall ensure 
that each State receives sufficient funding to support at least one 
disabled veterans' outreach program specialist appointed under section 
4103A(a)(1) of this title and one local veterans' employment 
representative assigned under section 4104(b) of this title per 5,000 
square miles of service delivery area within the State.
    ``(III) In determining minimum funding levels under subclause (II), 
the Secretary may exclude consideration of counties with a population 
density of less than one person per square mile.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 
        to Congress a report on the effect of the amendment made by 
        subsection (a) on veterans who reside in highly rural areas.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the effect of the amendment 
                made by subsection (a) on veterans who reside in highly 
                rural areas.
                    (B) Such recommendations for legislative or 
                administrative action as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate to improve the provision of contracts and 
                grants under section 4102A(b)(5) of such title to meet 
                the needs of veterans who reside in highly rural areas 
                and are eligible for services furnished under chapter 
                41 of such title.
            (3) Highly rural defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``highly rural'', in the case of an area, means that the area 
        consists of a county or counties having a population of less 
        than seven persons per square mile.

SEC. 9. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING.

    (a) Provision of Off-Base Transition Training.--During the three-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall provide the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible 
individuals at locations other than military installations in not less 
than three and not more than five States selected by the Secretary.
    (b) Selection of Locations.--In selecting States in which to carry 
out the training under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select the 
States with the highest rates of veteran unemployment. The Secretary 
shall provide such training to veterans at a sufficient number of 
locations within the selected States to meet the need. The Secretary 
shall select such locations to facilitate access by participants and 
may not select any location on a military installation other than a 
National Guard or reserve facility that is not located on an active 
duty military installation.
    (c) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran.
    (d) Inclusion of Information About Veterans Benefits.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that the training provided under subsection (a) 
generally follows the content of the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
    (e) Integrating Subject Matter Experts.--The Secretary of Labor 
shall include in any contract entered into pursuant to section 1144 of 
title 10, United States Code, or section 4113 of title 38, United 
States Code, a requirement to include experts in subject matters 
relating to human resources practices, including resume writing, 
interviewing and job searching skills, and the provision of information 
about post-secondary education.
    (f) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of any year during which 
the Secretary provides training under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the provision of such training.
    (g) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
termination of the three-year period described in subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on the training provided under such subsection. The report shall 
include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regarding the 
feasibility of carrying out off-base transition training at locations 
nationwide.

SEC. 10. EXPANSION OF CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 
              100 PERCENT BUT CONDITIONALLY OWNED BY VETERANS.

    Section 8127(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``unconditionally'' 
        before ``owned by'' each place it appears; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `unconditionally owned' includes, with 
        respect to ownership of a small business concern, conditional 
        ownership of such small business concern if such business 
        concern is 100 percent owned by one or more veterans.''.

SEC. 11. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS AND 
              PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SMALL 
              BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER 
              DEATH OF DISABLED VETERAN OWNERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rated as'' and all that 
        follows through ``disability.'' and inserting a period; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
        as follows:
            ``(C) The date that--
                    ``(i) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
                veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 
                100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a 
                service-connected disability, is 10 years after the 
                date of the veteran's death; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
                veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 
                less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a 
                result of a service-connected disability, is three 
                years after the date of the veteran's death.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to contracts awarded 
on or after such date.

SEC. 12. TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES AFTER DEATHS OF SERVICEMEMBER-OWNERS 
              FOR PURPOSES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as 
        subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
        subsection (i):
    ``(i) Treatment of Businesses After Death of Servicemember-Owner.--
(1) If a member of the Armed Forces owns at least 51 percent of a small 
business concern and such member is killed in line of duty in the 
active military, naval, or air service, the surviving spouse or 
dependent of such member who acquires such ownership rights in such 
small business concern shall, for the period described in paragraph 
(2), be treated as if the surviving spouse or dependent were a veteran 
with a service-connected disability for purposes of determining the 
status of the small business concern as a small business concern owned 
and controlled by veterans for purposes of contracting goals and 
preferences under this section.
    ``(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
beginning on the date on which the member of the Armed Forces dies and 
ending on the date as follows:
            ``(A) In the case of a surviving spouse, the earliest of 
        the following dates:
                    ``(i) The date on which the surviving spouse 
                remarries.
                    ``(ii) The date on which the surviving spouse 
                relinquishes an ownership interest in the small 
                business concern and no longer owns at least 51 percent 
                of such small business concern.
                    ``(iii) The date that is ten years after the date 
                of the member's death.
            ``(B) In the case of a dependent who is not a spouse, the 
        earliest of the following dates:
                    ``(i) The date on which the surviving dependant 
                relinquishes an ownership interest in the small 
                business concern and no longer owns at least 51 percent 
                of such small business concern.
                    ``(ii) The date that is ten years after the date of 
                the member's death.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of section 8127 of such title, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to the deaths of 
members of the Armed Forces occurring on or after such date.

SEC. 13. SPECIAL RULE FOR TREATMENT UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS AND 
              PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF SMALL 
              BUSINESS CONCERNS LICENSED IN COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES.

    Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 
12, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(n) Special Rule for Community Property States.--Whenever the 
Secretary assesses, for purposes of this section, the degree of 
ownership by an individual of a small business concern licensed in a 
community property State, the Secretary shall also assess what that 
degree of ownership would be if such small business concern had been 
licensed in a State other than a community property State. If the 
Secretary determines that such individual would have had a greater 
degree of ownership of the small business concern had such small 
business concern been licensed in a State other than a community 
property State, the Secretary shall treat, for purposes of this 
section, such small business concern as if it had been licensed in a 
State other than a community property State.''.

SEC. 14. 100 PERCENT CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENT TO MEDICARE PROVIDERS 
              AND SUPPLIERS.

    Paragraph (3) of section 6331(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, or, 
with respect to payments made on or after the date which is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012, 
to a Medicare provider or supplier under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act.''.

SEC. 15. EXTENSION OF MODIFIED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS COVERED BY 
              MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING 
              FACILITIES.

    Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``March 31, 2017''.

SEC. 16. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN UNPAID 
              TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN TAX 
              DELINQUENCIES.

    ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary receives certification by the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual has a seriously 
delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary 
shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action 
with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport 
pursuant to section 16(d) of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012.
    ``(b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an outstanding debt 
under this title for which a notice of lien has been filed in public 
records pursuant to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed 
pursuant to section 6331, except that such term does not include--
            ``(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
        to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and
            ``(2) a debt with respect to which collection is suspended 
        because a collection due process hearing under section 6330, or 
        relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015, is 
        requested or pending.
    ``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--In the case of a calendar year 
beginning after 2012, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to--
            ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
        section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by 
        substituting `calendar year 2011' for `calendar year 1992' in 
        subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a 
multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next highest 
multiple of $1,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter D of 
chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax 
                            delinquencies.''.
    (c) Authority for Information Sharing.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(23) Disclosure of return information to department of 
        state for purposes of passport revocation under section 7345.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon 
                receiving a certification described in section 7345, 
                disclose to the Secretary of State return information 
                with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously 
                delinquent tax debt described in such section. Such 
                return information shall be limited to--
                            ``(i) the taxpayer identity information 
                        with respect to such taxpayer, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of such seriously 
                        delinquent tax debt.
                    ``(B) Restriction on disclosure.--Return 
                information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be 
                used by officers and employees of the Department of 
                State for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary 
                in, carrying out the requirements of section 16(d) of 
                the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) 
        of such Code is amended by striking ``or (22)'' each place it 
        appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(22), or (23)''.
    (d) Authority To Deny or Revoke Passport.--
            (1) Denial.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), upon receiving a certification 
                described in section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
                Secretary of State may not issue a passport to any 
                individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt 
                described in such section.
                    (B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
                State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances 
                or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described 
                in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Revocation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke 
                a passport previously issued to any individual 
                described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the 
                Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before 
                revocation, may--
                            (i) limit a previously issued passport only 
                        for return travel to the United States; or
                            (ii) issue a limited passport that only 
                        permits return travel to the United States.
            (3) Hold harmless.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
        Secretary of State shall not be liable to an individual for any 
        action with respect to a certification by the Commissioner of 
        Internal Revenue under section 7345 of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986.
    (e) Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Individual Without 
Social Security Account Number.--
            (1) Denial.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), upon receiving an application for a 
                passport from an individual that either--
                            (i) does not include the social security 
                        account number issued to that individual, or
                            (ii) includes an incorrect or invalid 
                        social security number willfully, 
                        intentionally, negligently, or recklessly 
                        provided by such individual,
                the Secretary of State is authorized to deny such 
                application and is authorized to not issue a passport 
                to the individual.
                    (B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
                State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances 
                or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described 
                in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Revocation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke 
                a passport previously issued to any individual 
                described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the 
                Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before 
                revocation, may--
                            (i) limit a previously issued passport only 
                        for return travel to the United States; or
                            (ii) issue a limited passport that only 
                        permits return travel to the United States.
    (f) Effective Date.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013.

SEC. 17. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

    Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
in the case of a corporation with assets of not less than 
$1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end of the preceding taxable 
year)--
            (1) the amount of any required installment of corporate 
        estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or 
        September of 2013 shall be increased by 0.25 percent of such 
        amount (determined without regard to any increase in such 
        amount not contained in such Code);
            (2) the amount of any required installment of corporate 
        estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or 
        September of 2017 shall be increased by 0.50 percent of such 
        amount (determined without regard to any increase in such 
        amount not contained in such Code); and
            (3) the amount of the next required installment after an 
        installment referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be 
        appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of the increase by 
        reason of such paragraph.

SEC. 18. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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