[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 802 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 802


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2011

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
         Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.

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

SECTION 1. VETSTAR AWARD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 532 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting `` (a) 
        Advertising in National Media.--The Secretary may''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) VetStar Award Program.--(1) The Secretary shall establish an 
award program, to be known as the `VetStar Award Program', to annually 
recognize businesses for their contributions to veterans' employment.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish a process for the 
administration of the award program, including criteria for--
            ``(A) categories and sectors of businesses eligible for 
        recognition each year; and
            ``(B) objective measures to be used in selecting businesses 
        to receive the award.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``; VetStar Award 
        Program''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 532 and inserting the following new 
        item:

``532. Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award 
                            Program.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 1, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.