[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 53 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 53

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 244, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives shall make the following corrections:
            (1) Amend the long title so as to read: ``Making 
        appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 
        and for other purposes''.
            (2) Strike the first section 1 immediately following the 
        enacting clause and all that follows through ``Sec. 4. Display 
        of Award''.
            (3) In the table of contents for the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2017, strike ``Division N--Honoring 
        Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military 
        Veterans Act of 2017'' and insert the following:

    DIVISION N--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

 DIVISION O--HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN 
                     MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017

            (4) Insert immediately before ``It is unlawful for any 
        employer to publicly display a HIRE Vets Medallion Award'' the 
        following:

``DIVISION O--HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN 
                     MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017

``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This division may be cited as the `Honoring Investments in 
Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017' or the 
`HIRE Vets Act'.

``SEC. 2. HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Established.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish, by 
rule, a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information 
from employers for purposes of recognizing, by means of an award to be 
designated a `HIRE Vets Medallion Award', verified efforts by such 
employers--
            ``(1) to recruit, employ, and retain veterans; and
            ``(2) to provide community and charitable services 
        supporting the veteran community.
    ``(b) Application Process.--Beginning in the calendar year 
following the calendar year in which the Secretary establishes the 
program, the Secretary shall annually--
            ``(1) solicit and accept voluntary applications from 
        employers in order to consider whether those employers should 
        receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award;
            ``(2) review applications received in each calendar year; 
        and
            ``(3) notify such recipients of their awards; and
            ``(4) at a time to coincide with the annual commemoration 
        of Veterans Day--
                    ``(A) announce the names of such recipients;
                    ``(B) recognize such recipients through publication 
                in the Federal Register; and
                    ``(C) issue to each such recipient--
                            ``(i) a HIRE Vets Medallion Award of the 
                        level determined under section 3; and
                            ``(ii) a certificate stating that such 
                        employer is entitled to display such HIRE Vets 
                        Medallion Award.
    ``(c) Timing.--
            ``(1) Solicitation period.--The Secretary shall solicit 
        applications not later than January 31st of each calendar year 
        for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar year.
            ``(2) End of acceptance period.--The Secretary shall stop 
        accepting applications not earlier than April 30th of each 
        calendar year for the Awards to be awarded in November of that 
        calendar year.
            ``(3) Review period.--The Secretary shall finish reviewing 
        applications not later than August 31st of each calendar year 
        for the Awards to be awarded in November of that calendar year.
            ``(4) Selection of recipients.--The Secretary shall select 
        the employers to receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not later 
        than September 30th of each calendar year for the Awards to be 
        awarded in November of that calendar year.
            ``(5) Notice to recipients.--The Secretary shall notify 
        employers who will receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards not later 
        than October 11th of each calendar year for the Awards to be 
        awarded in November of that calendar year.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An employer who receives a HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award for one calendar year is not eligible to receive a HIRE Vets 
Medallion Award for the subsequent calendar year.

``SEC. 3. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.

    ``(a) Application Review Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall review all 
        applications received in a calendar year to determine whether 
        an employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, and, if 
        so, of what level.
            ``(2) Application contents.--The Secretary shall require 
        that all applications provide information on the programs and 
        other efforts of applicant employers during the calendar year 
        prior to that in which the medallion is to be awarded, 
        including the categories and activities governing the level of 
        award for which the applicant is eligible under subsection (b).
            ``(3) Verification.--The Secretary shall verify all 
        information provided in the applications, to the extent that 
        such information is relevant in determining whether or not an 
        employer should receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award or in 
        determining the appropriate level of HIRE Vets Medallion Award 
        for that employer to receive, including by requiring the chief 
        executive officer or the chief human relations officer of the 
        employer to attest under penalty of perjury that the employer 
        has met the criteria described in subsection (b) for a 
        particular level of Award.
    ``(b) Awards.--
            ``(1) Large employers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 2 
                levels of HIRE Vets Medallion Awards to be awarded to 
                employers employing 500 or more employees, to be 
                designated the `Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award' and the 
                `Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award'.
                    ``(B) Gold hire vets medallion award.--No employer 
                shall be eligible to receive a Gold HIRE Vets Medallion 
                Award in a given calendar year unless--
                            ``(i) veterans constitute not less than 7 
                        percent of all employees hired by such employer 
                        during the prior calendar year;
                            ``(ii) such employer has retained not less 
                        than 75 percent of the veteran employees hired 
                        during the calendar year preceding the 
                        preceding calendar year for a period of at 
                        least 12 months from the date on which the 
                        employees were hired;
                            ``(iii) such employer has established an 
                        employee veteran organization or resource group 
                        to assist new veteran employees with 
                        integration, including coaching and mentoring; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) such employer has established 
                        programs to enhance the leadership skills of 
                        veteran employees during their employment.
                    ``(C) Platinum hire vets medallion award.--No 
                employer shall be eligible to receive a Platinum HIRE 
                Vets Medallion Award in a given calendar year unless--
                            ``(i) the employer meets all the 
                        requirements for eligibility for a Gold HIRE 
                        Vets Medallion Award under subparagraph (B);
                            ``(ii) veterans constitute not less than 10 
                        percent of all employees hired by such employer 
                        during the prior calendar year;
                            ``(iii) such employer has retained not less 
                        than 85 percent of the veteran employees hired 
                        during the calendar year preceding the 
                        preceding calendar year for a period of at 
                        least 12 months from the date on which the 
                        employees were hired;
                            ``(iv) such employer employs dedicated 
                        human resources professionals to support hiring 
                        and retention of veteran employees, including 
                        efforts focused on veteran hiring and training;
                            ``(v) such employer provides each of its 
                        employees serving on active duty in the United 
                        States National Guard or Reserve with 
                        compensation sufficient, in combination with 
                        the employee's active duty pay, to achieve a 
                        combined level of income commensurate with the 
                        employee's salary prior to undertaking active 
                        duty; and
                            ``(vi) such employer has a tuition 
                        assistance program to support veteran 
                        employees' attendance in postsecondary 
                        education during the term of their employment.
                    ``(D) Exemption for smaller employers.--An employer 
                shall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
                subparagraph (C)(iv) if such employer--
                            ``(i) employs 5,000 or fewer employees; and
                            ``(ii) employs at least one human resources 
                        professional whose regular work duties include 
                        those described under subparagraph (C)(iv).
                    ``(E) Additional criteria.--The Secretary may 
                provide, by rule, additional criteria with which to 
                determine qualifications for receipt of each level of 
                HIRE Vets Medallion Award.
            ``(2) Small- and medium-sized employers.--The Secretary 
        shall establish similar awards in order to recognize 
        achievements in supporting veterans by--
                    ``(A) employers with 50 or fewer employees; and
                    ``(B) employers with more than 50 but fewer than 
                500 employees.
    ``(c) Design by Secretary.--The Secretary shall establish the 
shape, form, and design of each HIRE Vets Medallion Award, except that 
the Award shall be in the form of a certificate and shall state the 
year for which it was awarded.

``SEC. 4. DISPLAY OF AWARD.''.

            (5) In section 5(b) of division O, strike ``Act'' and 
        insert ``division''.
            (6) In section 6 of division O, strike ``Act'' and insert 
        ``division''.
            (7) In section 8 of division O, strike ``Act'' and insert 
        ``division''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            H. CON. RES. 53

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

       Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 244.