[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1599 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1599

   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to 
 eligible organizations for the provision of transition assistance to 
members of the Armed Forces recently separated from active duty service 
                      and spouses of such members.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2019

  Mr. Rutherford (for himself, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Waltz, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Peterson) introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to 
 eligible organizations for the provision of transition assistance to 
members of the Armed Forces recently separated from active duty service 
                      and spouses of such members.

    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 Armed for Success Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make 
grants to eligible organizations for the provision of transition 
assistance to members of the Armed Forces who are recently retired, 
separated, or discharged from the Armed Forces and spouses of such 
members.
    (b) Use of Funds.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
shall use the grant to provide to members of the Armed Forces and 
spouses described in subsection (a) resume assistance, interview 
training, job recruitment training, and related services leading 
directly to successful transition, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Eligible Organizations.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
section, an organization shall submit to the Secretary an application 
containing such information and assurances as the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may require.
    (d) Priority for Hubs of Service.--In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to an organization that 
provides multiple forms of services described in subsection (b).
    (e) Amount of Grant.--A grant under this section shall be in an 
amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the amount required by the 
organization to provide the services described in subsection (b).
    (f) Deadline for Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin 
carrying out this section not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (g) Termination.--The authority to provide a grant under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date 
on which the Secretary begins carrying out this section.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section.
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