[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1574. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 515. PILOT PROGRAM ON JOB PLACEMENT AND RELATED 
                   EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 
     pilot program to enhance the efforts of the Department of 
     Defense to provide job placement assistance and related 
     employment services directly to members of the National Guard 
     and the Reserves.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau.
       (b) Eligible Members.--The members of the National Guard 
     and the Reserves eligible for job placement assistance and 
     related employment services under the pilot program are such 
     categories of members as the Secretary shall specify for 
     purposes of the pilot program.
       (c) Assistance and Services.--The mechanisms assessed under 
     the pilot program shall include mechanisms as follows:
       (1) To identify unemployed and underemployed members of the 
     National Guard and the Reserves.
       (2) To provide job placement assistance and related 
     employment services to members of the National Guard and the 
     Reserves on an individualized basis, including--
       (A) resume writing and interview preparation assistance and 
     services;
       (B) cost-effective job placement services;
       (C) post-employment follow up services; and
       (D) such other assistance and services as the Secretary 
     shall specify for purposes of the pilot program.
       (d) Discharge.--
       (1) Discharge through adjutants general.--The Secretary 
     shall provide for the carrying out of the pilot program 
     through the Adjutants General of the States.
       (2) Outreach.--The Adjutants General shall take appropriate 
     actions to facilitate participation in the pilot program by 
     eligible members of the National Guard and the Reserves, 
     including through outreach to unit commanders.
       (e) State Matching Share of Funds.--In order for the pilot 
     program to be carried out in a State, the State shall agree 
     to contribute to the carrying out of the pilot program an 
     amount, derived from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 
     30 percent of the funds provided by the Secretary for 
     carrying out the pilot program in the State.
       (f) Evaluation Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish 
     metrics for purposes of evaluating the success of the pilot 
     program.
       (g) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees on an annual basis a report 
     on the activities, if any, under the pilot program during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the activities under the pilot program 
     during the fiscal year covered by such report, set forth by 
     State in which the pilot program was carried out, including--
       (i) the number of members of the National Guard and the 
     Reserves who participated in the pilot program;
       (ii) the job placement assistance and related employment 
     services provided to such members under the pilot program; 
     and
       (iii) the number of members of the National Guard and 
     Reserves who obtained employment through participation in the 
     pilot program.
       (B) A comparison of the pilot program with other programs 
     conducted by the Department of Defense during such fiscal 
     year to provide job placement assistance and related 
     employment services to unemployed and underemployed members 
     of the National Guard and the Reserves, including the costs 
     of services per individual under such programs.
       (C) An assessment of the impact of the pilot program, and 
     increased employment among members of the National Guard and 
     the Reserves as a result of the pilot program, on the 
     readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
       (D) Such recommendations for improvement or extension of 
     the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (E) Such other matters relating to the pilot program as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (h) Limitation on Funding.--The amount obligated by the 
     Secretary in any fiscal year to carry out the pilot program 
     may not exceed $20,000,000.
       (i) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     authority to carry out the pilot program shall expire on 
     September 30, 2019.
       (2) Two-year extension.--The Secretary may continue to 
     carry out the pilot program for a period, not in excess of 
     two years, after September 30, 2019, if the Secretary 
     considers continuation of the pilot program for such period 
     to be advisable.
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