Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 - Amends the disabled veterans' outreach program to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish an order of priority for furnishing program services if state disabled veterans' outreach program specialists are unable to assist every eligible veteran seeking assistance.
Requires that priority order to be consistent with the program's purposes and the existing priority order of special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other eligible veterans.
Allows a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist to perform an initial intake and assessment of each veteran who seeks program services.
Authorizes local veterans' employment representatives to provide employment, training, and placement services directly to eligible veterans and eligible persons.
Requires those representatives to spend a majority of their time carrying out their principal duties of: (1) conducting outreach to local employers to assist veterans in gaining employment; and (2) facilitating the provision of state employment, training, and placement services to veterans.
Prohibits the Secretary from imposing restrictions on the duties that a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist or a local veterans' employment representative may perform or the individuals they may assist other than those set forth in the law providing veterans with job counseling, training, and placement services.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5500 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5500
To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect employment and
training services for veterans, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2014
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect employment and
training services for veterans, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Veterans Employment and
Training Services Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR VETERANS.
(a) Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program.--Section 4103A of title
38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(4) If a disabled veterans' outreach program specialist is not
able to assist all eligible veterans seeking his or her assistance
under this chapter, the Secretary may establish an order of priority
for the furnishing of such assistance that is consistent with paragraph
(1) of this subsection and section 4102 of this title.
``(5) A disabled veterans' outreach program specialist may perform
an initial intake and assessment of an individual under this chapter in
order to--
``(A) determine whether the individual is a special
disabled veteran, another disabled veteran, or another eligible
veteran;
``(B) administer the order of priority set forth in
paragraph (1) and any order of priority established under
paragraph (4); and
``(C) assess the needs of the individual, including whether
the individual needs intensive services.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may not impose any restriction on
the duties that a disabled veterans' outreach program specialist may
perform or on the individuals whom a disabled veterans' outreach
program specialist may assist other than those specifically provided
for in this chapter.''.
(b) Local Veterans' Employment Representatives.--Section 4104 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(B) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by
inserting ``(1)'' before ``As principal duties'';
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) In addition to the principal duties required by paragraph
(1), a local veterans' employment representative may furnish
employment, training, and placement services directly to eligible
veterans and eligible persons.
``(3) Each local veterans' employment representative shall spend a
majority of his or her time as a local veterans' employment
representative carrying out the principal duties set forth in
subsection (b).''; and
(D) in the heading, by striking ``Principal'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Limitation.--The Secretary may not impose any restriction on
the duties that a local veterans' employment representative may perform
or on the individuals whom a local veterans' employment representative
may assist other than those specifically provided for in this
chapter.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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