Revamping the Education of our Veterans to Align Manufacturing through Partnerships with Community Colleges Act of 2014 or the REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment, (2) provide those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees, and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
Requires the advisory board to be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5842 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5842
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive grant
program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 10, 2014
Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive grant
program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs.
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 ``Revamping the Education of our
Veterans to Align Manufacturing through Partnerships with Community
Colleges Act of 2014'' or ``REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In October 2014, the unemployment rate for veterans who
had returned from Iraq and Afghanistan was 7.2 percent, a rate
above the national average. Unemployment among returning female
veterans was even higher, and also was above the national
average.
(2) Such veterans have benefits to use under chapter 33 of
title 38, United States Code.
(3) Manufacturing companies have approximately 285,000
vacancies they are struggling to fill.
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO TRAIN VETERANS FOR LOCAL JOBS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a program to award competitive
grants to eligible community colleges (as described in subsection (b))
to train covered veterans for jobs in the local community.
(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a community college shall submit an application to the
Secretary that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that
the local community in which the community college is located has--
(1) employment opportunities that require trained workers;
and
(2) a significant population of covered veterans that might
pursue the employment opportunities described in paragraph (1)
if given access to necessary training.
(c) Use of Funds.--A community college receiving a grant under this
section shall use amounts under the grant to--
(1) conduct an analysis of--
(A) the demand for additional trained employees
among local employers, including local manufacturers;
and
(B) the skills and training possessed by covered
veterans seeking employment with local employers,
including local manufacturers;
(2) carry out an existing, or develop and implement a new,
certificate or degree program at the community college that
provides training to covered veterans that addresses the demand
for additional trained employees among local employers,
including local manufacturers; and
(3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board that
consists of representatives from the local business community
and the employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs
detailed under section 4--
(A) to provide assistance regarding the training
described in paragraph (2); and
(B) to assist covered veterans who have
successfully completed the training described in
paragraph (2) in their pursuit of local employment
opportunities.
SEC. 4. DETAIL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall detail an employee of the
Department of Veterans Affairs to participate on the supervisory board
established in section 3(c)(3).
SEC. 5. GRANT AMOUNT.
To the maximum extent practicable, the amount of a grant under
section 3 shall not exceed $2,000,000.
SEC. 6. REPORT.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report--
(1) evaluating the success of the program established under
section 3; and
(2) making recommendations as to whether the program should
be continued, and if so, whether the program should be
expanded.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has
the meaning given the term ``junior or community college'' in
section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1058(f)).
(2) Covered veteran.--The term ``covered veteran'' means a
veteran receiving educational assistance under chapter 33 of
title 38, United States Code.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Labor.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 to carry out this Act.
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are authorized to
remain available until expended.
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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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