[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1799 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1799

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a 
certain program of job counseling, training, and placement service for 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2023

Mr. Van Orden 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 expand eligibility for a 
certain program of job counseling, training, and placement service for 
                               veterans.

    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 ``Ensure Military Personnel Learn 
Opportunities Yielding Vocations that Employ Transitioning 
Servicemembers Act'' or the ``EMPLOY VETS Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A CERTAIN PROGRAM OF JOB 
              COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 4101 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraph (5)--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``power, or'' and 
        inserting ``power;''
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) a member of the Armed Forces eligible for the 
                Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 
                1144 of title 10.''.
    (b) Outreach.--Section 4103A(a)(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``and certain eligible persons'' after ``eligible veterans'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph (C):
            ``(C) Eligible persons described in paragraph (5)(D) of 
        section 4101 of this chapter.''.
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