Jobs for Veterans Act
Latest action · Nov 7, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-288.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2002
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2002
- Passed SenateOct 15, 2002
- To the PresidentOct 29, 2002
- Became lawNov 7, 2002Public Law 107-288
Summary
Requires any Federal personal property and nonpersonal services procurement contract of $100,000 or more to contain a provision requiring the contractor to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment disabled veterans, veterans who served on active duty during a war or campaign for which a campaign badge has been authorized, recently separated veterans (within three years), and veterans who, while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which a service medal was awarded.
Entitles qualified veterans to recruitment appointments in the Federal Government at any time.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary (acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training), in carrying out a program of performance incentive awards, to establish criteria for such programs to be administered by States to: (1) encourage the improvement and modernization of veterans' employment, training, and placement services; and(2) recognize employees for excellence in the provision of such services. Allows such awards to be cash or nonfinancial awards. Makes eligible for such awards disabled veterans' outreach program specialists, local veterans' employment representatives, and individuals providing employment, training, and placement services to veterans under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or through an employment service delivery system.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to formulate and implement (currently, to advise the Secretary with respect to formulation and implementation of) all Department procedures and policies with respect to veterans' employment and training, the employment and reemployment rights of military personnel, and all other Department employment, unemployment, and training programs that affect veterans. Removes the requirement that such Assistant Secretary, as well as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, be veterans.
Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a comprehensive performance accountability system and carry out annual performance reviews with respect to the provision of veterans' employment, training, and placement services.
Requires a State to submit an application for a grant or contract for the provision of services of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives. Directs the Secretary to make available to each State with an approved application an amount of funding in proportion to the number of veterans seeking employment. Requires corrective action plans from participating States which have an entered-employment rate for veterans that is deficient for the preceding program. Requires each award recipient to annually notify the Secretary of each non-veteran who is employed as a disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and local veterans' employment representative for more than six months. Directs each State to coordinate all such services provided to veterans and other eligible persons with such services furnished under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
Requires, with respect to program years beginning during or after FY 2004, that one percent of the funds made available to a State for veterans' employment, training, and placement services be used for the performance incentive awards program.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to establish and implement a comprehensive performance accountability system to measure the performance of employment service delivery systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to States experiencing deficient entered-employment rates with respect to a program year.
Removes the requirement that the Secretary also assign to each State one Assistant Director for Veterans' Employment and Training for every 250,000 veterans and eligible persons and such additional Assistant Directors as the Secretary determines to be necessary. Allows the Secretary to assign appropriate supervisory personnel to carry out veterans' employment, training, and placement services.
Requires: (1) States to employ a sufficient number of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives (current law specifies 7400 specialists and 1600 representatives); and (2) such representatives to report at least quarterly regarding Federal law compliance with respect to special services and priorities for eligible veterans and persons. Repeals standards for the performance of such specialists and representatives.
Requires States to employ qualified veterans or eligible persons to carry out veterans' employment, training, and placement services.
Directs the Secretary to provide one-stop services and assistance to covered persons electronically via the Internet and other electronic means.
(Sec. 5) Includes intensive services under authorized veterans' employment and training services.
Requires information concerning other eligible persons (currently, only Vietnam veterans), recently separated veterans, and service members making the transition to civilian careers to be included in an annual veterans' employment report by the Secretary. Requires additional reports concerning: (1) the program of performance incentive awards for quality veterans' employment services; and (2) the performance of States, organizations, and entities carrying out veterans' employment, training, and placement services.
(Sec. 6) Establishes within the Department of Labor the President's National Hire Veterans Committee to take certain actions to facilitate the employment of veterans and disabled veterans. Requires reports, from 2003 through 2005, from the Committee to Congress on its activities, including veterans' job placement and retention achieved. Terminates the Committee 60 days after its final report. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 7) Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the implementation of the provisions of this Act during the program years beginning during FY 2003 and 2004.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 184 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed409–0 | May 21, 2002 |
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2002 to May 20, 2002; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Mar 20, 2002 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 7, 2002 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 7, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | May 14, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 14, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 20, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2002Markup May 9, 2002Reported May 20, 2002 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2002Hearings Apr 18, 2002Markup May 2, 2002Reported May 2, 2002 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 22, 2002Discharged Oct 15, 2002 |
Actions 28
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2002Signed by President.
- Nov 7, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-288.
- Oct 29, 2002Presented to President.
- Oct 16, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 16, 2002Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7998–H8006Amendments H7998Explanations H8003–H8006Senate Amendments to House Amendments to H.R. 4015, Jobs for Veterans Act | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Lane Evans D-IL, Michael K. Simpson R-ID | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10476–S10479Amendments S10455Explanations S10477–S10479Summaries S10476 | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (amendment), Thomas A. Daschle D-SD | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E870, E874 | Nick Smith R-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 22, 2002 |
| House | Recorded votes H2779enact | — | May 21, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2617–H2624Text printed H2617–H2621 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA, Julia Carson D-IN, Michael K. Simpson R-ID, Ronnie Shows D-MS, Silvestre Reyes D-TX | May 20, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 10, 2002H.R. 4015, Jobs for Veterans Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 9, 2002</p>
- May 10, 2002H.R. 4015, Jobs for Veterans ActCost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 9, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-26 | H.R. 4015, JOBS FOR VETERANS ACT184 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 18, 2002 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10975 | Major Functions of the U.S. Department of Labor | Resource | Sep 25, 2023 |
| R43301 | Programs Available to Unemployed Workers Through the American Job Center Network | Report | May 31, 2019 |
| R42790 | Employment for Veterans:Trends and Programs Archived | Report | May 11, 2015 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4884 | To propose a substitute. | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV | Amendment SA 4884 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Jobs for Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Jobs for Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Jobs for Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Jobs for Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Jobs for Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Department of Labor
- Disabled
- Disabled veterans
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Employee selection
- Employment agencies
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal budgets
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Federal-state relations
- Fringe benefits
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Government service contracts
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Gross national product
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Internet
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Labor statistics
- Local taxation
- Married people
- Military service clubs
- Missing in action
- Performance measurement
- Poor
- Prisoners of war
- Recruiting of employees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- State employees
- State taxation
- Subcontractors
- Survivors' benefits
- Taxation
- Technological innovations
- Unemployment
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' organizations
- Veterans' preference
- Vocational guidance
- Widowers
- Widows
- Women
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 15, 2002Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 22, 2002Referred in Senate
- May 21, 2002Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2002Reported in House
- Mar 20, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
