Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act of 2002

Fact Sheet API

Bill Number

S 2561

Introduced

May 23, 2002

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4849-4851)

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Accounting Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Cost accounting Department of Labor Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Disabled veterans Economics and Public Finance Employment agencies Employment of the disabled Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Homeless veterans Labor and Employment Law Military dependents Missing in action Performance measurement Prisoners of war Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' employment Wages

Full Text

View Full Bill Text

Votes

Summary

Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity and Training Program through which State governors or other entities receive grants for providing employment services to veterans, servicemembers, and the spouses of certain veterans. Requires the Secretary to ensure that all services under the program are provided through grants awarded on a competitive basis and that such grants include appropriate performance requirements with clear outcome measures. Requires each governor or entity receiving grant funds to: (1) achieve the performance requirements; and (2) comply with applicable uniform-cost principles and regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

Transfers from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs responsibility for the administration of: (1) certain employment services for veterans; (2) a program of furnishing counseling and employment and training assistance to members of the armed forces who are being separated from active duty and their spouses; and (3) the homeless veterans' reintegration program.

Actions

May 23, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4849-4851)
May 23, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4848-4849)
May 23, 2002

Introduced in Senate

Amendments

Related Bills