Sec. 415. Report on discrimination against members of reserve components of Armed Forces and veterans in civilian labor market
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Not later than 570 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the heads of such agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on barriers and potential discrimination facing veterans in the labor market. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: An evaluation of the following: The extent to which members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and veterans face barriers to entry into the civilian labor market, including whether such members and veterans face obstacles in obtaining employment, maintaining employment, or receiving promotions while employed. The extent to which a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or a veteran faces discrimination in the civilian labor market based on the member's or veteran's status as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or as a veteran, as the case may be. The adequacy and effectiveness of Federal laws in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act in preventing or ameliorating acts of discrimination against members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and veterans seeking or retaining employment in the civilian labor market. The adequacy and effectiveness of programs of the Department of Labor in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act in educating private sector employers on matters relevant to hiring and employing veterans and the military experience of veterans. Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for legislative or administrative action— to address barriers or discrimination that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and veterans may face in the civilian labor market; to improve education and outreach for employers in the civilian labor market on issues regarding hiring and employing such members and veterans; and to assist employers in the civilian labor market in matching the military experience of such members and veterans with the needs of such employers. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. This section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.