Sec. 3. Report on veterans employed in agriculture

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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to the agriculture and veterans committees described in subsection

(b)that includes the following: Positions identified within the Department of Agriculture that are, on the date of the report, available for apprenticeships by service members or veterans. A summary of the information on those positions that has been provided to the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Labor. A summary of measures taken to partner with the Department of Defense to identify and develop potential career skills programs for service members who transition out of the armed services. The information the Department of Agriculture is disseminating to agricultural entities to help those entities contact the Department of Defense to establish career skills programs. The information the Department of Agriculture has provided to the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Small Business Administration, and the Department of Labor on available apprenticeships or on-the-job training available to veterans. Information on how agricultural entities can contact the Department of Agriculture for technical assistance in establishing Department of Labor approved apprenticeships and Department of Defense approved on-the-job training opportunities. The agriculture and veterans committees referred to in subsection

(a)are— the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate.