Sec. 9104. STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN VETERANS WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

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## SEC. 9104 STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN VETERANS WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ###

(a)Study ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, shall conduct a study on why post-9/11 veterans who are women are at higher risk of unemployment than all other groups of women veterans and their non-veteran counterparts. ####

(2)Conduct of study #####

(A)In general The Secretary shall conduct the study under paragraph

(1)through the Center for Women Veterans under section 318 of title 38, United States Code. #####

(B)Consultation In carrying out the study conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with— ######

(i)the Department of Labor; ######

(ii)other Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Small Business Administration; ######

(iii)foundations; and ######

(iv)other entities in the private sector. ####

(3)Elements of study The study conducted under paragraph

(1)shall include, with respect to post-9/11 veterans who are women, an analysis of each of the following: #####

(A)Rank at the time of separation from the Armed Forces. #####

(B)Geographic location of residence upon such separation. #####

(C)Highest level of education achieved as of the time of such separation. #####

(D)The percentage of such veterans who enrolled in a program of education or an employment training program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor after such separation. #####

(E)Industries that have employed such veterans. #####

(F)Military occupational specialties of such veterans while serving as members of the Armed Forces. #####

(G)Barriers to employment of such veterans. #####

(H)Causes of the fluctuations in employment of such veterans. #####

(I)Employment training programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor that are available to such veterans as of the date of the enactment of this Act. #####

(J)Economic indicators that affect the unemployment of such veterans. #####

(K)Health conditions of such veterans that could affect employment. #####

(L)Whether there are differences in the analyses conducted under subparagraphs

(A)through

(K)depending on the race of such veterans. #####

(M)The difference between unemployment rates of post-9/11 veterans who are women compared to unemployment rates of post-9/11 veterans who are men, including an analysis of potential causes of such difference. #####

(N)Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(b)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than 90 days after completing the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on such study. ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)The analysis conducted under subsection (a)(3). #####

(B)A description of the methods used to conduct the study under subsection (a). #####

(C)Such other matters relating to the unemployment rates of post-9/11 veterans who are women as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(c)Post-9/11 Veteran Defined In this section, the term “post-9/11 veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001.