Sec. 237. ENHANCEMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CREDENTIALING AND LICENSING OF VETERANS
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## SEC. 237 ENHANCEMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CREDENTIALING AND LICENSING OF VETERANS ###
(a)In General Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “may” and inserting “shall”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “Assistant Secretary shall” and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,”; ######
(ii)by striking “not less than 10 military” and inserting “not more than five military”; and ######
(iii)by inserting “for Veterans’ Employment and Training” after “selected by the Assistant Secretary”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials to” and inserting “enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of State governors to consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials and”; and ####
(3)by striking subsections
(d)through
(h)and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) Period of Project > > The period during which the Assistant Secretary shall carry out the demonstration project under this section shall be the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.” > . ###
(b)Study Comparing Costs Incurred by Secretary of Defense for Training for Military Occupational Specialties Without Credentialing or Licensing With Costs Incurred by Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Labor in Providing Employment-related Assistance ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the period described in subsection
(d)of section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of Labor of Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, complete a study comparing the costs incurred by the Secretary of Defense in training members of the Armed Forces for the military occupational specialties selected by the Assistant Secretary of Labor of Veterans’ Employment and Training pursuant to the demonstration project provided for in such section 4114, as amended by subsection (a), with the costs incurred by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor in providing employment-related assistance to veterans who previously held such military occupational specialties, including— #####
(A)providing educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans to obtain credentialing and licensing for civilian occupations that are similar to such military occupational specialties; #####
(B)providing assistance to unemployed veterans who, while serving in the Armed Forces, were trained in a military occupational specialty; and #####
(C)providing vocational training or counseling to veterans described in subparagraph (B). ####
(2)Report #####
(A)In general Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the period described in subsection
(d)of section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of Labor of Veterans’ Employment and Training shall submit to Congress a report on the study carried out under paragraph (1). #####
(B)Elements The report required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: ######
(i)The findings of the Assistant Secretary with respect to the study required by paragraph (1). ######
(ii)A detailed description of the costs compared under the study required by paragraph (1).