Sec. 241. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES

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## SEC. 241 REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES ###

(a)Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Specialists Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) Additional Requirement for Full-time Employees > > > ####

(1)> > A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall perform only duties related to meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as described in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non-veteran-related duties that detract from the specialist’s ability to perform the specialist’s duties related to meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.” > . ###

(b)Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives Section 4104 of such title is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsection

(e)as subsection (f); and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(d)the following new subsection (e): > > ### “(e) Additional Requirements for Full-time Employees > > > ####

(1)> > A full-time local veterans’ employment representative shall perform only duties related to the employment, training, and placement services under this chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related duties that detract from the representative’s ability to perform the representative’s duties related to employment, training, and placement services under this chapter. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.” > . ###

(c)Consolidation Section 4102A of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(h) Consolidation of Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Specialists and Veterans’ Employment Representatives > > The Secretary may allow the Governor of a State receiving funds under subsection (b)(5) to support specialists and representatives as described in such subsection to consolidate the functions of such specialists and representatives if— > > > #### “(1) > > the Governor determines, and the Secretary concurs, that such consolidation— > > > ##### “(A) > > promotes a more efficient administration of services to veterans with a particular emphasis on services to disabled veterans; and > > > ##### “(B) > > does not hinder the provision of services to veterans and employers; and > > > #### “(2) > > the Governor submits to the Secretary a proposal therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.” > . ## Subtitle D Improvements to Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights