,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,flores introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to specify the           
responsibilities of the ,directors and  
,assistant ,directors of ,veterans'     
,employment and ,training4  #a4         
,responsibilities of the ,directors of  
,veterans' ,employment and ,training    
,section #dajc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection 7b73  7b7 ,responsibilities  
,each ,director and ,assistant ,director
 assigned to a ,state under subsection  
7a7 shall carry out the following       
responsibilities3  7#a7 ,monitoring the 
performance of veterans' training and   
employment programs in the ,state1 with 

special emphasis on services to disabled
 veterans4  7#b7 ,monitoring the        
performance of the ,state workforce     
agency in complying with section #dbab  
of this title4  7#c7 ,suggesting to the 
,assistant ,secretary of ,labor for     
,veterans' ,employment and ,training    
corrective actions that could be taken  
by the ,state workforce agency to       
address deficiencies in the performance 
of veterans' training and employment    
programs in the ,state4  7#d7 ,annually 
negotiating with the ,state workforce   
agency to establish performance goals   
for veterans' training and employment   
programs in the ,state4  7#e7 ,reviewing
 the ,state's requests for funding for  
veterans' training and employment       
programs and providing advice to the    
,state workforce agency and the         
,assistant ,secretary regarding such    
funding requests4  7#f7 ,conducting     
outreach to inform employers in the     
,state regarding their rights and       
responsibilities under chapter #dc of   

this title and of veterans preferences  
and ,federal contractors' and           
subcontractors' affirmative action      
programs to hire veterans4  7#g7        
,managing programs to administer and    
investigate chapter #dc of this title1  
veterans preferences under ,federal and 
,state laws1 and federal contractors'   
and subcontractors' affirmative action  
programs to hire veterans4  7#h7        
,forwarding complaints regarding        
possible violations of chapter #dc of   
this title to the appropriate ,regional 
,administrator or to the to the         
,assistant ,secretary1 as required4     
7#i7 ,other duties as assigned by the   
,assistant ,secretary as directed4      
7#aj7 ,carrying out grant officer       
technical representative                
responsibilities for grants issued under
 programs administered by the           
,department4  7#aa7 ,providing advice to
 the ,state workforce agency on         
strategies to market veterans to        
employers4  7#ab7 ,supervising and      

managing all support staff1 including   
,assistant ,directors1 establishing     
workload priorities1 managing all       
personnel actions1 and evaluating all   
assigned personnel4  7#ac7 ,submitting  
to the ,assistant ,secretary regular    
reports on the matters described in     
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 and 7#aj71 
and any other matters the ,director or  
,assistant ,secretary determine         
appropriate4  7#ad7 ,performing such    
other related duties as directed by the 
,assistant ,secretary4  4