,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ci  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #adab
  ,report ,no4 #aac-fd  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#i1 #bjac ,mr4 ,coffman introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,may #ag1 #bjac ,additional sponsor3    
,mr4 ,takano  ,may #ag1 #bjac ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
improve and increase the availability of
 on-job training and apprenticeship     
programs carried out by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,job     
,opportunities for ,veterans ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,public relations campaign  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall carry out a public relations      

campaign1 including exercising the      
authority under section #ecb of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to advertise
 in national media outlets1 to promote  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs on-job
 training and apprenticeship programs   
available to veterans as highly         
efficient and cost-effective ways of    
obtaining jobs4  #c4 ,authority to      
increase availability of private sector 
on-job training programs ,during the    
three-year period beginning on the date 
that is one year after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall carry out   
section #cfgg7;b77#a77;,a7 of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 by substituting 
#ge per centum for #he per centum4  #d4 
,on-job training at ,federal departments
 and agencies ,beginning on the date    
that is one year after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall enter into  
agreements with the heads of other      
,federal departments and agencies to    

operate programs of training on the job 
under section #cfgg of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to train eligible
 veterans or persons to perform skills  
necessary for employment by the         
department or agency operating the      
program4  #e4 ,extension of reduced     
pension for certain veterans covered by 
medicaid plans for services furnished by
 nursing facilities ,section            
#eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,november #cj1 #bjaf and inserting      
,january #ca1 #bjag4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,job ,opportunities for      
,veterans ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,authority
 to increase availability of private    
sector on-job training programs ,during 
the four-year period beginning on the   
date that is one year after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
carry out section #cfgg7;b77#a77;,a7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 by    

substituting #ge per centum for #he per 
centum4  #c4 ,on-job training at        
,federal departments and agencies       
,beginning on the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall enter into agreements    
with the heads of other ,federal        
departments and agencies to operate     
programs of training on the job under   
section #cfgg of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 to train eligible        
veterans or persons to perform skills   
necessary for employment by the         
department or agency operating the      
program4  #d4 ,extension of reduced     
pension for certain veterans covered by 
medicaid plans for services furnished by
 nursing facilities ,section            
#eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,november #cj1 #bjaf and inserting      
,december #ca1 #bjaf4  ,may #ag1 #bjac  
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  

on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed