,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cook 7for himself and ,ms4 ,titus7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,labor to   
enter into a contract for the conduct of
 a longitudinal study of the job        
counseling1 training1 and placement     
services for veterans provided by the   
,secretary1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veterans ,employment and ,training
 ,service ,longitudinal ,study ,act of  
#bjad4  #b4 ,longitudinal study of job  
counseling1 training1 and placement     

service for veterans  7a7 ,in general   
,chapter #da of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#daae4 ,longitudinal study of job       
counseling1 training1 and placement     
service for veterans  7a7 ,study        
required  7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall    
enter into a contract with a            
non-government entity to conduct a      
longitudinal study of a statistically   
valid sample of each of the groups of   
individuals described in paragraph 7#b74
 ,the contract shall provide for the    
study of each such group over a period  
of at least five years4  7#b7 ,the      
groups of individuals described in this 
paragraph are the following3  7,a7      
,veterans who have received intensive   
services4  7,b7 ,veterans who did not   
receive intensive services but who      
otherwise received services under this  
chapter4  7,c7 ,veterans who did not    
seek or receive services under this     
chapter4  7#c7 ,the study required by   

this subsection shall include the       
collection of the following information 
for each individual who participates in 
the study3  7,a7 ,the average number of 
months such individual served on active 
duty4  7,b7 ,the distribution of        
disability ratings of such individual4  
7,c7 ,any unemployment benefits received
 by such individual4  7,d7 ,the average 
number of months such individual was    
employed during the year covered by the 
report4  7,e7 ,the average annual       
starting and ending salaries of any such
 individual who was employed during the 
year covered by the report4  7,f7 ,the  
average annual income of such           
individual4  7,g7 ,the average total    
household income of such individual for 
the year covered by the report4  7,h7   
,the percentage of such individuals who 
own their principal residences4  7,i7   
,the employment status of such          
individual4  7,j7 ,in the case of such  
an individual who received services     
under this chapter1 whether the         

individual believes that any service    
provided by a disabled veterans'        
outreach specialist or local veterans'  
employment representative helped the    
individual to become employed4  7,k7 ,in
 the case of such an individual who     
believes such a service helped the      
individual to become employed1 whether--
  7i7 the individual retained the       
position of employment for a period of  
one year or longer2 and  7ii7 the       
individual believes such a service      
helped the individual to secure a higher
 wage or salary4  7,l7 ,the conditions  
under which such individual was         
discharged or released from the ,armed  
,forces4  7,m7 ,whether such individual 
has used any educational assistance to  
which the individual is entitled under  
this title4  7,n7 ,whether such         
individual has participated in a        
rehabilitation program under chapter #ca
 of this title4  7,o7 ,demographic      
information about such individual4  7,p7
 ,such other information as the         

,secretary determines appropriate4  7b7 
,annual ,reports  7#a7 ,by not later    
than ,july #a of each year covered by   
the study required under subsection 7a71
 the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a report on the        
outcomes of the study during the        
preceding year4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary   
shall include in each annual report     
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 any      
information the ,secretary determines is
 necessary to determine the long-term   
outcomes of the individuals in the      
groups described in subsection 7a77#b74 
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of such      
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #daae4         
,longitudinal study of job counseling1  
training1 and placement service for     
veterans4  4  7c7 ,use of ,federal      
,directory of ,new ,hires ,section      
#dec;,a7h7 of the ,social ,security ,act

 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec;a7h77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#d7 ,secretary of ,labor   
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall have    
access to information reported by       
employers pursuant to subsection 7b7 of 
this section4  4