,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #daej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjad ,mr4   
,cook 7= himself & ,ms4 ,titus7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,labor to ent] into a contract = !      
conduct ( a longitud9al /udy ( ! job    
c\nsel+1 tra9+1 & placem5t s]vices =    
vet]ans provid$ by ! ,secret>y1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,employm5t &      
,tra9+ ,s]vice ,longitud9al ,/udy ,act (
 #bjad4  #b4 ,longitud9al /udy ( job    
c\nsel+1 tra9+1 & placem5t s]vice =     
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #da ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     

#daae4 ,longitud9al /udy ( job c\nsel+1 
tra9+1 & placem5t s]vice = vet]ans  7a7 
,/udy requir$  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all   
ent] into a contract ) a non-gov]nm5t   
entity to conduct a longitud9al /udy ( a
 /ati/ically valid sample ( ea* ( !     
gr\ps ( individuals describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74 ,! contract %all provide = ! /udy 
( ea* su* gr\p ov] a p]iod ( at lea/    
five ye>s4  7#b7 ,! gr\ps ( individuals 
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,vet]ans :o h receiv$ int5sive     
s]vices4  7,b7 ,vet]ans :o did n receive
 int5sive s]vices b :o o!rwise receiv$  
s]vices "u ?is *apt]4  7,c7 ,vet]ans :o 
did n seek or receive s]vices "u ?is    
*apt]4  7#c7 ,! /udy requir$ by ?is     
subsection %all include ! collection ( !
 foll[+ in=mation = ea* individual :o   
p>ticipates 9 ! /udy3  7,a7 ,! av]age   
numb] ( mon?s su* individual s]v$ on    
active duty4  7,b7 ,! di/ribution (     
disability rat+s ( su* individual4  7,c7
 ,any unemploym5t b5efits receiv$ by su*
 individual4  7,d7 ,! av]age numb] (    

mon?s su* individual 0 employ$ dur+ !   
ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7,e7 ,! av]age  
annual />t+ & end+ sal>ies ( any su*    
individual :o 0 employ$ dur+ ! ye> cov]$
 by ! report4  7,f7 ,! av]age annual    
income ( su* individual4  7,g7 ,! av]age
 total h\sehold income ( su* individual 
= ! ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7,h7 ,!     
p]c5tage ( su* individuals :o own _!    
pr9cipal resid5ces4  7,i7 ,! employm5t  
/atus ( su* individual4  7,j7 ,9 ! case 
( su* an individual :o receiv$ s]vices  
"u ?is *apt]1 :e!r ! individual believes
 t any s]vice provid$ by a disabl$      
vet]ans' outrea* speciali/ or local     
vet]ans' employm5t repres5tative help$ !
 individual to become employ$4  7,k7 ,9 
! case ( su* an individual :o believes  
su* a s]vice help$ ! individual to      
become employ$1 :e!r--  7i7 ! individual
 reta9$ ! position ( employm5t = a p]iod
 ( "o ye> or long]2 &  7ii7 ! individual
 believes su* a s]vice help$ !          
individual to secure a high] wage or    
sal>y4  7,l7 ,! conditions "u :i* su*   

individual 0 dis*>g$ or releas$ f !     
,arm$ ,=ces4  7,m7 ,:e!r su* individual 
has us$ any educational assi/ance to :i*
 ! individual is entitl$ "u ?is title4  
7,n7 ,:e!r su* individual has p>ticipat$
 9 a rehabilitation program "u *apt] #ca
 ( ?is title4  7,o7 ,demographic        
in=mation ab\t su* individual4  7,p7    
,su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es appropriate4  7b7 ,annual      
,reports  7#a7 ,by n lat] ?an ,july #a (
 ea* ye> cov]$ by ! /udy requir$ "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs (
 ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a   
report on ! outcomes ( ! /udy dur+ !    
prec$+ ye>4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all     
include 9 ea* annual report submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 any in=mation ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es is necess>y to det]m9e !       
long-t]m outcomes ( ! individuals 9 !   
gr\ps describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b74  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #daae4

 ,longitud9al /udy ( job c\nsel+1 tra9+1
 & placem5t s]vice = vet]ans4  4  7c7   
,use ( ,f$]al ,directory ( ,new ,hires  
,section #dec;,a7h7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec;a7h77
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,secret>y ( ,labor ,!   
,secret>y ( ,labor %all h access to     
in=mation report$ by employ]s pursuant  
to subsection 7b7 ( ?is section4  4