,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,takano 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cook7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 a direct employment pilot program for  
members of the ,national ,guard and     
,reserve1 to be known as the ,work for  
,warriors ,program1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,work for ,warriors 
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,direct employment  
pilot program for members of the        
,national ,guard and ,reserve  7a7      
,establishment ,chapter #afja of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  #afja ,training    
generally  ,sec4 #afaja4 ,work for      
,warriors ,program4  #afaja4 ,work for  
,warriors ,program  7a7 ,program        
authority ,the ,chief of the ,national  
,guard ,bureau shall carry out a pilot  

program 7to be known as the ,work for   
,warriors ,program7 to enhance the      
efforts of the ,department of ,defense  
to provide job placement assistance and 
related employment services directly to 
members of the reserve components of the
 armed forces4  7b7 ,administration ,the
 ,work for ,warriors ,program shall be  
offered to1 and administered by1 the    
adjutants general appointed under       
section #cad of title #cb4  7c7         
,cost-,sharing requirement ,as a        
condition on the provision of funds     
under this section to a ,state to       
support the operation of a ,work for    
,warriors ,program in the ,state1 the   
,state must agree to contribute an      
amount1 derived from non-,federal       
sources1 equal to at least #cj percent  
of the funds provided by the ,chief of  
the ,national ,guard ,bureau4  7d7      
,direct ,employment ,program ,model ,the
 ,work for ,warriors ,program should    
follow a job placement program model    
that focuses on working one-on-one with 

a member of a reserve component to      
cost-effectively provide job placement  
services1 including services such as    
identifying unemployed and underemployed
 members1 job matching services1 resume 
editing1 interview preparation1 and     
post-employment follow up4 ,development 
of the ,work for ,warriors ,program     
should be informed by ,state direct     
employment programs for members of the  
reserve components of the armed forces1 
such as the programs conducted in       
,california and ,south ,carolina4  7e7  
,assistance from other ,federal         
,agencies ,the ,secretary of ,labor may 
provide technical assistance to the     
,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau  
and ,state adjutants general in the     
development and implementation of the   
,work for ,warriors ,program4  7f7      
,evaluation ,the ,chief of the ,national
 ,guard ,bureau shall develop outcome   
measurements to evaluate the success of 
the ,work for ,warriors ,program in a   
,state4  7g7 ,reporting requirements    

7#a7 ,report ,required ,not later than  
#ahj days after the completion of a     
,work for ,warriors ,program conducted  
under subsection 7a71 the ,chief of the 
,national ,guard ,bureau shall submit to
 the congressional defense committees a 
report describing the results of the    
program4 ,the ,chief shall prepare the  
report in coordination with the ,under  
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness4  7#b7 ,elements of      
,report ,a report under paragraph 7#a7  
shall include the following3  7,a7 ,a   
description and assessment of the       
effectiveness and achievements of the   
,work for ,warriors ,program1 including 
the number of members of the reserve    
components hired and the                
cost-per-placement of participating     
members4  7,b7 ,an assessment of the    
impact of the ,work for ,warriors       
,program and increased reserve component
 employment levels on the readiness of  
members of the reserve components4  7,c7
 ,a comparison of the ,work for         

,warriors ,program to other programs    
conducted by the ,department of ,defense
 and ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
to provide unemployment and             
underemployment support to members of   
the reserve components4  7,d7 ,any other
 matters considered appropriate by the  
,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau  
or the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for
 ,personnel and ,readiness4  7h7        
,limitation on total fiscal-,year       
obligations ,the total amount obligated 
by the ,chief of the ,national ,guard   
,bureau to carry out the ,work for      
,warriors ,program for any fiscal year  
may not exceed #bj1jjj1jjj4  7i7        
,duration of ,authority  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the authority of the ,chief of 
the ,national ,guard ,bureau to carry   
out the ,work for ,warriors ,program    
applies during fiscal years #bjae       
through #bjah4  7#b7 ,extension ,upon   
the expiration of the authority under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,chief of the       
,national ,guard ,bureau may extend the 

,work for ,warriors ,program for not    
more than two additional fiscal years4  
4  7b7 ,table of chapters ,the table of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle ,e
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1   
and at the beginning of part ,,iv of    
such subtitle1 are each amended by      
striking the item relating to chapter   
#afja and inserting the following new   
item3  #afja4 ,work for ,warriors       
,program#afaja  4