,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #h1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,braley of ,iowa introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,president 
to establish the ,veterans' ,job ,corps 
as a means of providing gainful         
employment to unemployed veterans and   
widows of veterans through the          
performance of useful public works1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,veterans' ,job ,corps ,act4  #b4       
,establishment and operation of         
,veterans' ,job ,corps  7a7             
,establishment and purpose ,in order to 
provide employment opportunities to     
veterans and widows and to provide for  
the restoration of depleted natural     
resources in the ,united ,states and the
 advancement of an orderly program of   
useful public works1 the ,president may 
establish and operate a ,veterans' ,job 

,corps to employ veterans and widows who
 are otherwise unemployed1 in the       
construction1 maintenance1 and carrying 
on of works of a public nature in       
connection with--  7#a7 the forestation 
of lands belonging to the ,united       
,states or a ,state2  7#b7 the          
prevention of forest fires1 floods1 and 
soil erosion2  7#c7 public safety2  7#d7
 plant pest and disease control2  7#e7  
the construction1 maintenance1 or repair
 of paths1 trails1 and fire-lanes in    
units of the ,national ,park ,system1   
public lands1 and other lands under the 
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the   
,interior and units of the ,national    
,forest ,system2 and  7#f7 such other   
work on ,federal or ,state land         
incidental to or necessary in connection
 with any projects of the character     
enumerated in paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#e7 that the ,president determines to  
be desirable4  7b7 ,role of ,federal    
agencies ,to operate the ,veterans' ,job
 ,corps1 the ,president may use existing

 ,federal departments and agencies1     
including the ,department of the        
,interior1 the ,department of           
,agriculture1 and the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs4  7c7 ,inclusion of  
other lands ,the ,president may extend  
the activities of the ,veterans' ,job   
,corps to lands owned by a political    
subdivision of a ,state and lands in    
private ownership for the purpose of    
conducting such kinds of cooperation    
work authorized by law in preventing and
 controlling forest fires and the       
attacks of forest tree pests and        
diseases and such work as is necessary  
and in the public interest to control   
floods4  7d7 ,contract authority ,the   
,president may enter into such contracts
 or agreements that may be necessary to 
carry out this ,act4  7e7 ,acquisition  
of real property ,the ,president1 or the
 head of any department or agency       
authorized by the ,president to         
construct any project or to carry on any
 public works under this ,act1 may      

acquire real property for such project  
or public work by purchase1 donation1 or
 otherwise4  #c4 ,administration of     
,veterans' ,job ,corps  7a7 ,employment 
preference ,the ,president shall employ 
individuals in the ,veterans' ,job      
,corps in the following order of        
preference3  7#a7 ,unemployed veterans4 
7#b7 ,widows who1 immediately before    
employment in the ,veterans' ,job       
,corps1 are eligible for unemployment   
compensation payable under any ,state   
law or ,federal unemployment            
compensation law1 including any         
additional compensation or extended     
compensation under such laws4  7b7      
,housing and care of employees ,the     
,president may provide housing for      
individuals employed in the ,veterans'  
,job ,corps and furnish them with such  
subsistence1 clothing1 medical          
attendance and hospitalization1 and cash
 allowance1 as may be necessary1 during 
the period they are so employed4  7c7   
,transportation ,the ,president may     

provide for the transportation of       
individuals employed in the ,veterans'  
,job ,corps to and from the places of   
employment4  7d7 ,exclusion ,the        
following individuals may not be        
employed under the provisions of this   
,act3  7#a7 ,an individual convicted of 
a felony4  7#b7 ,a veteran who was      
discharged from the ,armed ,forces under
 dishonorable conditions4  #d4 ,use of  
funds  7a7 ,use of unobligated funds    
appropriated for public works  7#a7 ,use
 of existing funds ,in addition to any  
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
,act1 the ,president may use any moneys 
previously appropriated for public works
 and unobligated as of the date of the  
enactment of this ,act to establish and 
operate a ,veterans' ,job ,corps under  
this ,act4  7#b7 ,use to relieve        
unemployment ,not less than #ge percent 
of the funds used pursuant to paragraph 
7#a7 shall be used to provide for the   
employment of individuals under this    
,act4  7b7 ,duration of availability    

,amounts appropriated to carry out this 
,act or made available under subsection 
7b7 shall remain available until        
expended4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3  7#a7 ,the term veteran has the   
meaning given that term in section      
#aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states   
,code4  7#b7 ,the term widow--  7,a7    
means the spouse of a veteran who has   
not remarried after the death of such   
veteran2 and  7,b7 includes widowers4   
#f4 ,termination ,the authority of the  
,president to establish and operate a   
,veterans' ,job ,corps under this ,act  
expires on ,september #cj1 #bjbd4