,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dibb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,schneider introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize veterans who
 are entitled to educational assistance 
under the ,post-#i_/aa ,educational     
,assistance ,program of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs to use such       
entitlement to participate in a career  
transition internship program for       
veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,gi ,internship    
,program ,act4  #b4 ,program on         
provision of career transition services 
to young veterans  7a7 ,in general      
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cc of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #ccbj4 ,career transition     
internship program  7a7 ,in general ,the
 internship program described in        

subsection 7b7 shall be deemed to be an 
approved program of education for       
purposes of this chapter4  7b7          
,internship program ,the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs shall establish a    
program to match individuals entitled to
 educational assistance under this      
chapter with eligible employers         
providing internships for the purpose   
of--  7#a7 providing such individuals   
with work experience in the civilian    
sector2  7#b7 addressing the growing    
skills gap in the ,united ,states       
economy2  7#c7 increasing the marketable
 skills of such individuals2 and  7#d7  
assisting such individuals in obtaining 
long-term employment4  7c7 ,eligible    
employers  7#a7 ,in general ,for        
purposes of the program1 an eligible    
employer is an employer determined by   
the ,secretary to meet such criteria for
 participation in the program as the    
,secretary shall establish for purposes 
of the program4  7#b7 ,past performance 
on certain matters ,the criteria        

established by the ,secretary under     
paragraph 7#a7 may include past         
performance of an employer with respect 
to the following3  7,a7 ,job training1  
basic skills training1 and related      
activities4  7,b7 ,financial            
accountability4  7,c7 ,demonstrated need
 to hire1 desire to grow1 and plan to   
grow4  7,d7 ,demonstrated high potential
 for growth and long-term job creation4 
7#c7 ,for-profit and not-for-profit     
employers ,the employers determined by  
the ,secretary to be eligible employers 
under paragraph 7#a7 may include both   
for-profit and not-for-profit employers4
  7#d7 ,small business concerns ,in     
determining employers to be eligible    
employers under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary shall ensure that small      
business concerns 7under the meaning    
given that term under section #c7;a7 of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcb7;a777 are afforded opportunities  
to participate in the program4  7#e7    
,manufacturing ,in determining employers

 to be eligible employers under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
give special consideration to employers 
in the manufacturing sector4  7#f7      
,exclusions ,the following employers may
 not be determined to be eligible       
employers under paragraph 7#a73  7,a7   
,an agency of the ,federal ,government  
or a ,state or local government4  7,b7  
,an employer that has previously        
participated in the program and1 as     
determined by the ,secretary1 failed to 
abide by any requirement of the program4
  7,c7 ,an employer that cannot give an 
assurance to the ,secretary at the time 
of application for participation in the 
program under subsection 7f71 and in    
such manner as the ,secretary shall     
specify pursuant to that subsection1 on 
each matter as follows3  7i7 ,that the  
employer has not been investigated or   
subject to a case or action by the      
,federal ,trade ,commission during the  
#ahj-;day period ending on the date the 
employer would otherwise commence       

participation in the program4  7ii7     
,that the employer has been in good     
standing with a ,state business bureau  
during the period described in clause   
7i74  7iii7 ,that the employer is not   
delinquent with respect to payment of   
any taxes or employer contributions     
described under sections #ccja and      
#ccjb7;a77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja and 
#ccjb7;a77#a774  7iv7 ,that the employer
 would not request the placement of an  
additional eligible individual under the
 program1 if after such additional      
placement1 the number of eligible       
individuals placed in internships at    
such employer under the program would   
constitute more than #aj percent of the 
eligible employer's workforce4 ,for     
purposes of the previous sentence1 being
 an intern under the program placed at  
an employer shall be considered part of 
the employer's workforce4  7v7 ,that the
 employer has the intention of retaining
 eligible participants after such       

participants have completed             
participation in the program4  7d7      
,internships  7#a7 ,in general ,for each
 individual entitled to educational     
assistance under this chapter whom the  
,secretary approves for participation in
 the program established under          
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
attempt to place such individual in an  
internship on a full-time basis with an 
eligible employer that the ,secretary   
has approved for participation in the   
program4 ,for each month such an        
individual participates in such an      
internship on a full-time basis1 the    
,secretary shall pay to the individual  
the amount of educational assistance    
described in section #ccac7;g77#c77;,b7 
of this title4  7#b7 ,duration ,each    
internship under the program shall be   
for a period of at least #ahj days but  
not more than one year4  7#c7           
,employment status ,for purposes of the 
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 an  

individual placed in an internship with 
an eligible employer under the program  
shall be considered an employee of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs and   
not the eligible employer during the    
period of such internship under the     
program4  7#d7 ,relation to other       
federal assistance ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 pay received by 
an individual under this subsection may 
not be used in any calculation to       
determine the eligibility of such       
individual for any ,federal program for 
the purpose of obtaining child care     
assistance4  7#e7 ,certification ,for   
each month that an individual           
participates in an internship under the 
program established by subsection 7b71  
the individual and the eligible employer
 providing the internship shall submit  
to the ,secretary certification that the
 individual worked at least #ce hours   
each week for the eligible employer     
performing functions that provided the  
individual with valuable experience4    

7e7 ,participation  7#a7 ,application   
7,a7 ,in general ,an eligible employer  
or individual seeking to participate in 
the program shall submit to the         
,secretary an application therefor at   
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary shall specify4  7,b7         
,requirements for eligible employers ,an
 application submitted by an eligible   
employer under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
include a certification or other        
information1 in such form and manner as 
the ,secretary shall specify1 on each of
 the assurances required by subsection  
7c77#e77;,c71 including the assurance   
that the employer has the intention of  
retaining eligible participants after   
they have completed participation in the
 program as provided in clause 7v7 of   
that subsection4  7#b7 ,time of         
application for certain eligible        
individuals ,a member of the ,armed     
,forces on active duty who expects to be
 entitled for educational assistance    

under this chapter may submit an        
application to participate in the       
program not earlier than #ahj days      
before the date on which the member     
expects to be discharged or released    
from the ,armed ,forces4  7#c7          
,selection ,the ,secretary shall review 
each application submitted by an        
applicant under paragraph 7#a7 and      
approve or disapprove the applicant for 
participation in the program4  7f7      
,outreach  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall jointly     
carry out a program of outreach to      
inform eligible employers and eligible  
individuals about the program and the   
benefits of participating in the        
program4  7#b7 ,internet portal ,the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,labor shall work        
together to create and publicize an     
,internet website to serve as a portal  
for eligible individuals and eligible   
employers to learn about the program and

 apply4  7#c7 ,included locations and   
groups ,the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs and the ,secretary of ,labor   
shall ensure that any outreach program  
and activities conducted under paragraph
 7#a7 include1 to the extent            
practicable1 rural communities1 tribal  
lands of the ,united ,states1 ,native   
,americans1 and tribal organizations 7as
 defined in section #cgfe of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code74  7g7            
,minimization of burdens on             
participating employers ,the ,secretary 
shall take such measures as may be      
necessary to minimize administrative    
burdens incurred by eligible employers  
due to participation in the program and 
to ensure that employer participation in
 the program is at no cost to the       
employer4  7h7 ,reports  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #de days after  
the completion of the first year of the 
program and not later than #ij days     
after the completion of the second and  
third years of the program1 the         

,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the program4  7#b7 ,contents  
,each report submitted under paragraph  
7#a7 shall include the following3  7,a7 
,an evaluation of the program4  7,b7    
,the number and characteristics of      
participants in the program4  7,c7 ,the 
number and types of internships in which
 individuals were placed under the      
program4  7,d7 ,the number of           
individuals who obtained long-term      
full-time unsubsidized employment       
positions after participation in the    
program1 the hourly wage and nature of  
such employment1 and if available1      
whether such individuals were still     
employed in such positions three months 
after obtaining such positions4  7,e7   
,an assessment of the effect of the     
program on earnings of the individuals  
who participated and the employment of  
such individuals4  7,f7 ,such           
recommendations for legislative and     
administrative action as the ,secretary 
may have to improve the program1 to     

expand the program1 or to improve the   
employment of individuals entitled to   
educational assistance under this       
chapter4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section #ccai
 the following new item3  #ccbj4 ,career
 transition internship program4  4