,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eefc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,crd5as 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jolly1   
,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,jones1 &
 ,mr4 ,butt]field7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = 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      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to aw>d   
special recognition to employ]s =       
vet]an-fri5dly employm5t practices4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,honor+ ! ,hir+ ( ,h]oes ,act4  #b4     
,vet]an-,fri5dly ,bus9ess ,aw>ds  7a7   
,au?orization & ,crit]ia = aw>d ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor 79 ?is ,act  
ref]r$ z ! ,secret>y7 & ! ,secret>y (   

,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly e/abli% a 
program to aw>d special recognition to  
employ]s = vet]an-fri5dly employm5t     
practices &1 9 coord9ation ) !          
,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,comm]ce1 %all  
e/abli% crit]ia = det]m9+ recipi5ts (   
su* aw>ds4  7b7 ,recognition ,an aw>d ( 
recognition grant$ "u ! program e/abli%$
 by ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act %all be kn[n
 z an ,employm5t ,salute ,aw>d4  7c7    
,eligibility  7#a7 ,employ] def9$ ,z us$
 9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m employ] means any    
p]son engag$ 9 a bus9ess affect+ comm]ce
 :o has employees1 b does n include !   
,unit$ ,/ates or any ,/ate or political 
subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#b7 ,categories
 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% diff]5t      
categories ( employ]s eligible = ! aw>ds
 bas$ on ! size ( ! employ]s4           
,recognition %all be aw>d$ sep>ately =  
employ]s hav+ f #a to #ej employees1 f  
#ea to #ejj employees1 & m ?an #ejj     
employees4  7d7 ,application ,an employ]
 seek+ an aw>d ( recognition "u ?is ,act
 %all provide ! ,secret>y ) an          

application at su* "t & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,secret>y %all require    
aft] e/abli%+ ! crit]ia describ$ 9      
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,application fee & 
fund+  7#a7 ,fee au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y  
may assess a reasonable application fee 
on employ]s seek+ su* an aw>d4  7#b7    
,e/abli%m5t ( fund ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! 
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a sep>ate   
acc\nt = ! deposit ( fees collect$ "u   
?is subsection to be kn[n z ! ,employm5t
 ,salute ,aw>d ,fund4  7#c7 ,deposit ,! 
,secret>y %all deposit any fees collect$
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 into ! ,fund 
e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,use   
,am\nts 9 ! ,employm5t ,salute ,aw>d    
,fund %all be available to ! ,secret>y1 
z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#e71 = mak+       
exp5ditures to c>ry out ! program       
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a74    
7#e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ f !      
,employm5t ,salute ,aw>d ,fund to !     
,secret>y = ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* fees   
are collect$ "u ?is subsection an am\nt 

equal to ! total am\nt collect$ dur+ !  
previ\s fiscal ye> f fees assess$       
pursuant to ?is subsection4 ,su* am\nts 
are au?oriz$ to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7#f7 ,cr$it+ & ,availability ( 
,fees ,fees au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all be collect$ & available =          
obligation only to ! ext5t & 9 ! am\nt  
provid$ 9 advance 9 appropriations      
,acts4  7f7 ,publicization ,! ,secret>y 
%all publicize ! recipi5ts ( ! aw>d by  
li/+ su* recipi5ts 9 a sep>ate section  
on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor's website &     
?r\gh su* o!r me?ods z ! ,secret>y may  
det]m9e4  7g7 ,no monet>y aw>d ,an aw>d 
grant$ "u a program e/abli%$ pursuant to
 subsection 7a7 %all be = recognition   
only & n be monet>y 9 nature4