,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,israel introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,labor to establish a competitive grant 
program for community colleges to train 
veterans for local jobs4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,revamping the ,education of our        
,veterans to ,align ,manufacturing      
through ,partnerships with ,community   
,colleges ,act of #bjad or ,,revamp with
 ,community ,colleges ,act of #bjad4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,in ,october #bjad1 the
 unemployment rate for veterans who had 
returned from ,iraq and ,afghanistan was
 #g4b percent1 a rate above the national
 average4 ,unemployment among returning 
female veterans was even higher1 and    
also was above the national average4    
7#b7 ,such veterans have benefits to use

 under chapter #cc of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,manufacturing    
companies have approximately #bhe1jjj   
vacancies they are struggling to fill4  
#c4 ,grant program to train veterans for
 local jobs  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
establish a program to award competitive
 grants to eligible community colleges  
7as described in subsection 7b77 to     
train covered veterans for jobs in the  
local community4  7b7 ,eligibility ,in  
order to be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section1 a community college 
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary that demonstrates1 to the    
satisfaction of the ,secretary1 that the
 local community in which the community 
college is located has--  7#a7          
employment opportunities that require   
trained workers2 and  7#b7 a significant
 population of covered veterans that    
might pursue the employment             
opportunities described in paragraph    

7#a7 if given access to necessary       
training4  7c7 ,use of funds ,a         
community college receiving a grant     
under this section shall use amounts    
under the grant to--  7#a7 conduct an   
analysis of--  7,a7 the demand for      
additional trained employees among local
 employers1 including local             
manufacturers2 and  7,b7 the skills and 
training possessed by covered veterans  
seeking employment with local employers1
 including local manufacturers2  7#b7   
carry out an existing1 or develop and   
implement a new1 certificate or degree  
program at the community college that   
provides training to covered veterans   
that addresses the demand for additional
 trained employees among local          
employers1 including local              
manufacturers2 and  7#c7 facilitate the 
establishment of an advisory board that 
consists of representatives from the    
local business community and the        
employee from the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs detailed under       

section #d--  7,a7 to provide assistance
 regarding the training described in    
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 to assist     
covered veterans who have successfully  
completed the training described in     
paragraph 7#b7 in their pursuit of local
 employment opportunities4  #d4 ,detail 
of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs    
employee ,the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall detail an employee of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to   
participate on the supervisory board    
established in section #c7;c77#c74  #e4 
,grant amount ,to the maximum extent    
practicable1 the amount of a grant under
 section #c shall not exceed #b1jjj1jjj4
  #f4 ,report ,not later than one year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to    
,congress a report--  7#a7 evaluating   
the success of the program established  
under section #c2 and  7#b7 making      
recommendations as to whether the       
program should be continued1 and if so1 
whether the program should be expanded4 

#g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,community college ,the term community  
college has the meaning given the term  
junior or community college in section  
#cab7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774     
7#b7 ,covered veteran ,the term covered 
veteran means a veteran receiving       
educational assistance under chapter #cc
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,labor4  #h4    
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary          
#bej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae to   
carry out this ,act4  7b7 ,availability 
,amounts appropriated pursuant to the   
authorization of appropriations under   
subsection 7a7 are authorized to remain 
available until expended4