,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,israel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to e/abli% a
 competitive grant program = community  
colleges to tra9 vet]ans = local jobs4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,revamp+ ! ,education ( our ,vet]ans  
to ,align ,manufactur+ ?r\gh ,p>tn]%ips 
) ,community ,colleges ,act ( #bjad or  
,,revamp ) ,community ,colleges ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ,octob] #bjad1 !       
unemploym5t rate = vet]ans :o _h return$
 f ,iraq & ,afghani/an 0 #g4b p]c5t1 a  
rate above ! national av]age4           
,unemploym5t among return+ female       
vet]ans 0 ev5 high]1 & also 0 above !   
national av]age4  7#b7 ,su* vet]ans h   
b5efits to use "u *apt] #cc ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,manufactur+
 companies h approximately #bhe1jjj     

vacancies !y are /ruggl+ to fill4  #c4  
,grant program to tra9 vet]ans = local  
jobs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 %all e/abli% a program to aw>d
 competitive grants to eligible         
community colleges 7z describ$ 9        
subsection 7b77 to tra9 cov]$ vet]ans = 
jobs 9 ! local community4  7b7          
,eligibility ,9 ord] to be eligible to  
receive a grant "u ?is section1 a       
community college %all submit an        
application to ! ,secret>y t            
demon/rates1 to ! satisfaction ( !      
,secret>y1 t ! local community 9 :i* !  
community college is locat$ has--  7#a7 
employm5t opportunities t require tra9$ 
work]s2 &  7#b7 a significant population
 ( cov]$ vet]ans t might pursue !       
employm5t opportunities describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 if giv5 access to necess>y
 tra9+4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,a community  
college receiv+ a grant "u ?is section  
%all use am\nts "u ! grant to--  7#a7   
conduct an analysis (--  7,a7 ! dem& =  

additional tra9$ employees among local  
employ]s1 includ+ local manufactur]s2 & 
7,b7 ! skills & tra9+ possess$ by cov]$ 
vet]ans seek+ employm5t ) local         
employ]s1 includ+ local manufactur]s2   
7#b7 c>ry out an exi/+1 or develop &    
implem5t a new1 c]tificate or degree    
program at ! community college t        
provides tra9+ to cov]$ vet]ans t       
addresses ! dem& = additional tra9$     
employees among local employ]s1 includ+ 
local manufactur]s2 &  7#c7 facilitate !
 e/abli%m5t ( an advisory bo>d t consi/s
 ( repres5tatives f ! local bus9ess     
community & ! employee f ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs detail$ "u section    
#d--  7,a7 to provide assi/ance reg>d+ !
 tra9+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7
 to assi/ cov]$ vet]ans :o h            
successfully complet$ ! tra9+ describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 9 _! pursuit ( local     
employm5t opportunities4  #d4 ,detail ( 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs employee  
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
detail an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      

,vet]ans ,affairs to p>ticipate on !    
sup]visory bo>d e/abli%$ 9 section      
#c7;c77#c74  #e4 ,grant am\nt ,to !     
maximum ext5t practicable1 ! am\nt ( a  
grant "u section #c %all n exce$        
#b1jjj1jjj4  #f4 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report--  7#a7 evaluat+ ! success ( !   
program e/abli%$ "u section #c2 &  7#b7 
mak+ recomm5dations z to :e!r ! program 
%\ld be cont9u$1 & if s1 :e!r ! program 
%\ld be exp&$4  #g4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3  7#a7 ,community college ,! t]m   
community college has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 junior or community college 9 section  
#cab7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#b7  
,cov]$ vet]an ,! t]m cov]$ vet]an means 
a vet]an receiv+ educational assi/ance  
"u *apt] #cc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  #h4        
,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$

 to ! ,secret>y #bej1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjae to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7b7    
,availability ,am\nts appropriat$       
pursuant to ! au?orization (            
appropriations "u subsection 7a7 are    
au?oriz$ to rema9 available until       
exp5d$4