,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4     
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to protect employment and
 training services for veterans1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protect      
,veterans ,employment and ,training     
,services ,act of #bjad4  #b4           
,protection of employment and training  
services for veterans  7a7 ,disabled    
veterans' outreach program ,section     
#dajc;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs3  7#d7 ,if a disabled    
veterans' outreach program specialist is
 not able to assist all eligible        
veterans seeking his or her assistance  

under this chapter1 the ,secretary may  
establish an order of priority for the  
furnishing of such assistance that is   
consistent with paragraph 7#a7 of this  
subsection and section #dajb of this    
title4  7#e7 ,a disabled veterans'      
outreach program specialist may perform 
an initial intake and assessment of an  
individual under this chapter in order  
to-- 7,a7 determine whether the         
individual is a special disabled        
veteran1 another disabled veteran1 or   
another eligible veteran2  7,b7         
administer the order of priority set    
forth in paragraph 7#a7 and any order of
 priority established under paragraph   
7#d72 and  7,c7 assess the needs of the 
individual1 including whether the       
individual needs intensive services4  2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7e7          
,limitation ,the ,secretary may not     
impose any restriction on the duties    
that a disabled veterans' outreach      
program specialist may perform or on the

 individuals whom a disabled veterans'  
outreach program specialist may assist  
other than those specifically provided  
for in this chapter4  4  7b7 ,local     
veterans' employment representatives    
,section #dajd of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively2  7,b7 in the matter before
 subparagraph 7,a71 as redesignated by  
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1 by 
inserting 7#a7 before ,as principal     
duties2  7,c7 by adding at the end the  
following new paragraphs3  7#b7 ,in     
addition to the principal duties        
required by paragraph 7#a71 a local     
veterans' employment representative may 
furnish employment1 training1 and       
placement services directly to eligible 
veterans and eligible persons4  7#c7    
,each local veterans' employment        
representative shall spend a majority of
 his or her time as a local veterans'   

employment representative carrying out  
the principal duties set forth in       
subsection 7b74  2 and  7,d7 in the     
heading1 by striking ,principal2  7#b7  
by redesignating subsection 7f7 as      
subsection 7g72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following new  
subsection 7f73  7f7 ,limitation ,the   
,secretary may not impose any           
restriction on the duties that a local  
veterans' employment representative may 
perform or on the individuals whom a    
local veterans' employment              
representative may assist other than    
those specifically provided for in this 
chapter4  4