,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bf1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,ashford 7for himself and ,mr4 ,jones7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to assist veterans to    
obtain certain public transportation    
jobs1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veteran ,opportunities on ,local   
,transportation ,act of #bjaf or the    
,,volt ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,public      
transportation jobs for local veterans  
,section #ecbe of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7l7 ,veterans   
local hiring ,a recipient of assistance 
under this chapter may advertise and    
award a contract for construction that  
includes requirements for the employment
 of veterans residing in or adjacent to 
any of the areas in which work is to be 

performed under the contract if-- 7#a7  
the estimated cost of the project to    
which the contract relates exceeds      
#aj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 there is no          
requirement to hire an individual who   
does not have the necessary skills to   
perform work in a relevant craft or     
trade1 unless the individual is subject 
to an apprenticeship program or other   
training program2 and  7#c7 the         
requirements do not--  7,a7 compromise  
the quality of the project to which the 
contract relates2  7,b7 unreasonably    
delay the completion of the project2 or 
7,c7 unreasonably increase the cost of  
the project4  4