,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #biai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4     
,cornyn7 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 provide greater       
flexibility to ,states in carrying out  
the ,disabled ,veterans' ,outreach      
,program and employing local veterans'  
employment representatives1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,state        
,outreach for ,local ,veterans          
,employment ,act of #bjaf4  #b4         
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,as of the day before the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1    
unemployment among veterans in the      
,united ,states is much too high1       
especially considering the sacrifices   
veterans have made for the ,united      
,states4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor

 makes available funding to the ,states 
to support disabled veterans' outreach  
program specialists and local veterans' 
employment representatives in each      
,state4  7#c7 ,as of the day before the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1     
,state and local government agencies and
 departments have significant issues    
with finding and connecting with        
veterans after they separate from       
service in the ,armed ,forces1 which    
affects the ability of those agencies   
and departments to offer important      
services to veterans4  #c4 ,greater     
flexibility to ,states in carrying out  
,disabled ,veterans' ,outreach ,program 
and employing ,local ,veterans'         
,employment ,representatives  7a7 ,state
 authority ,to select implementing      
agency ,section #dajb;,a7c7 of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#aj7 ,the ,secretary may   
not reject a plan submitted by a ,state 
under this subsection based solely on   

which agency the ,governor of the ,state
 selects to carry out such plan4  4  7b7
 ,colocation with one-,stop centers     
,section #dajb;,a of such title is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7i7          
,colocation with one-,stop centers ,the 
,secretary shall encourage the ,governor
 of a ,state to colocate the disabled   
veterans' outreach program specialists  
and local veterans' employment          
representatives of such ,state with one 
or more one-stop centers described in   
section #aba7;e7 of the ,workforce      
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caea7;e77 in such ,state4  4 
7c7 ,tailoring plans ,to meet the unique
 needs of ,states ,subsection 7c77#b7 of
 such section is amended by adding at   
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,c7 7i7 ,the ,secretary shall encourage
 each ,state that submits a plan as part
 of an application under subparagraph   
7,a7 to tailor such plan to meet the    
employment and training needs of        

veterans in such ,state4  7ii7 ,in a    
case in which a plan described in clause
 7i7 addresses a significant barrier to 
employment1 a ,state may propose such   
barriers as the ,state considers        
appropriate for the purpose of allowing 
additional categories of veterans to    
receive services under sections #dajc;,a
 and #dajd of this title1 subject to    
review and approval of such proposal by 
the ,secretary4  4  7d7 ,approval of    
plans ,subsection 7c7 of such section1  
as amended by subsection 7a71 is further
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#aa7 ,in any 
case in which a ,state submits a plan to
 the ,secretary under this subsection   
and the ,secretary objects to a portion 
of the plan but not the entirety of the 
plan1 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7      
approve such portions of the plan as the
 ,secretary does not find objectionable2
  7,b7 submit to the ,state an          
explanation describing which portions of
 the plan were not approved and why2 and

  7,c7 allow the ,state to submit for   
approval revisions to the portions of   
the plan for which the ,secretary       
submitted an explanation under          
subparagraph 7,b74  4  7e7 ,prohibition 
on new funding ,no additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out the amendments made by this section4
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall be carried out using amounts      
otherwise appropriated to carry out     
chapter #da of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code4