,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,loebsack introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,labor to carry out a grant program for 
employers to develop and carry out job  
training programs for veterans4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,employment ,training ,act
 or the ,,vet ,act4  #b4 ,grant program 
for veterans  7a7 ,program authorized   
,the ,secretary of ,labor1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall award grants to       
employers to carry out the activities   
described in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,uses 
of funds ,an employer that receives a   
grant under this section shall use the  
grant to enter into a partnership with a
 community college to create a job      
training program for the purpose of     
training veterans for new jobs with the 

employer4  7c7 ,application ,to be      
eligible for a grant under this section1
 an employer shall submit to the        
,secretary of ,labor an application at  
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 which shall     
include--  7#a7 a description of the job
 training program that the employer     
seeks to develop and carry out using the
 grant2  7#b7 the community college with
 which the employer plans to partner in 
developing and carrying out such job    
training program2 and  7#c7 the number  
of new jobs the employer seeks to create
 as a result of such job training       
program4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3  7#a7 ,the term community      
college has the meaning given the term  
junior or community college in section  
#cab of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh74  7#b7 ,the 
term new job1 when used with respect to 
an employer1 means a job that--  7,a7   
may include a new position within an    

existing job category1 and is not a job 
of a recalled worker1 a replacement job1
 or any other job that existed in the   
employer's business within the one-year 
period preceding the date of hire2  7,b7
 is not a job that existed in a business
 operation or substantially similar     
business operation of the employer      
formerly located in another location    
which was closed or substantially       
reduced by the employer2 and  7,c7      
results in a net increase in employment 
for the employer4  7#c7 ,the term       
veteran has the meaning given such term 
in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code4