,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjah,ms4 ,smith introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of 
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to require the ,military ,veterans
 ,agricultural ,liaison to provide      
certain outreach to veterans with       
respect to agricultural employment1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veteran 
,empowerment and ,training to           
,facilitate ,agricultural               
,revitalization and ,mobilization ,act  
of #bjah or the ,,vet-#b-;,,farm ,act of
 #bjah4  #b4 ,military ,veterans        
,agricultural ,liaison ,section #bai of 
the ,department of ,agriculture         
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #fiai7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     

7#c71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7,c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 provide        
information to veterans concerning the  
availability of1 and eligibility        
requirements for1 positions identified  
within the ,department of ,agriculture  
that are available to employ or train   
veterans2  7#f7 consult with the        
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 the ,secretary of
 ,labor1 and the ,administrator of the  
,small ,business ,administration with   
respect to carrying out activities that 
assist veterans with agriculture-related
 employment2 and  7#g7 establish and    
periodically update the website         
described in subsection 7d74  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7d7 ,website required  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the website required under     
subsection 7b77#g7 shall include the    
following3 7,a7 ,positions identified   

within the ,department of ,agriculture  
that are available to veterans for      
apprenticeships4  7,b7 ,apprenticeships1
 programs of training on the job1 and   
programs of education that are approved 
for purposes of chapter #cf of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,c7       
,employment skills training programs for
 members of the ,armed ,forces carried  
out pursuant to section #aadc7;e7 of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,d7 
,information designed to assist         
businesses1 nonprofit entities1         
educational institutions1 and farmers   
interested in developing                
apprenticeships1 on-the-job training1   
educational1 or entrepreneurial programs
 for veterans in navigating the process 
of having a program approved by a ,state
 approving agency for purposes of       
chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 including--  7i7 contact 
information for relevant offices in the 
,department of ,defense1 ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs1 ,department of      

,labor1 and ,small ,business            
,administration2  7ii7 basic            
requirements for approval by each ,state
 approving agency2  7iii7               
recommendations with respect to training
 and coursework to be used during       
apprenticeships or on-the-job training  
that will enable a veteran to be        
eligible for agricultural programs2 and 
7iv7 examples of successful programs and
 curriculums that have been approved for
 purposes of chapter #cf of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code 7with consent of  
the organization and without any        
personally identifiable information74   
7#b7 ,review of website  7,a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #e years after  
the date of enactment of this paragraph1
 and once every #e years thereafter1 the
 ,secretary shall conduct a study to    
determine if the website required under 
subsection 7b77#g7 is effective in      
providing veterans the information      
required under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7    
,ineffective website ,if the ,secretary 

determines that the website is not      
effective under subparagraph 7,a71 the  
,secretary shall--  7i7 notify the      
agriculture and veterans committees     
described in subparagraph 7,c7 of that  
determination2 and  7ii7 not earlier    
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,secretary provides notice under    
clause 7i71 terminate the website4  7,c7
 ,agriculture and veterans committees   
,the agriculture and veterans committees
 referred to in subparagraph 7,b77i7    
are-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,agriculture
 of the ,house of ,representatives2     
7ii7 the ,committee on ,agriculture1    
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the        
,senate2  7iii7 the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7iv7 the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate4  7e7 ,consultation required   
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,secretary shall consult with           
organizations that serve veterans4  4   
#c4 ,report on veterans employed in     

agriculture  7a7 ,report required ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall provide
 a report to the agriculture and        
veterans committees described in        
subsection 7b7 that includes the        
following3  7#a7 ,positions identified  
within the ,department of ,agriculture  
that are1 on the date of the report1    
available for apprenticeships by service
 members or veterans4  7#b7 ,a summary  
of the information on those positions   
that has been provided to the           
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 and the         
,department of ,labor4  7#c7 ,a summary 
of measures taken to partner with the   
,department of ,defense to identify and 
develop potential career skills programs
 for service members who transition out 
of the armed services4  7#d7 ,the       
information the ,department of          
,agriculture is disseminating to        
agricultural entities to help those     

entities contact the ,department of     
,defense to establish career skills     
programs4  7#e7 ,the information the    
,department of ,agriculture has provided
 to the ,department of ,defense1        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
,small ,business ,administration1 and   
the ,department of ,labor on available  
apprenticeships or on-the-job training  
available to veterans4  7#f7            
,information on how agricultural        
entities can contact the ,department of 
,agriculture for technical assistance in
 establishing ,department of ,labor     
approved apprenticeships and ,department
 of ,defense approved on-the-job        
training opportunities4  7b7            
,agriculture and veterans committees    
,the agriculture and veterans committees
 referred to in subsection 7a7 are--    
7#a7 the ,committee on ,agriculture of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7#b7   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the        
,senate2  7#c7 the ,committee on        

,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7#d7 the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate4