,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fagf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,o',halleran 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,lee  
of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 and ,mr4   
,waltz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
develop a solar workforce training      
course for certain members of the ,armed
 ,forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,solar ,vocational ,education and   
,training for our ,servicemembers ,act  
or the ,solar ,,vets ,act4  #b4 ,solar  
workforce training course for members of
 the ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,training      
course  7#a7 ,in general ,the           

,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
,secretary of ,defense1 shall develop a 
training course for careers in          
solar-related occupations to be-- 7,a7  
made available-- 7i7 at military        
installations2 and  7ii7 to eligible    
members of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,b7
 administered by institutions of higher 
education pursuant to an agreement with 
the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,course components
 ,the training course shall include--   
7,a7 hands-on1 in-person instruction    
with respect to solar-related           
occupations2  7,b7 assistance with      
resume preparation2  7,c7 assistance    
with job interview preparation2 and     
7,d7 an examination that results in the 
receipt of an entry-level certification 
in solar installation 7such as a        
certification from the ,north ,american 
,board of ,certified ,energy            
,practitioners74  7#c7 ,fees or charges 
prohibited2 reimbursement for           
examination costs  7,a7 ,fees or charges
 ,no fee or charge may be assessed to an

 eligible member of the ,armed ,forces  
in connection with the participation of 
the member in the training course4  7,b7
 ,reimbursement ,the ,secretary shall   
reimburse an eligible member of the     
,armed ,forces for the costs of an      
examination described in paragraph      
7#b77;,d7 incurred by the member4  7b7  
,selection of participating military    
installations  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
,secretary of ,defense1 shall select    
military installations at which the     
training course will be offered to      
eligible members of the ,armed ,forces4 
7#b7 ,considerations ,in selecting a    
military installation1 the ,secretary   
shall consider-- 7,a7 the average number
 of eligible members of the ,armed      
,forces stationed at the military       
installation2  7,b7 the solar market in 
the local community near the military   
installation1 including the number of   
relevant employers and job              
opportunities2 and  7,c7 the capability 

of institutions of higher education     
located near the military installation  
to administer the training course4  7c7 
,agreement with institution of higher   
education ,for each military            
installation at which the training      
course is to be offered1 the ,secretary 
shall enter into an agreement with an   
institution of higher education located 
near the military installation under    
which the institution shall administer  
the training course4  7d7 ,outreach ,the
 ,secretary1 in collaboration with the  
,secretary of ,defense1 shall ensure    
that-- 7#a7 commanders at military      
installations are aware of the          
availability of the training course2 and
  7#b7 installation transition offices  
inform eligible members of the ,armed   
,forces about the training course4  7e7 
,definitions ,in this section1 the      
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,eligible member of the ,armed ,forces  
,the term eligible member of the ,armed 
,forces means a member of the ,armed    

,forces that-- 7,a7 has completed at    
least #ahj days on active duty in the   
,armed ,forces2 and  7,b7 is expected to
 be discharged or released from active  
duty in the ,armed ,forces within #ahj  
days of the date of commencement of     
participation in the training course4   
7#b7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given that    
term in section #aja of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#c7 ,military installation    
,the term military installation means a 
military installation that is located   
within any of the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1         
,american ,samoa1 the ,virgin ,islands  
of the ,united ,states1 the             
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 or ,guam4  7#d7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7#e7 ,training  
course ,the term training course means  

the training course developed under     
subsection 7a74