,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,takano 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cisneros7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 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     
authorize a pilot program in the        
,department of ,defense to enhance      
efforts to provide job placement        
assistance and related employment       
services directly to members of the     
,national ,guard and ,reserves and      
veterans of the ,armed ,forces4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,work for ,warriors ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,direct employment pilot program for
 members of the ,national ,guard and    
,reserve and veterans of the ,armed     

,forces  7a7 ,program authority ,the    
,secretary of ,defense may carry out a  
pilot program to enhance the efforts of 
the ,department of ,defense to provide  
job placement assistance and related    
employment services directly to members 
of the ,national ,guard and ,reserves   
and veterans of the ,armed ,forces4  7b7
 ,administration ,the pilot program     
shall be offered to1 and administered   
by1 the adjutants general appointed     
under section #cad of title #cb1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7c7 ,cost-,sharing     
requirement ,as a condition on the      
provision of funds under this section to
 a ,state to support the operation of   
the pilot program in the ,state1 the    
,state must agree to contribute an      
amount1 derived from non-,federal       
sources1 equal to at least #cj percent  
of the funds provided by the ,secretary 
of ,defense to the ,state under this    
section4  7d7 ,direct employment program
 model ,the pilot program should follow 
a job placement program model that      

focuses on working one-on-one with a    
member of a reserve component to        
cost-effectively provide job placement  
services1 including services such as    
identifying unemployed and underemployed
 members and veterans1 job matching     
services1 rsum editing1 interview       
preparation1 and post-employment follow 
up4 ,development of the pilot program   
should be informed by ,state direct     
employment programs for members and     
veterans1 such as the programs conducted
 in ,california and ,south ,carolina4   
7e7 ,evaluation ,the ,secretary of      
,defense shall develop outcome          
measurements to evaluate the success of 
the pilot program4  7f7 ,reporting      
requirements  7#a7 ,report required ,not
 later than ,march #a1 #bjbd1 the       
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report describing the results of the    
pilot program4 ,the ,secretary shall    
prepare the report in coordination with 
the ,chief of the ,national ,guard      

,bureau4  7#b7 ,elements of report ,a   
report under paragraph 7#a7 shall       
include the following3 7,a7 ,a          
description and assessment of the       
effectiveness and achievements of the   
pilot program1 including the number of  
members of the reserve components and   
veterans of the ,armed ,forces hired and
 the cost-per-placement of participating
 members and veterans4  7,b7 ,an        
assessment of the impact of the pilot   
program and increased reserve component 
employment levels on the readiness of   
members of the reserve components4  7,c7
 ,a comparison of the pilot program to  
other programs conducted by the         
,department of ,defense and ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs to provide        
unemployment and underemployment support
 to members of the reserve components   
and veterans of the ,armed ,forces4     
7,d7 ,any other matters considered      
appropriate by the ,secretary4  7g7     
,limitation on total fiscal-,year       
obligations ,the total amount obligated 

by the ,secretary of ,defense to carry  
out the pilot program for any fiscal    
year may not exceed #bj1jjj1jjj4  7h7   
,duration of authority ,the authority to
 carry out the pilot program expires on 
,september #cj1 #bjbc1 except that the  
,secretary may extend the pilot program 
for not more than two additional fiscal 
years4