#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#hid  ,,an ,,act  ,to identify and refer
 members of the ,armed ,forces with a   
health care occupation who are          
separating from the ,armed ,forces for  
potential employment with the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,hire    
,veteran ,health ,heroes ,act of #bjba4 
#b4 ,identification and referral of     
members of the ,armed ,forces with a    
health care occupation for potential    
employment with the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs during separation    
from the ,armed ,forces ,section #bjg of
 the ,,va ,choice and ,quality          
,employment ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aae-df2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja note7 is   
amended to read as follows3  #bjg4      
,identification and referral of members 
of the ,armed ,forces with a health care
 occupation for potential employment    
with the ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs during separation from the     

,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall establish a program to  
identify and refer members of the ,armed
 ,forces with a health care occupation  
for employment with the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs during the separation
 of such members from the ,armed        
,forces4  7b7 ,referral of interested   
individuals  7#a7 ,in general ,if a     
member of the ,armed ,forces identified 
under subsection 7a7 expresses an       
interest in working in a health care    
occupation within the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall refer the      
member to a recruiter of the ,department
 for consideration of open positions in 
the specialty and geography of interest 
to the member4  7#b7 ,timing ,any       
referral of a member of the ,armed      
,forces conducted under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be made not earlier than one year 
before the separation of the member from

 the ,armed ,forces4  7c7 ,rule of      
construction ,any identification of a   
member of the ,armed ,forces under      
subsection 7a7 or referral of such      
member under subsection 7b7 shall not be
 construed as a guarantee of employment 
of such member with the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs4  7d7 ,reports ,not  
later than each of one year and two     
years after the date of the enactment of
 the ,hire ,veteran ,health ,heroes ,act
 of #bjba1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a report on the
 program established under subsection   
7a74  7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3
 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of        
,congress ,the term appropriate         
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services and the 
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,armed ,services and the ,committee on  
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,health care    

occupation ,the term health care        
occupation means an occupation for which
 an individual may be appointed for     
employment with the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs under section #gdja  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  4 
,passed the ,senate ,july #ba1          
#bjba4,secretary