,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cegi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,ciscomani 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van      
,orden1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1   
and ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to make certain          
improvements to the ,veterans ,readiness
 and ,employment program of ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,readiness
 and ,employment ,program ,integrity    
,act4  #b4 ,application requirement     
under ,veterans ,readiness and          
,employment program of ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs ,section #cajf7;a7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before
 ,the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7#b7 ,the ,secretary may not provide an 

initial evaluation of a veteran under   
paragraph 7#a7 before the veteran       
submits to the ,secretary an application
 containing such information as the     
,secretary determines appropriate4  4   
#c4 ,maximum duration of employment     
assistance under ,veterans ,readiness   
and ,employment program of ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs ,section #caag7;a7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,a       
veteran may not receive assistance under
 this subsection for more than #cfe     
days4  4  #d4 ,reporting and data       
collection requirements under ,veterans 
,readiness and ,employment program of   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #ca of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cabc4 ,requirements for data 
collection and reporting  7a7 ,data     
collection ,the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committees on ,veterans'        

,affairs of the ,senate and ,house of   
,representatives a report regarding the 
employment of veterans who participate  
in a vocational rehabilitation program  
under this chapter4 ,such information   
shall include1 for each such veteran--  
7#a7 the regional office responsible for
 the provision of the program2 and  7#b7
 the annual wages of the veteran before 
and after the completion of the program4
  7b7 ,publication of wait times ,on an 
annual basis1 the ,secretary shall make 
publicly available1 on an appropriate   
website of the ,department1 the average 
time between the date on which a veteran
 requests a vocational rehabilitation   
program under this chapter and the date 
on which the veteran first meets with a 
counselor as part of the veteran's      
program4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item3  #cabc4 
,requirements for data collection and   
reporting4  4  7c7 ,independent review  

of program  7#a7 ,review required ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
seek to enter into a contract1 with a   
non-,department entity that has         
expertise in vocational rehabilitation1 
pursuant to which the entity shall      
conduct a review of rehabilitation      
programs 7as such term is defined in    
section #caja of such title7 under such 
chapter4  7#b7 ,report ,not later than  
one year after the date of such a       
contract1 the entity shall submit to the
 ,secretary a report containing         
recommendations regarding how to improve
 and modernize such rehabilitation      
programs4