,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bah #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cegi
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bfb ,,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  ,september #i1     
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #bc1 #bjbe   
,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 striking necessary    
7#a7 to determine and inserting         
necessary to determine2  7#b7 by        
striking and 7#b7 in the case and       
inserting and1 in the case2  7#c7 by    
inserting 7#a7 before ,the ,secretary2  
and  7#d7 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 the
 substantive work record and educational
 transcripts of the veteran that 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 7,a7     
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 a veteran
 may not receive assistance under this  
subsection for more than #cfe days4     
7,b7 ,a veteran may receive an          
additional #ahj days of such assistance 
if an individual who provides counseling
 under this chapter to such veteran     
certifies that the veteran is actively  
seeking employment4  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  ,september #i1 #bjbe,reported
 with an amendment1 committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed