,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #g1   
#bjbf,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,mr4   
,banks7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,labor1 in coordination with the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 to    
develop a notice detailing benefits     
available to veterans1 and to require   
employers to display such notice1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,thomas  
,m4 ,conway ,veterans ,access to        
,resources in the ,workplace ,act4  #b4 
,display of veterans benefits notice    
7a7 ,display requirement ,each employer 
shall post and keep posted1 in          
conspicuous places on the premises of   
the employer where notices to employees 
and applicants for employment are       
customarily posted1 the notice developed
 under subsection 7b7 for the ,state in 

which such premises is located4  7b7    
,notice  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7         
,development2 publication  7i7 ,in      
general ,not later than #bgj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,labor 7acting through
 the ,veterans' ,employment and         
,training ,service71 in coordination    
with the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs 7in consultation with the      
,veterans ,experience ,office71 shall   
develop and publish a notice for each   
,state detailing benefits for veterans  
under the laws administered by such     
,secretaries4  7ii7 ,benefits under     
,state law ,the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall ensure that each ,state is given a
 #de-;day period to provide information 
on benefits for veterans under ,state   
law to be included in the notice for    
such ,state4  7,b7 ,review  7i7 ,in     
general ,not less frequently than twice 
each year1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 shall review1 and   

update as necessary1 each notice        
developed under this paragraph4  7ii7   
,state updates ,in carrying out clause  
7i71 the ,secretary of ,labor shall     
ensure that each ,state is given the    
opportunity to update the information   
included in the notice for such ,state4 
7#b7 ,contents ,each notice developed   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall at a minimum 
include information on the following3   
7,a7 ,the ,veterans ,crisis ,line4  7,b7
 ,how to apply for the benefits         
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7,c7 
,information on benefits for veterans   
under the law of the applicable ,state1 
if the ,state provides such information 
as described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7   
,publication2 design ,each notice       
developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
be-- 7,a7 made publicly available on the
 websites of the ,department of ,labor  
and the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs2 and  7,b7 designed to be      
published on an #h4e-;inch by #aa-;inch 
sheet of paper4  7c7 ,information       

campaign ,during the #ahj-;day period   
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs1 shall conduct an    
information campaign to inform employers
 of-- 7#a7 the notices developed under  
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 the           
requirement to display the notice under 
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,employee2 person ,the  
terms employee and person have the      
meanings given those terms in section #c
 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of 
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#b7       
,employer  7,a7 ,in general ,the term   
employer-- 7i7 means any person engaged 
in commerce or in any industry or       
activity affecting commerce who employs 
#ej or more employees for each working  
day during each of #bj or more calendar 
workweeks in the current or preceding   
calendar year2 and  7ii7 includes-- 7,i7
 any person who acts1 directly or       
indirectly1 in the interest of an       

employer to any of the employees of such
 employer2  7,,ii7 any successor in     
interest of an employer2  7,,iii7 any   
public agency 7as defined in section    
#c7x7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards    
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7x7772 
7,,iv7 the ,government ,accountability  
,office2 and  7,v7 the ,library of      
,congress4  7,b7 ,public agency ,for    
purposes of subparagraph                
7,a77ii77,,iii71 a public agency shall  
be considered to be a person engaged in 
commerce or in an industry or activity  
affecting commerce4  7#c7 ,state ,the   
term ,state includes each of the several
 ,states of the ,united ,states1 the    
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1         
,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and the ,united ,states       
,virgin ,islands4  7e7 ,effective dates 
7#a7 ,in general ,except as specified in
 paragraph 7#b71 the provisions of this 
,act shall take effect on the date of   

the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7       
,effective date for display requirement 
,subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the
 date that is one year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4