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H.R.832 / 114th Congress

Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 10, 2015

Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into a contract with a non-governmental entity to conduct a longitudinal study of a statistically valid sample of each of the following groups of individuals over a period of at least five years: (1) veterans who have received intensive job counseling, training, and placement services; (2) veterans who did not receive intensive services but who otherwise received services; and (3) veterans who did not seek or receive services.

Requires the study to include the collection of specified information for each individual who participates in the study, including:

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the average number of months served on active duty,

the distribution of disability ratings,

unemployment benefits received,

the average number of months employed and average individual and household annual income,

employment status,

whether the individual believes that any service received helped the individual to become employed,

use of educational assistance,

participation in a vocational rehabilitation program,

conditions of discharge or release from the Armed Forces, and

demographic information.

Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports on the outcomes of the study that include any information the Secretary determines is necessary to determine long-term outcomes of the individuals in such groups.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · R–CA

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
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  1. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

  2. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  3. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  5. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  6. Introduced in House

  7. Introduced in House

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