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Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
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H. R. 3579 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 218

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3579

[Report No. 119–262]


To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 23, 2025

Mr. Ciscomani (for himself, Mr. Van Orden, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

September 9, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2025]

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act”.

SEC. 2. Application requirement under Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Section 3106(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “necessary (1) to determine” and inserting “necessary to determine”;

(2) by striking “and (2) in the case” and inserting “and, in the case”;

(3) by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) The Secretary may not provide an initial evaluation of a veteran under paragraph (1) before the veteran submits to the Secretary an application containing the substantive work record and educational transcripts of the veteran that the Secretary determines appropriate.”.

SEC. 3. Maximum duration of employment assistance under Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Section 3117(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a veteran may not receive assistance under this subsection for more than 365 days.

“(B) A veteran may receive an additional 180 days of such assistance if an individual who provides counseling under this chapter to such veteran certifies that the veteran is actively seeking employment.”.

SEC. 4. Reporting and data collection requirements under Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

(a) In general.—Chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

Ҥ 3123. Requirements for data collection and reporting

“(a) 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 chapter. Such information shall include, for each such veteran—

“(1) the regional office responsible for the provision of the program; and

“(2) the annual wages of the veteran before and after the completion of the program.

“(b) Publication of wait times.—On an annual basis, the Secretary shall make publicly available, on an appropriate website of the Department, 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 program.”.

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:


“3123. Requirements for data collection and reporting.”.

(c) Independent review of program.—

(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into a contract, with a non-Department entity that has expertise in vocational rehabilitation, pursuant to which the entity shall conduct a review of rehabilitation programs (as such term is defined in section 3101 of such title) under such chapter.

(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of such a contract, the entity shall submit to the Secretary a report containing recommendations regarding how to improve and modernize such rehabilitation programs.

Union Calendar No. 218

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 3579
[Report No. 119–262]
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
September 9, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed