119-hr1884

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1884 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1884

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs 
 for veterans.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 5, 2025

 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs 
 for veterans.

 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 Fellowship Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority.--The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
Employment and Training shall carry out a pilot program under which a 
State may use a grant or contract under 

section 4102A

    (b)

    (5) of title 
38, United States Code, to carry out a short-term fellowship program.

    (b) Locations; Agreements.--The Assistant Secretary shall select at 
least three, but not more than five, States to carry out a short-term 
fellowship program pursuant to subsection

    (a) . Each such State shall 
enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out 
such program.
            (c) Short-Term Fellowship Program.--Each short-term fellowship 
program carried out by a State pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall--

    (1) consist of veterans participating as fellows with an 
 employer for a period not exceeding 20 weeks;

    (2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend during such 
 period; and

    (3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to be employed 
 on a long-term basis with the employer following such period.
            (d) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than four years after 
the date on which the pilot program commences under this section, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the pilot program.

    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to funds made 
available under 

section 4102A

    (b)

    (5) of title 38, United States Code, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to 
carry out the pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
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