S.Amdt. 2834

1. Adds SEC. __. VETERANS TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. VETERANS TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section--

   Inserted: (1) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the General Services Administration;

   Inserted: (2) the term "Executive department" has the same meaning as in section 101 of title 5, United States Code;

   Inserted: (3) the term " 'qualified veteran" means a veteran who the Secretary determines is in need of access to a computer to search and apply for employment;

   Inserted: (4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and

   Inserted: (5) the term "veteran" has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

   Inserted: (b) Pilot Program.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall establish a pilot program to provide to qualified veterans not less than 25 percent of the Government-owned computers that would otherwise be disposed of during each year at no cost or reduced cost.

   Inserted: (2) Purposes of program.--The pilot program established under paragraph (1) shall be designed to--

   Inserted: (A) encourage and facilitate employment opportunities for and the entrepreneurship of veterans;

   Inserted: (B) assist the Secretary of Labor in carrying out section 5 of this Act; and

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   Inserted: (C) reduce the overall unemployment of veterans.

   Inserted: (3) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program under this subsection shall terminate 3 years after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing--

   Inserted: (A) the number of Government-owned computers in the 5 largest Executive departments during the 2-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, including the number of working computers, nonworking computers, desktop computers, and laptop computers;

   Inserted: (B) the number of Government-owned computers disposed of by the 5 largest Executive departments during the 2-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, including the number of such computers that were working computers, nonworking computers, desktop computers, or laptop computers;

   Inserted: (C) the procedures of the 5 largest Executive departments for the disposal of Government-owned computers; and

   Inserted: (D) the plans of the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, for carrying out the pilot program under subsection (b), including any plans to give priority to veterans who are disabled.

   Inserted: (2) Determination of largest executive departments.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 5 largest Executive departments shall be determined on the basis of the number of employees of each Executive department and the total amount appropriated to each Executive department for the fiscal year preceding the date of enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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