To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the unemployment rate of female veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.

SA 1694. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. __. STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF FEMALE VETERANS WHO
SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, shall conduct a study on why Post-9/11
Veterans who are female are at higher risk of unemployment
than all other groups of female veterans and their non-
veteran counterparts.
(2) Conduct of study.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct the study
under paragraph (1) primarily through the Center for Women
Veterans under section 318 of title 38, United States Code.
(B) Consultation.--In carrying out the study conducted
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with--
(i) other Federal agencies, such as the Department of
Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Small
Business Administration;
(ii) foundations; and
(iii) entities in the private sector.
(3) Elements of study.--The study conducted under paragraph
(1) shall include, with respect to Post-9/11 Veterans who are
female, at a minimum, an analysis of the following:
(A) Rank at time of separation from the Armed Forces.
(B) Geographic location upon such separation.
(C) Educational level upon such separation.
(D) The percentage of such veterans who enrolled in an
education or employment

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training program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the
Department of Labor after such separation.
(E) Industries that have employed such veterans.
(F) Military occupational specialties available to such
veterans.
(G) Barriers to employment of such veterans.
(H) Causes to fluctuations in employment of such veterans.
(I) Current employment training programs of the Department
of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor that are
available to such veterans.
(J) Economic indicators that impact unemployment of such
veterans.
(K) Health conditions of such veterans that could impact
employment.
(L) Whether there are differences in the analyses conducted
under subparagraphs (A) through (K) based on the race of such
veteran.
(M) The difference between unemployment rates of Post-9/11
Veterans who are female compared to unemployment rates of
Post-9/11 Veterans who are male, including an analysis of
potential causes of such difference.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after completing
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on such study.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) The analyses conducted under subsection (a)(3).
(B) A description of the methods used to conduct the study
under subsection (a).
(C) Such other matters relating to the unemployment rates
of Post-9/11 Veterans who are female as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(c) Post-9/11 Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term
``Post-9/11 Veteran'' means a veteran who served on active
duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001.
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