S.Amdt. 6189

1. Adds SEC. 1077. PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING VETERANS at the end of subtitle G of title X

   Adds a section

   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (2) as a recognition of Senator Inhofe's long history of engaging with, and advocating for, Africa, the Department of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies should be renamed the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.

   Inserted: SEC. 1077. PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING VETERANS.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the "Secretaries"), shall establish a pilot program that--

   Inserted: (1) facilitates the transition of members of the Armed Forces from service in the Armed Forces to workforce development programs that lead to employment; and

   Inserted: (2) aims to decrease the rate of suicide among veterans.

   Inserted: (b) Authorized Workforce Development Programs.--In implementing the pilot program, the Secretaries shall utilize the SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense, the Army Career Skills program, registered apprenticeship programs, industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, internships, and any other type of workforce development program that the Secretaries consider appropriate.

   Inserted: (c) Location.--The Secretaries shall conduct the pilot program in two different States, including the State with the highest number of veterans per capita.

   Inserted: (d) Partnership.--If, in the States in which the pilot program is being conducted, there exist veteran-run organizations that assist members of the Armed Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces, the Secretaries shall partner with those organizations in carrying out the pilot program.

   Inserted: (e) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out for a three-year period.

   Inserted: (f) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report that details--

   Inserted: (A) the number of veterans who have been placed into full-time, permanent employment as a result of the pilot program;

   Inserted: (B) the number of veterans who started, but did not finish, a workforce development program under the pilot program;

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   Inserted: (C) the types of workforce development programs utilized in the pilot program;

   Inserted: (D) the success of the pilot program;

   Inserted: (E) the costs of implementing the pilot program; and

   Inserted: (F) the partner organizations that were utilized in carrying out the pilot program.

   Inserted: (2) Final report.--

   Inserted: (A) Recommendation.--In the final report submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall make a recommendation on whether or not to extend the pilot program into a permanent program.

   Inserted: (B) Costs.--The Secretaries shall include in the final report submitted under paragraph (1) the costs of and resources needed to extend the pilot program into a permanent program.

   Inserted: (g) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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