H.R. 419

Hire Veterans Act of 2004

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109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 419

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 26, 2005

Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To extend the operation of the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hire Veterans Act of 2004.

2.

Extension of operation of the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee

(a)

Three-year extension

Subsection (f) of section 6 of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107–288; 116 Stat. 2048) is amended by striking December 31, 2005 and inserting December 31, 2008.

(b)

Additional funding

Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(h)

Funding for fiscal years 2006 through 2008

From amounts made available to the Secretary of Labor in each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008 for the activities of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists appointed under section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, and local veterans' employment representatives assigned under section 4104 of such title, 0.5 percent of such amounts in each such fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section.

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(c)

Addtional reports

Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking and 2005, and inserting 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008,.