H.R. 1632

Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 2007

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1632

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2007

Mr. Reichert (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the annual report required on veterans’ reemployment rights.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 2007.

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Veterans’ reemployment rights report improvement

(a)

Additional report requirements

Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by striking The Secretary shall and inserting (a) Report required.—The Secretary shall;

(2)

by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):

(4)

The number of cases reviewed by the Secretary of Defense under the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of the Department of Defense during the fiscal year for which the report is made.

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(3)

in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking or (3) and inserting (3), or (4);

(4)

by redesignating paragraph (7), as so redesignated, as paragraph (8), and inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7):

(7)

An indication of which of the cases reported on pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) are disability-related.

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(5)

by adding at the end the following new subsections:

(b)

Uniform categorization of data

The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, and the Special Counsel to ensure that the information required to be submitted as part of the report under subsection (a) is categorized in a uniform way.

(c)

Provision of information

The Secretary shall provide the information contained in the report required under subsection (a) to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, and the Special Counsel.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a report submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.