To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities.
- Last Action
- 7/14/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- 2021-06-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- 2021-06-15Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-22 (00)
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to jointly establish a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of USDA and Interior. The VA, USDA, Interior, and the Department of Defense (DOD) are authorized to enter into a partnership to include the pilot program as part of the Skillbridge program, which is a DOD program to provide training to members who are transitioning out of service in the Armed Forces.
The bill also requires the VA to establish guidelines containing best practices for other federal agencies that carry out programs to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors (13)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
Subjects
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Land use and conservation
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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