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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1884
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and
Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs
for veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH5, 2025
Mr. M
OOLENAAR(for himself and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’
Employment and Training to carry out a pilot program
on short-term fellowship programs for veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Fellowship 4
Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIP 6
PROGRAMS. 7
(a) A
UTHORITY.—The Assistant Secretary of Labor 8
for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall carry out 9
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a pilot program under which a State may use a grant or 1
contract under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United 2
States Code, to carry out a short-term fellowship program. 3
(b) L
OCATIONS; AGREEMENTS.—The Assistant Sec-4
retary shall select at least three, but not more than five, 5
States to carry out a short-term fellowship program pur-6
suant to subsection (a). Each such State shall enter into 7
an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out 8
such program. 9
(c) S
HORT-TERMFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Each 10
short-term fellowship program carried out by a State pur-11
suant to subsection (a) shall— 12
(1) consist of veterans participating as fellows 13
with an employer for a period not exceeding 20 14
weeks; 15
(2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend 16
during such period; and 17
(3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to 18
be employed on a long-term basis with the employer 19
following such period. 20
(d) C
OMPTROLLER GENERALREPORT.—Not later 21
than four years after the date on which the pilot program 22
commences under this section, the Comptroller General of 23
the United States shall submit to the Committees on Vet-24
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erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 1
Senate a report on the pilot program. 2
(e) A
UTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-3
tion to funds made available under section 4102A(b)(5) 4
of title 38, United States Code, there is authorized to be 5
appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out the 6
pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of 7
fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 8
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