MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

SEC. 202. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.(a) Committee Name.—(1) Change of name.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 4110 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training” and inserting “Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach”.(2) Section heading.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:“§ 4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach” .(3) Table of sections.—The item relating to section 4110 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of such title is amended to read as follows: “4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach.”. (4) References.—Any reference to the Advisory Committee established under section 4110 of such title in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach.(b) Expansion of Duties of Advisory Committee.—Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and their integration into the workforce” after “veterans”;(2) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (B);(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:“(C) assist the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training in carrying out outreach activities to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans;“(D) make recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, with respect to outreach activities and the employment and training of veterans; and”.(c) Modification of Advisory Committee Membership.—(1) Membership.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended to read as follows:“(c)(1) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint at least 12, but no more than 15, individuals to serve as members of the advisory committee as follows:“(A) Six individuals, one each from among representatives nominated by each of the following organizations:“(i) The National Society of Human Resource Managers.120 STAT. 404“(ii) The Business Roundtable.“(iii) The National Association of State Workforce Agencies.“(iv) The United States Chamber of Commerce.“(v) The National Federation of Independent Business.“(vi) A nationally recognized labor union or organization.“(B) Not more than five individuals from among representatives nominated by veterans service organizations that have a national employment program.“(C) Not more than five individuals who are recognized authorities in the fields of business, employment, training, rehabilitation, or labor and who are not employees of the Department of Labor.”.(2) Conforming amendments.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended—(A) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (8), (10), (11), and (12); and(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (9) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively.(d) Reinstatement and Modification of Reporting Requirement.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended—(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “Not later than December 31 of each year, the advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the employment and training needs of veterans, with special emphasis on disabled veterans, for the previous fiscal year.”;(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and their integration into the workforce” after “veterans”;(3) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (B);(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (F), respectively;(5) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:“(B) an assessment of the outreach activities carried out by the Secretary of Labor to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans;”; and(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:“(D) a description of the activities of the advisory committee during that fiscal year;“(E) a description of activities that the advisory committee proposes to undertake in the succeeding fiscal year; and”.