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Title II — Building on our vow to hire heroes

S. 6 · 113th Congress · Jan 22, 2013 · Lineage

II Building on our vow to hire heroes

201. Unified employment portal for veterans

Section 4105 of title 38, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c)

“(1) The Secretary shall develop a single, unified Federal web-based employment portal, for use by veterans, containing information regarding all Federal programs and activities concerning employment, unemployment, and training to the extent the programs and activities affect veterans.

“(2) The Secretary shall work with representatives from the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Small Business Administration, and other Federal agencies and organizations concerned with veterans' issues, to determine an appropriate platform and implementing agency for the portal. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the other Federal agencies for the implementation of the portal.”

202. Grants to hire veterans as first responders

(a)
Grants for firefighters— The Secretary of Homeland Security shall award grants under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) to hire veterans as firefighters.
(b)
Grants for law enforcement officers— The Attorney General shall award grants under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and SAfe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to hire veterans as law enforcement officers.
(c)
Priority— In awarding grants under this section to hire veterans, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General shall give priority to the hiring of veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2011.
(d)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000.

203. Employment of veterans as evaluation factor in the awarding of Federal contracts

(a)
Civilian contracts—
(1)
In general— Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“3312. Employment of veterans as evaluation factor

“The head of each executive agency shall consider favorably as an evaluation factor in solicitations for contracts and task or delivery order valued at or above $25,000,000 the employment by a prospective contractor of veterans constituting at least 5 percent of the contractor's workforce.”

(2)
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 3311 the following new item:
(b)
Defense contracts—
(1)
In general— Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“2336. Employment of veterans as evaluation factor

“The head of each agency shall consider favorably as an evaluation factor in solicitations for contracts and task or delivery order valued at or above $25,000,000 the employment by a prospective contractor of veterans constituting at least 5 percent of the contractor's workforce.”

(2)
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2335 the following new item:
(c)
Regulations— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out the provisions of section 3313 of title 41, United States Code, and section 2336 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively.