Veterans' Emergency Job Training Act

Summary

Veterans' Emergency Job Training Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to carry out an on-the-job training program for veterans who: (1) actively served in the armed forces during a period of war; and (2) have been unemployed for 15 or more consecutive weeks. States that assistance will be in the form of payments to employers employing eligible veterans in jobs involving significant training. Prohibits a participating veteran from receiving assistance under any other veterans' education or training program or the Job Training Partnership Act during the same period. Requires veterans seeking assistance to apply to the Secretary of Labor who will certify such veterans eligibility for an employer. Requires an employer to provide a program of approved job training for at least six months. Establishes maximum periods of assisted training: (1) 12 months for a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more; and (2) six months for other veterans. Requires employers seeking participation in this program to certify to the Secretary that: (1) a position for which the veteran is training is likely to be available at the end of the training period; (2) wages and benefits will be comparable to those received by other employee/trainees; and (3) currently employed workers will not be displaced as a result of this program. Requires the Secretary to give preference to programs of training and equitable regional distribution of training opportunities when approving a program of training. Limits the payments to employers to 25 percent of the wages paid, the actual cost of training, or $3,000 ($6,000 in the case of certain disabled veterans), whichever is less. Requires as a condition of payment a certification from both the veteran/employee and the employer concerning the training and its satisfactory progress. Prohibits the Secretary from continuing payments when the progress or conduct or the veteran is unsatisfactory or that the program of training or the employer's certification is faulty in a material respect. Establishes civil penalties for fraud under this program. Entitles the United States to recover any overpayments from either the veteran or the employer, depending upon culpability. Directs the Secretary of Labor to administer this program and make special efforts to inform eligible veterans and employers of the training opportunities. Requires utilization of disabled veterans outreach specialists in coordinating employment efforts. Directs the Administrator to provide an outreach and public information program to inform veterans and employers of this program's opportunities. Terminates this program after FY 1984 for veterans' applications and after FY 1985 for employer payments. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 June 1983

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 19 May 1983

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 April 1983

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