Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012

Summary

Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to: (1) match veterans with available jobs based on veterans' skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a license or certification as a nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, commercial driver, emergency medical technician EMT-B or EMT-1, or emergency medical technician-paramedic. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide the Transition Assistance Program to veterans and their spouses at locations other than military installations in at least three and up to five states selected by the Secretary based on the highest rates of veteran unemployment. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a 100% continuous levy upon the property and rights of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) providers and suppliers neglecting or refusing to pay taxes. Permits the Secretary of State to deny, revoke, or limit a passport to any individual upon receiving certification from the Secretary of the Treasury that such individual has a delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000.

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Timeline

1. 24 July 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   Source: Calendars

2. 24 July 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 July 2012

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.

   Source: Calendars

4. 31 July 2012

   Floor

   Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5724-5725)

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 25 July 2012 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 25 July 2012

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor

Related records

• related to → TAP Modernization Act of 2012
• related to → HIRE at HOME Act
• related to → Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
• related to → Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes.
• related to → TAP Modernization Act of 2012
• related to → HIRE at HOME Act
• related to → A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012