BRAVE Act

IIB 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 147 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 17, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements to services and benefits for veterans and separating members of the Armed Forces with respect to apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Nov 18, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H147.RFS H147 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 147 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing Registered 2 Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act’’ or the 3 ‘‘BRAVE Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. EDUCATION FOR SEPARATING MEMBERS OF THE 5 ARMED FORCES REGARDING REGISTERED 6 APPRENTICESHIPS. 7 Section 1144(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 8 is amended by inserting ‘‘(including apprenticeship pro- 9 grams registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 10 Stat. 664; commonly referred to as the ‘National Appren- 11 ticeship Act’) and approved under chapters 30 through 36 12 of title 38)’’ after ‘‘employment opportunities’’. 13 SEC. 3. WEBSITES REGARDING APPRENTICESHIP PRO- 14 GRAMS. 15 (a) WEBSITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SEC- 16 RETARY OF LABOR.—The Assistant Secretary of Labor 17 for Veterans’ Employment and Training, in coordination 18 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a 19 user-friendly website (or update an existing website) that 20 is available to the public on which veterans can find infor- 21 mation about apprenticeship programs registered under 22 the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664; commonly re- 23 ferred to as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) and ap- 24 proved under chapters 30 through 36 of title 38, United 25 States Code. Such information shall be searchable and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Nov 18, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H147.RFS H147 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 147 RFS sortable by occupation and location, and include, with re- 1 gard to each such program, the following: 2 (1) A description, including any cost to a vet- 3 eran. 4 (2) Contact information. 5 (3) Whether the program has been endorsed by 6 a veterans service organization or nonprofit organi- 7 zation that caters to veterans. 8 (4) Whether the program prefers to hire vet- 9 erans. 10 (5) Each certification or degree an individual 11 earns by completing the program. 12 (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER WEBSITE.—The 13 Assistant Secretary shall update all information regarding 14 programs for veterans listed on apprenticeship.gov (or any 15 successor website) to include the information specified 16 under subsection (a). 17 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 18 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 19 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 20 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 21 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 22 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 23 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Nov 18, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H147.RFS H147 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 HR 147 RFS vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 1 vote on passage. 2 Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Nov 18, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H147.RFS H147 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS