To extend the operation of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee, and for other purposes.

January 26, 2005

Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To extend the operation of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Hire Veterans Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF OPERATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL HIRE VETERANS COMMITTEE.

(a) Three-Year Extension- Subsection (f) of section 6 of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107-288; 116 Stat. 2048) is amended by striking `December 31, 2005' and inserting `December 31, 2008'.

(b) Additional Funding- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(h) Funding for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2008- From amounts made available to the Secretary of Labor in each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008 for the activities of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists appointed under section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, and local veterans' employment representatives assigned under section 4104 of such title, 0.5 percent of such amounts in each such fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section.'.

(c) Addtional Reports- Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking `and 2005,' and inserting `2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008,'.

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