§ 4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach
(a)
(1)
There is hereby established within the Department of Labor an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach.
(2)
The advisory committee shall—
(B)
determine the extent to which the programs and activities of the Department of Labor are meeting such needs;
(C)
assist the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training in carrying out outreach activities to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans;
(b)
The Secretary of Labor shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the advisory committee with respect to the matters referred to in subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(c)
(1)
The Secretary of Labor shall appoint at least 12, but no more than 16, individuals to serve as members of the advisory committee as follows:
(A)
Seven individuals, one each from among representatives nominated by each of the following organizations:
(d)
The following, or their representatives, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the advisory committee:
(e)
(2)
The Secretary of Labor shall appoint the chairman of the advisory committee who shall serve in that position for no more than 2 consecutive years.
(3)
(B)
Members of the advisory committee shall be allowed reasonable and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for persons serving intermittently in the Government service in accordance with the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter
57 of title
5 while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of the responsibilities of the advisory committee.
(f)
(1)
Not later than December 31 of each year, the advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the employment and training needs of veterans, with special emphasis on disabled veterans, for the previous fiscal year. Each such report shall contain—
(A)
an assessment of the employment and training needs of veterans and their integration into the workforce;
(B)
an assessment of the outreach activities carried out by the Secretary of Labor to employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans;
(C)
an evaluation of the extent to which the programs and activities of the Department of Labor are meeting such needs;
(g)
Within 60 days after receiving each annual report referred to in subsection (f)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to Congress a copy of the report together with any comments concerning the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.