Veterans Career Connection Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Veterans Career Connection Act adds a new section 4111 to title 38 creating the Veterans Transition Talent Hub. VA must carry out a program to provide information about covered individuals to entities that seek to employ people with their skills or experience. Covered individuals are veterans and service members eligible for preseparation counseling who elect to participate. VA must let appropriate entities search data including anticipated discharge or release date, military and civilian skills, certifications, credentials, geographic and employment preferences, and a resume or other profile. VA must seek consultation with Defense, Labor, employers, veterans service organizations, and state workforce agencies when carrying out the program.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans benefit because participating in the Talent Hub can expose their skills, credentials, preferences, and resumes to employers seeking those capabilities. Transitioning service members benefit because employers can see anticipated release dates and prepare hiring connections before separation. Employers benefit from a searchable pool of veteran and military talent. Veterans service organizations and state workforce agencies benefit from a new federal tool they can connect to transition assistance. VA employment programs benefit from a structured data-sharing platform.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA staff must build and operate the Talent Hub, decide which employers or entities may search data, protect participant information, and coordinate with Defense, Labor, VSOs, employers, and state workforce agencies. Participating veterans and service members must opt in and maintain accurate profiles. Employers must use the data appropriately and may need onboarding or access controls. Federal taxpayers fund development, operation, and oversight of the program.
Key Provisions
- Creates the Veterans Transition Talent Hub in title 38.
- Allows participating veterans and preseparation service members to share searchable employment data.
- Requires searchable data to include discharge date, skills, certifications, credentials, preferences, and resumes or profiles.
- Requires VA to consult Defense, Labor, employers, veterans service organizations, and state workforce agencies.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a VA Veterans Transition Talent Hub that lets participating veterans and preseparation service members share searchable skills, credentials, location preferences, employment preferences, resumes, and release-date data with approved employers, with consultation from Defense, Labor, VSOs, employers, and state workforce agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Employment, Workforce, VA
Primary Purpose
Creates a VA Veterans Transition Talent Hub that lets participating veterans and preseparation service members share searchable skills, credentials, location preferences, employment preferences, resumes, and release-date data with approved employers, with consultation from Defense, Labor, VSOs, employers, and state workforce agencies.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans
- Transitioning service members
- Employers
- Veterans service organizations
- State workforce agencies
- VA employment programs
Identified Costs
- VA staff
- Participating veterans
- Transitioning service members
- Employers
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bacon, …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Veterans and transitioning service members using the Veterans Transition Talent Hub
Department of Veterans Affairs officials operating the Veterans Transition Talent Hub
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "VA"
- → Department of Veterans Affairs
- "DOD"
- → Department of Defense
- "DOL"
- → Department of Labor
- "VSOs"
- → Veterans service organizations
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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