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HR 3053 101th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment agencies Job hunting Manpower training programs Military discharges Military personnel Rehabilitation Veterans' employment

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals discharged from the Armed Forces.

Introduced: July 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 101-561, Part I.
May 3, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 3, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 8, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment.
Mar 8, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 24, 1989
Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 8, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 7, 1989
See H.R.42.
Sep 7, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Aug 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Aug 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Aug 3, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, in the case of any individual discharged or dismissed from the armed forces under conditions other than honorable, to consider an application for, and issuance to such person of, an Exemplary Rehabilitation Certificate if it is established that such person is rehabilitated and of good character and that the person's conduct, activities, and habits since being discharged or dismissed have been exemplary for a reasonable period of time, but not less than three years.

Directs the Secretary to supply to the Secretary of Defense a copy of each such certificate issued. Requires the Secretary of Defense to place such certificate in the military personnel record of the affected individual. Permits the use of both oral and written evidence in the determination of the appropriateness of the certificate, including an appearance in person before the Secretary of Labor by the individual being considered.

Provides that no military or veterans' benefits shall accrue to an individual receiving such a certificate, unless the individual was previously eligible for such benefits under the original discharge or dismissal.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, no later than January 15 of each year, to report to the Congress the number of cases reviewed under this Act and the number of certificates issued. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations, delegate authority, and utilize the services of the Office of Personnel Management in carrying out this Act.

What's happening now June 27, 1990

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 101-561, Part I.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 42 Procedurally related To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals d…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 26, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 4, 1989
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