Summary: Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 - Title I: Small Business and Education Matters - Veterans Small Business Verification Act - (Sec. 101) Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from including a small business in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-maintained database of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans until the Secretary has verified that: (1) the small business is owned and controlled by veterans; and (2) if the small business owner claims to be a service-disabled veteran, that such person is a veteran with a service-connected disability. Authorizes the Secretary, upon a person's application for inclusion in the database, to access the person's personal information to verify information contained in the application. Requires such application and verification procedures to be followed with respect to small businesses currently included in the database but not yet verified. (Sec. 102) Extends through 2015 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education. Title II: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Matters - (Sec. 201) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a servicemember to terminate a contract for the following services, without the imposition of early termination fees, at any time after receiving military orders to deploy for not less than 90 days in support of a contingency operation or to change permanent stations to a location that does not support such contract: (1) cellular and home telephone; (2) multichannel video programming; (3) Internet; or (4) residential utilities involving the provision of water, electricity, home heating oil, or natural gas. Requires: (1) contract termination to be made by written notice and a copy of the military orders; and (2) the return of any advance payments made. (Sec. 202) Prohibits lessors from charging early termination fees with respect to residential, business, agricultural, or motor vehicle leases entered into by servicemembers who subsequently enter military service or receive orders for a permanent change of station or for deployment in support of a contingency operation. (Sec. 203) Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General with respect to rights provided under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Limits civil penalties to $55,000 for the first violation and $110,000 for subsequent violations. Allows aggrieved persons to intervene in a civil action that has already commenced. Provides a private right of action for such enforcement, allowing any appropriate relief, including monetary damages. Provides that any actions so brought shall not preclude or limit any other available remedies under federal or state law. Title III: Other Benefits Matters - (Sec. 301) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain procedures for ensuring coordination of outreach activities between and among the following: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Office of Public Affairs; (3) the Veterans Health Administration; (4) the Veterans Benefits Administration; and (5) the National Cemetery Administration. Directs the Secretary to annually review and, as necessary, modify such procedures. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to state or county veterans agencies that offer a high probability of improving outreach and assistance to veterans and their spouses, children, and parents. Directs the Secretary: (1) to annually review the performance of each grant recipient to determine if they meet annual outcome measures developed by the Secretary; and (2) in awarding such grants, to give a priority to states and agencies that serve the largest population of veterans. Requires a separate budget accounting for such outreach activities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a scholarship program to individuals enrolled in a program leading to a degree or certificate in visual impairment or orientation and mobility in order to increase the supply of qualified blind rehabilitation specialists. Limits scholarship amounts to $15,000 per academic year and $45,000 total per student, over a duration of six years. Requires students receiving such assistance to agree to serve as a full-time VA employee for at least three years. (Sec. 303) Corey Shea Act - Authorizes the Secretary to provide VA burial benefits to parents of individuals who died in combat or from a combat-related training injury, are interred in a national cemetery, and have no other eligible survivors. Allows the Secretary to provide such benefit only if there is available gravesite space.

title small business education matters veterans small business verification act sec prohibits secretary veterans_affairs including small business department_of_veterans_affairs database small businesses owned controlled veterans secretary verified small business owned controlled veterans small business owner claims service disabled veteran person veteran service connected disability authorizes secretary person application inclusion database access person personal information verify information contained application requires application verification procedures followed respect small businesses currently included database verified sec extends veterans advisory_committee_on_education title servicemembers civil relief act matters sec amends servicemembers_civil_relief_act allow servicemember terminate contract following services imposition early termination fees time receiving military orders deploy days support contingency operation change permanent stations location support contract cellular home telephone multichannel video programming internet residential utilities involving provision water electricity home heating oil natural gas requires contract termination written notice copy military orders return advance payments sec prohibits lessors charging early termination fees respect residential business agricultural motor vehicle leases entered servicemembers subsequently enter military service receive orders permanent change station deployment support contingency operation sec provides enforcement attorney general respect rights provided servicemembers civil relief act limits civil penalties violation subsequent violations allows aggrieved persons intervene civil action commenced provides private right action enforcement allowing appropriate relief including monetary damages provides actions brought shall preclude limit available remedies federal state law title iii benefits matters sec directs secretary establish maintain procedures ensuring coordination outreach activities following office_of_the_secretary office_of_public_affairs veterans_health_administration veterans_benefits_administration national_cemetery_administration directs secretary annually review necessary modify procedures authorizes secretary provide grant assistance state county veterans agencies offer high probability improving outreach assistance veterans spouses children parents directs secretary annually review performance grant recipient determine meet annual outcome measures developed secretary awarding grants priority states agencies serve largest population veterans requires separate budget accounting outreach activities authorizes appropriations sec directs secretary establish carry scholarship program individuals enrolled program leading degree certificate visual impairment orientation mobility order increase supply qualified blind rehabilitation specialists limits scholarship amounts academic year total student duration years requires students receiving assistance agree serve time employee years sec secretary provide burial benefits parents individuals died combat combat related training injury interred national cemetery eligible survivors allows secretary provide benefit available gravesite space


Summary: Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in hostile areas to benefit from the provision barring the accrual of interest on their student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program regardless of the date their loan was first disbursed. (Currently, their loan must be disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, to qualify for such treatment.) Eliminates the restriction of such benefit on direct consolidation loans to that portion of the loan which is used to repay direct loans.

servicemember relief act amends higher education act allow members armed forces serving active duty hostile areas benefit provision barring accrual interest student loans federal_direct_loan program regardless date loan disbursed currently loan disbursed october qualify treatment eliminates restriction benefit direct consolidation loans portion loan repay direct loans


Summary: Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2015, specified protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures. Delays until January 1, 1916, revival of provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: (1) allowing, or upon servicemember application requiring, a stay of court proceedings to enforce and adjust a mortgage obligation when the servicemember's ability to comply with such obligation is materially affected by military service; and (2) invalidating the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property due to a servicemember's breach of obligation, except in certain circumstances. Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to state that its requirements governing a servicemember's real or personal property secured by a mortgage apply also to the surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies while in military service and whose death is service-connected, if the spouse is the successor in interest to such property.

helping heroes homes act amends housing_and_economic_recovery_act extend december specified protections servicemembers relating mortgages mortgage foreclosures delays january provisions servicemembers_civil_relief_act allowing servicemember application requiring stay court proceedings enforce adjust mortgage obligation servicemember ability comply obligation materially affected military service invalidating sale foreclosure seizure property servicemember breach obligation certain circumstances amends servicemembers_civil_relief_act state requirements governing servicemember real personal property secured mortgage apply surviving spouse servicemember dies military service death service connected spouse successor interest property


Summary: Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to make competitive grants to provide financial assistance to state departments of veterans affairs for the training of rural county veteran service officers in order to improve outreach and assistance to veterans, as well as their spouses, children, and parents, who may be eligible to receive veterans' or veterans-related benefits and who are residing in rural counties. Limits each grant to $2 million. Requires grants to be made on an annual basis.

outreach secretary veterans_affairs carry program competitive grants provide financial assistance state departments veterans affairs training rural county veteran service officers order improve outreach assistance veterans spouses children parents eligible receive veterans veterans related benefits residing rural counties limits grant million requires grants annual basis


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide collaborative recovery coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school. Authorizes the qualified nursing or medical school to train 45 recovery coordinators.

directs secretary veterans_affairs provide collaborative recovery coordinator training qualified nursing medical school authorizes qualified nursing medical school train recovery coordinators


Summary: Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the tax credit for differential wages paid to employees while on active duty in the uniformed services for a period of more than 30 days.

small business military family assistance act amends internal revenue code extend tax credit differential wages paid employees active duty uniformed services period days


Summary: Military Spouse Pin Act - Requires the design of a spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button to identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving in a combat zone for a period of more than 30 days. Directs the: (1) Secretary of the military department concerned to present the button to such a spouse; and (2) Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the button available to qualifying spouses of veterans of military conflicts that took place before the enactment of this Act.

military spouse pin act requires design spouse combat veteran lapel button identify recognize spouse member armed_forces serving combat zone period days directs secretary military department concerned present button spouse secretary defense dod button available qualifying spouses veterans military conflicts took place enactment act


Summary: Makes eligible for a $300 plot allowance for burial in a cemetery other than a national cemetery a veteran who is eligible for burial in a national cemetery and who: (1) was discharged from active service for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty; or (2) is a veteran of any war. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker for an individual so entitled, to reimburse the person entitled to request such headstone or marker for acquiring a non-government headstone or marker for placement in any cemetery other than a national cemetery in connection with the burial or memorialization of the deceased individual.

makes eligible plot allowance burial cemetery national cemetery veteran eligible burial national cemetery discharged active service disability incurred aggravated line duty veteran war authorizes secretary veterans_affairs lieu furnishing headstone marker individual entitled reimburse person entitled request headstone marker acquiring non government headstone marker placement cemetery national cemetery connection burial deceased individual


Summary: Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. Increases the burial plot allowance for veterans who, at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances by the same percentage increase as adjustments to benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

veterans burial benefits improvement act increases authorized allowance burial funeral expenses deceased veterans time death receipt veterans disability compensation veterans pension benefits veterans war discharged released active military service service connected disability kin sufficient resources cover funeral burial costs increases burial plot allowance veterans time death receiving hospital nursing home care department_of_veterans_affairs authorizes annual adjustment allowances percentage increase adjustments benefit amounts payable title survivors disability insurance social security act


Summary: Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish the Veterans to Work pilot program to determine: (1) the maximum extent to which apprentices may be employed on designated military construction projects; (2) the maximum extent to which such apprentices are veterans; and (3) the feasibility of expanding the employment of apprentices to military construction projects other than those designated. Requires the Secretary, for each of FY2011-FY2015, to designate for the pilot program at least 20 military construction projects, taking into account specified considerations. Requires each contractor or subcontractor on a designated project to assure that it participates in a qualified apprenticeship or other training program for each craft or trade classification of worker that it intends to employ on the construction project.

directs secretary defense dod establish veterans work pilot program determine maximum extent employed designated military construction projects maximum extent veterans feasibility expanding employment military construction projects designated requires secretary fy2011 fy2015 designate pilot program military construction projects taking account specified considerations requires contractor subcontractor designated project assure participates qualified apprenticeship training program craft trade classification worker intends employ construction project


Summary: Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the travel allowance or reimbursement rate in effect for federal employees traveling on official business in reimbursing a veteran for travel in connection with treatment for a service-connected disability or a scheduled compensation and pension examination when such travel is either more than 150 miles from the veteran's residence or requires lodging and subsistence because of inclement weather (as determined by the Secretary).

rural veterans reimbursement act directs secretary veterans_affairs use travel allowance reimbursement rate effect federal employees traveling official business reimbursing veteran travel connection treatment service connected disability scheduled compensation pension examination travel miles veteran residence requires lodging subsistence inclement weather determined secretary


Summary: Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act - Treats members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible. Provides the maximum amount of coverage ($400,000) under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for any member killed in such shootings, as well as any member who dies of wounds sustained in the shootings, notwithstanding that the member elected to be insured in a lesser amount. Excludes from the above provisions members whose wounds or death is the result of willful misconduct.

fort hood families benefits protection act treats members armed_forces civilian employees department_of_defense dod killed wounded shootings fort hood texas members killed wounded combat zone civilian employees killed wounded terrorist attack serving contingency operation respectively purposes specified laws regulations policies concerning compensation awards benefits members employees eligible provides maximum coverage member killed shootings member dies wounds sustained shootings notwithstanding member elected insured lesser excludes provisions members wounds death result willful misconduct


Summary: Prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from prosecuting any unprivileged enemy combatant (any individual who has engaged in or supported hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners or was a part of al Qaeda) for any offense.

prohibits department_of_justice doj prosecuting unprivileged enemy combatant individual engaged supported hostilities united_states coalition partners al_qaeda offense


Summary: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 - Provides that if a veteran claimant submits evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), unless the claimant requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the regional office. Empowers the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to affirm, modify, reverse, remand, or vacate and remand a decision of the Board after deciding all relevant assignments of error raised on appeal. Provides that whenever the Court reverses a decision on the merits of a particular claim and orders an award of benefits, the Court need not decide any additional assignments of error relating to that claim. Establishes the Veterans Judicial Review Commission to evaluate and make specific decisions to improve the administrative and judicial appellate review processes of veterans' and survivors' benefits determinations.

modernization act provides veteran claimant submits evidence support case substantive appeal filed evidence shall submitted directly board regional office department_of_veterans_affairs claimant requests evidence reviewed regional office veterans claims affirm modify reverse remand vacate remand decision board deciding relevant assignments error raised appeal provides court reverses decision merits particular claim orders award benefits court need decide additional assignments error relating claim establishes evaluate specific decisions improve administrative judicial appellate review processes veterans survivors benefits determinations


Summary: Requires trial by military commission when an unprivileged enemy belligerent is being tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought or obtained.

requires trial military commission unprivileged enemy belligerent tried alleged conduct term incarceration death penalty sought obtained


Summary: Makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army.

makes permanent authority secretary army accept expend funds contributed non federal public entities expedite evaluation permits jurisdiction department_of_the_army


Summary: Honest and Open Testimony Act - Includes within communications by a member of the Armed Forces that are protected from retaliatory personnel actions any testimony provided in a congressional hearing regarding the disclosure of sexual orientation, including that the member is homosexual, bisexual, or transgender.

honest open testimony act includes communications member armed_forces protected retaliatory personnel actions testimony provided congressional hearing disclosure sexual orientation including member homosexual bisexual transgender


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may receive Post-9/11 educational assistance payments through direct deposit.

directs secretary veterans_affairs ensure veteran receive educational assistance payments direct deposit


Summary: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Improvement Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretaries responsibilities for acquisition, construction, and asset management functions. Requires the Secretary to assign one Deputy Assistant Secretary to each of the following: (1) information technology acquisition; (2) acquisition services for the Veterans Benefits Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and the Department headquarters; (3) construction acquisitions and leasing; (4) acquisition services for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA); (5) national contracts, including contracts for health care products and services awarded by the National Acquisition Center (other than contracts for information technology); (6) policy; and (7) asset enterprise management and logistics. Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) a Chief Acquisition Officer, with the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Construction, and Asset Management serving as the Chief Acquisition Officer; (2) a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Construction, and Asset Management; and (3) seven Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Acquisition, with the seven functions listed in the preceding paragraph. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a Department-wide acquisition program under which the Secretary shall develop, implement, and enforce a streamlined approach to entering into contracts and purchasing goods and services. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into personal services contracts for medical specialist services and the sharing of VA health care resources. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to include under the term "competitive procedures" the procedures established by the Secretary for the use of federal supply schedules that are open to all responsible sources and result in the lowest cost alternative to meet the needs of the government. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to provide procedures for soliciting, negotiating, awarding, and administering such supply schedules. Revises VA small business contracting goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including in a database of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans a small business that is the vendor of a commercial item unless the vendor is the manufacturer or regular dealer of the item, unless the Secretary specifically provides a waiver with respect to that vendor. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish specific criteria for verifying the status of each small business proposed to be included in the database; and (2) specify the North American Industry Classification System code or codes of the goods and services that may be procured from each small business so listed.

improvement act requires secretary veterans_affairs include responsibilities assistant secretaries responsibilities acquisition construction asset management functions requires secretary assign deputy assistant secretary following information technology acquisition acquisition services veterans_benefits_administration national_cemetery_administration department headquarters construction acquisitions leasing acquisition services veterans_health_administration vha national contracts including contracts health care products services awarded contracts information technology policy asset enterprise management logistics establishes department_of_veterans_affairs chief acquisition officer assistant secretary serving chief acquisition officer principal deputy assistant secretary seven deputy assistant secretaries acquisition seven functions listed preceding paragraph directs secretary veterans_affairs establish maintain department wide acquisition program secretary shall develop implement enforce streamlined approach entering contracts purchasing goods services authorizes secretary enter personal services contracts medical specialist services sharing health care resources amends federal_property_and_administrative_services act include term competitive procedures procedures established secretary use federal supply schedules open responsible sources result lowest cost alternative meet needs government requires secretary prescribe regulations provide procedures soliciting negotiating awarding administering supply schedules revises small business contracting goals prohibits secretary including database small businesses owned controlled veterans small business vendor commercial item vendor manufacturer regular dealer item secretary specifically provides waiver respect vendor requires secretary establish specific criteria verifying status small business proposed included database specify code codes goods services procured small business listed


Summary: Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act - Provides whistleblower protections to a member of the Armed Forces who complains or discloses evidence of ideologically based threats or actions of another member that the providing member reasonably believes could be counterproductive or detrimental to U.S. interests or security.

military whistleblower protection enhancement act provides whistleblower protections member armed_forces discloses evidence based threats actions member providing member reasonably believes detrimental interests security


Summary: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than October 1, 2013, to only use human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries and the management of chemical and biological casualties. Prohibits the use of animals in such training.

battlefield excellence superior training practices act best practices act requires secretary defense dod later october use human based training methods training members armed_forces treatment combat trauma injuries management chemical biological casualties prohibits use animals training


Summary: Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide that the federal share of the cost of projects assisted by economic adjustment grants made to communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of a military base closure or realignment, defense contractor reduction in force, or Department of Energy (DOE) defense-related funding reduction shall be 100%.

amends public_works_and_economic_development_act provide federal share cost projects assisted economic adjustment grants communities suffered economic injury result military base closure realignment defense contractor reduction force department_of_energy doe defense related funding reduction shall


Summary: Amends the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to expand access to Department of Defense (DOD) homeowners assistance for qualified members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned during a designated mortgage crisis to allow the Secretary of Defense greater flexibility regarding the dates of the availability of such assistance. Directs the Secretary, in exercising such authority, to consult with the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Treasury regarding the condition of housing markets in the area of a base or installation.

amends demonstration_cities_and_metropolitan_development_act expand access department_of_defense dod homeowners assistance qualified members armed_forces permanently reassigned designated mortgage crisis allow secretary defense greater flexibility dates availability assistance directs secretary exercising authority consult hud treasury condition housing markets area base installation


Summary: Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009 or SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 - Requires transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, on a space-available basis and on the same basis as a spouse of a retired member of the Armed Forces, for: (1) the unremarried surviving spouse of a retired member; (2) the unremarried surviving spouse of a former member who is entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation; and (3) any dependents accompanied by such surviving spouses.

securing patriots access convenient economic air travel act requires transportation department_of_defense dod aircraft space available basis basis spouse retired member armed_forces unremarried surviving spouse retired member unremarried surviving spouse member entitled dependency indemnity compensation dependents accompanied surviving spouses


Summary: Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Replaces the term "unprivileged enemy combatant" in federal military law with the term "unlawful enemy combatant." Includes in the definition, and therefore makes subject to trial by military commissions, an individual who: (1) is closely associated with or has provided material support to al Qaeda or any other organization dedicated to committing acts of terrorism against the United States; (2) has taken up or conspired to take up arms on behalf of al Qaeda; and (3) has committed or conspired to commit acts of terrorism against the United States or American citizens or targets, regardless of the location of the individual's capture. Allows the President to authorize the detention of any unlawful enemy combatant until determining that the individual is no longer a threat to the United States or its allies.

terrorist detention prosecution act replaces term unprivileged enemy combatant federal military law term unlawful enemy combatant includes definition makes subject trial military commissions individual closely associated provided material support al_qaeda organization dedicated committing acts terrorism united_states taken conspired arms behalf al_qaeda committed conspired commit acts terrorism united_states american citizens targets regardless location individual capture allows president authorize detention unlawful enemy combatant determining individual longer threat united_states allies


Summary: Waives, during FY2011, the basic military pay adjustment tied to increases in the Employment Cost Index. Increases, effective January 1, 2011, such basic pay by 1.9%.

waives fy2011 basic military pay adjustment tied increases employment cost index increases effective january basic pay


Summary: Combat Operations and Medical Benefit Authorization for Our Troops Act of 2010 or COMBAT Act - Increases the maximum monthly rates of: (1) hazardous duty pay; (2) hostile fire or imminent danger pay; (3) special pay for service as a member of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team; (4) special pay for members extending duty at designated overseas locations; (5) combat-related injury rehabilitation pay; and (6) the family separation allowance. Increases the maximum annual rates of special pay for: (1) officers serving as psychologists and nonphysician health care providers; and (2) special warfare officers extending their active-duty period.

medical benefit authorization troops act maximum monthly rates hazardous duty pay hostile fire imminent danger pay special pay service member weapons mass destruction civil support team special pay members extending duty designated overseas locations combat related injury rehabilitation pay family separation allowance increases maximum annual rates special pay officers serving psychologists health care providers special warfare officers extending active duty period


Summary: Veterans Employment Today Act of 2010 or the VET Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of disabled and unemployed veterans.

today act vet act amends internal revenue code increase work opportunity tax credit hiring disabled unemployed veterans


Summary: Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010 - Requires trial only by a military commission for any foreign national who: (1) engages or has engaged in an offense relating to a terrorist attack against persons or property in the United States or U.S. government property or personnel outside the United States; and (2) is subject to trial for that offense by a military commission under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

military tribunals terrorists act requires trial military commission foreign national engages engaged offense relating terrorist attack persons property united_states government property personnel outside united_states subject trial offense military commission uniform code military justice


Summary: Prevent Terrorists from Reuniting with Terrorist Cells Act - Prohibits the transfer or repatriation for release or detention of any individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a nation or region that is recognized by the Department of State or the Department of Defense (DOD) as a haven for terrorist activity or that has been classified as a state sponsor of terrorism.

prevent terrorists reuniting terrorist cells act prohibits transfer repatriation release detention individual detained naval station guantanamo_bay cuba nation region recognized department_of_state department_of_defense dod haven terrorist activity classified state sponsor terrorism


Summary: Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation. States that if a motion for change of custody of a child of such a member is filed while the member is so deployed, no court may enter an order modifying or amending a previous child custody judgment, except if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child. Prohibits any court from considering a member's absence due to deployment, or possible deployment, in support of a contingency operation in determining the best interest of the child.

amends servicemembers civil relief act provide protection child custody arrangements parents members deployed support contingency operation states motion change custody child member filed member deployed court enter order modifying amending previous child custody judgment court finds best interest child prohibits court considering member absence deployment possible deployment support contingency operation determining best interest child


Summary: Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense before allowing any DOJ officer or employee to institute a prosecution of an alien in a United States District Court for a terrorist offense or to interrogate any such alien in a criminal investigation or prosecution of a terrorist offense.

ensuring collection critical intelligence act requires attorney general deputy attorney general assistant attorney general doj consult director national_intelligence secretary defense allowing doj officer employee institute prosecution alien united_states district_court terrorist offense alien criminal investigation prosecution terrorist offense


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a state home to provide VA nursing home care to parents who had any children who died while serving in the Armed Forces.

authorizes secretary veterans_affairs permit state home provide nursing home care parents children died serving armed_forces


Summary: Extends through 2013 eligibility for the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for veterans who were retired or separated due to physical disability, regardless of their disability rating or years of service.

extends eligibility concurrent receipt military retired pay veterans disability compensation veterans retired separated physical disability regardless disability rating years service


Summary: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.

excludes annual income purposes eligibility pensions veterans surviving spouses children reimbursements resulting accident theft loss casualty loss medical expenses resulting accident theft loss pain suffering including insurance settlement payments general damages awarded court related accident theft loss


Summary: Establishes the State Veterans' Benefits Commission to evaluate the total amount of benefits provided by each state to resident veterans with a total and permanent disability rating, as well as the method in which each state establishes the amount of such benefits based on such disability rating. Requires the Commission to report evaluation results to the congressional veterans committees.

establishes evaluate total benefits provided state resident veterans total permanent disability rating method state establishes benefits based disability rating requires commission report evaluation results congressional veterans committees


Summary: TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which each Secretary establishes a process for providing payments to facilities for treatments of traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) received by members of the Armed Forces and veterans in facilities other than military treatment facilities or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approved treatment or study protocols. Requires the VA Secretary to notify each veteran with a service-connected injury or disability of the opportunity to receive such treatment or study protocol. Requires the Secretaries to jointly: (1) develop and maintain a database containing data from each patient case involving the use of such treatments; and (2) report annually to Congress on the implementation of this Act.

tbi treatment act directs secretaries defense dod veterans_affairs secretaries carry year pilot program secretary establishes process providing payments facilities treatments traumatic brain injury tbi post traumatic stress disorder ptsd received members armed_forces veterans facilities military treatment facilities department_of_veterans_affairs medical facilities subjects payments specified conditions including approved treatment study protocols requires secretary notify veteran service connected injury disability opportunity receive treatment study protocol requires secretaries jointly develop maintain database containing data patient case involving use treatments report annually congress implementation act


Summary: GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010 - Increases from $19 million to $24 million the annual amount available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse state agencies for expenses incurred in approving courses of education for participation in the veterans' educational assistance program. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to adjust such amount to account for changes in the cost of living.

bill enhancement act increases million million annual available secretary veterans_affairs reimburse state agencies expenses incurred approving courses education participation veterans educational assistance program directs secretary fiscal year adjust account changes cost living


Summary: Energy Jobs for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a five-year pilot program (to be known as the Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program) to award competitive grants to three states to establish and administer a program of grants to energy industry employers and labor management organizations that provide training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to veterans employed by an energy employer. Requires annual reports from the Secretary to Congress for the duration of the pilot program. Authorizes appropriations.

energy jobs veterans act directs secretary labor establish year pilot program known award competitive grants states establish administer program grants energy industry employers labor management organizations provide training apprenticeships certification classes veterans employed energy employer requires annual reports secretary congress duration pilot program authorizes appropriations


Summary: Asian Carp Action Plan Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to implement projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; and (3) improving locks. Requires the Secretary to implement measures recommended in the dispersal barrier efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to prevent aquatic nuisance species from bypassing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project and dispersing into the Great Lakes. Authorizes the Secretary to take actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Illinois to prevent the spread of Asian carp. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on strategies to prevent the spread of Asian carp with respect to the Great Lakes and its tributaries.

asian carp action plan act requires secretary army coordinate lead federal actions respect preventing spread asian carp great lakes tributaries authorizes secretary implement projects prevent spread asian carp great lakes tributaries including installing electric acoustic air barriers applying pesticides improving locks requires secretary implement measures recommended dispersal barrier efficacy study provided interim reports authorized water_resources_development_act prevent aquatic nuisance species dispersing great lakes authorizes secretary actions brandon road lock dam illinois prevent spread asian carp requires secretary study report congress strategies prevent spread asian carp respect great lakes tributaries


Summary: Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act - Provides that, for purposes of determining the appropriateness of the adoption of a military working dog (dog) before the end of the dog's useful life, the unusual or extraordinary circumstances that must exist in such case may include situations in which the handler is killed in action, dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded in action that the member will, or most likely will, receive a medical discharge. Provides that, under such circumstances, if the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified, the dog will be made available for adoption only by the immediate family of such member.

corporal purposes determining appropriateness adoption military working dog dog end dog useful life unusual extraordinary circumstances exist case include situations handler killed action dies wounds received action seriously wounded action member likely receive medical discharge provides circumstances secretary military department concerned determines adoption justified dog available adoption immediate family member


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program establishing a childcare center at Bay Pines Medical Center, Florida, for the children of: (1) veterans receiving treatment there; (2) employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA contractors, and veterans service organizations; and (3) active-duty military personnel whose duty station is in such area and does not have childcare services made available by the Secretary of Defense.

directs secretary veterans_affairs carry pilot program establishing childcare center florida children veterans receiving treatment employees department_of_veterans_affairs contractors veterans service organizations active duty military personnel duty station area childcare services available secretary defense


Summary: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2010, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.

directs secretary veterans_affairs increase december rates veterans disability compensation additional compensation dependents clothing allowance certain disabled veterans dependency indemnity compensation surviving spouses children requires increase percentage increase benefits provided title survivors disability insurance social security act effective date


Summary: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.

military spouse job continuity act amends internal revenue code allow spouse member armed_forces military spouse moves member state permanent change station order tax credit qualified relicensing costs incurred spouse defines qualified relicensing costs costs state license certification engage profession military spouse engaged residing state


Summary: Military Spouses Employment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces on extended active duty (more than 90 days or for an indefinite period) as members of a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit (thus giving employers a tax incentive for hiring military spouses).

military spouses employment act amends internal revenue code include spouses members armed_forces extended active duty days indefinite period members targeted group purposes work opportunity tax credit giving employers tax incentive hiring military spouses


Summary: Includes within authorized work-study activities, for individuals entitled to work-study allowances through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in connection with VA rehabilitation, education, or training programs, the following activities carried out at offices of Members of Congress: (1) the distribution of information to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents concerning available benefits and services under governmental and nongovernmental programs; and (2) the preparation and processing of papers and other documents, including those used to assist in the preparation and presentation of veterans' benefits claims.

includes authorized work study activities individuals entitled work study allowances department_of_veterans_affairs connection rehabilitation education training programs following activities carried offices members congress distribution information members armed_forces veterans dependents concerning available benefits services governmental nongovernmental programs preparation processing papers documents including assist preparation presentation veterans benefits claims


Summary: Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan; and (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) should honor the Americans killed or injured in such attack with awards that recognize their sacrifices, including the Purple Heart for members and the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom for civilian DOD employees. Treats members and DOD civilian employees killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.

fort hood victims families benefits protection act expresses sense congress member armed_forces killed wounded attack fort hood texas november family members victims receive treatment benefits victims families september terrorist attacks united_states members families tremendous sacrifices united_states provide maximum level benefits available identical available killed wounded overseas combat zone iraq afghanistan department_of_defense dod honor americans killed injured attack awards recognize sacrifices including purple heart members secretary defense medal defense freedom civilian dod employees treats members dod civilian employees killed wounded shootings fort hood texas members killed wounded combat zone civilian employees killed wounded terrorist attack serving contingency operation respectively purposes specified laws regulations policies concerning compensation awards benefits members employees eligible


Summary: End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010 - Extends through FY2010, and increases the amount of, the authorization of appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. Revises provisions concerning payments for providing services for homeless veterans to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually adjust the rate of such payment to reflect anticipated changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into account the cost of providing services in a particular geographic area. Directs the Secretary to make such payments quarterly, while requiring quarterly statements from recipients on amounts expended. Requires the Secretary to ensure that each VA medical center that provides treatment and services under the supported housing program of the United States Housing Act of 1937 employs or provides one or more specialists to handle program issues and to conduct outreach to landlords to encourage and facilitate program participation. Directs the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing HUD's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 and thereafter for VA financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. Authorizes, in connection with VA authority to advertise in the national media concerning available VA benefits, a special emphasis to be placed on promoting awareness of assistance for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.

end veteran homelessness act extends fy2010 increases authorization appropriations department_of_veterans_affairs comprehensive service programs homeless veterans revises provisions concerning payments providing services homeless veterans direct secretary veterans_affairs annually adjust rate payment reflect anticipated changes cost furnishing services account cost providing services particular geographic area directs secretary payments quarterly requiring quarterly statements recipients amounts expended requires secretary ensure medical center provides treatment services supported housing program united_states housing act employs provides specialists handle program issues conduct outreach encourage facilitate program participation directs secretary coordinate secretary housing_and_urban_development hud provide assistance homeless veterans accessing hud rapid housing program authorizes appropriations fy2012 financial assistance supportive services low income veteran families occupying permanent housing authorizes connection authority advertise national media concerning available benefits special emphasis placed promoting awareness assistance homeless women veterans homeless veterans children


Summary: TRICARE Affirmation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that health care coverage provided by the TRICARE program and the Nonappropriated Fund Health Benefits Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall constitute minimal essential health care coverage as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

tricare affirmation act amends internal revenue code provide health care coverage provided tricare program department_of_defense dod shall constitute minimal essential health care coverage required patient_protection affordable care act


Summary: Eliminates a required reduction in the amount of combat-related special compensation paid to members of the Armed Forces retired or separated due to physical disability and receiving combat-related retirement pay when the combat-related disability is attributable to an injury for which the member was awarded the Purple Heart.

eliminates required reduction combat related special compensation paid members armed_forces retired separated physical disability receiving combat related retirement pay combat related disability attributable injury member awarded purple heart


Summary: TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act - Deems the following individuals as dependents, for purposes of dependent coverage under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program): (1) a child who has not yet attained age 26 and is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan; or (2) a person who is in the legal custody of the covered member, has not attained age 26, is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan, resides with the member, is not otherwise a dependent under TRICARE, and is not the child of another covered beneficiary. Requires a premium payment for such coverage.

tricare dependent coverage extension act deems following individuals dependents purposes dependent coverage tricare department_of_defense dod managed health care program child attained age eligible enroll employer sponsored plan person legal custody covered member attained age eligible enroll employer sponsored plan resides member dependent tricare child covered beneficiary requires premium payment coverage


Summary: World Class Military Medical Facilities Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to disestablish the Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical. Requires the Secretary to establish an office responsible for implementing all recommendations and requirements regarding military medical facilities in the National Capital Region (Region) contained in the report of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, or any other provision of law. Makes the Deputy Secretary of Defense the head of such office. Requires such office to assume responsibility for the development and implementation of the comprehensive master plan to provide sufficient world-class military medical facilities and an integrated system of health care delivery for the Region. Directs the Secretary to establish a unified construction standard for military construction and repairs for such facilities. Authorizes appropriations to implement such standard at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Requires the Secretary to establish the Independent Review Panel for Military Medical Care in the National Capital Region to advise the Secretary on whether the proposed design and organizational structure for military medical facilities in the Region will achieve a world-class military medical facility.

world class military medical facilities act directs secretary defense dod requires secretary establish office responsible implementing recommendations requirements military medical facilities contained report defense base closure realignment commission provision national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year provision law makes deputy secretary defense head office requires office assume responsibility development implementation comprehensive master plan provide sufficient world class military medical facilities integrated system health care delivery region directs secretary establish unified construction standard military construction repairs facilities authorizes appropriations implement standard requires secretary establish national capital region advise secretary proposed design organizational structure military medical facilities region achieve world class military medical facility


Summary: Directs the President, by the earlier of January 1, 2011, or 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including military and security-related contractors, together with a timetable for the completion of such redeployment and information regarding variables that could alter that timetable. Requires plan updates every 90 days. Directs the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to: (1) issue recommendations for increasing oversight of contractors in Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse; and (2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the State Department to implement existing recommendations regarding oversight of such contractors. Requires the recommendations issued to include recommendations for reducing U.S. reliance on security contractors or subcontractors responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians and on Afghan militias, contractors, subcontractors, or other armed groups that are not part of the Afghan National Security Forces.

directs president earlier january days enactment act submit congress plan safe orderly expeditious redeployment afghanistan including military security related contractors timetable completion redeployment information variables alter timetable requires plan updates days directs special inspector general afghanistan_reconstruction issue recommendations increasing oversight contractors afghanistan record engaging waste fraud abuse report status efforts department_of_defense dod state_department implement existing recommendations oversight contractors requires recommendations issued include recommendations reducing reliance security contractors subcontractors responsible deaths afghan civilians afghan militias contractors subcontractors armed groups afghan_national_security_forces


Summary: Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require. Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.

veterans benefits act extends day limit filing appeal final decision showing good cause time justice require makes extension applicable appeals final board decisions issued july


Summary: National Heroes Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize a servicemember, after having served on active duty for more than 180 days, to request that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) include in that servicemember's file a military service deployment alert. Requires the CRA to: (1) provide the alert to each person who requests the credit score or consumer report of such servicemember; and (2) develop and maintain procedures for referral of such alert to other CRAs. Requires: (1) a reseller of credit reporting information to include in any report on a servicemember any alert placed in such servicemember's file by another CRA; and (2) any user of a consumer credit report containing such alert to acknowledge to the servicemember the receipt of the alert.

authorize servicemember having served active duty days request consumer reporting agency include servicemember file military service deployment alert requires provide alert person requests credit score consumer report servicemember develop maintain procedures referral alert requires reseller credit reporting information include report servicemember alert placed servicemember file user consumer credit report containing alert acknowledge servicemember receipt alert


Summary: Military Families Financial Preparedness Act - Requires the following information to be included as part of preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses: (1) survivor benefits available through the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) budgeting, saving, credit, loans, and taxes; (3) home loan services and housing assistance available through DOD or the VA and counseling on responsible borrowing practices; and (4) additional counseling regarding the member's actual entitlement to benefits and how to apply for such benefits.

military families financial preparedness act_-_requires following information included preseparation counseling provided members armed_forces spouses survivor benefits available secretary defense dod veterans_affairs budgeting saving credit loans taxes home loan services housing assistance available dod counseling responsible borrowing practices additional counseling member actual entitlement benefits apply benefits


Summary: Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require. Considers as good cause the inability of a person to file within the 120-day period due to a service-connected disability. Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.

veterans benefits act extends day limit filing appeal final decision showing good cause time justice require considers good cause inability person file day period service connected disability makes extension applicable appeals final board decisions issued july


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish the Commission on Urotrauma to: (1) conduct a study on urotrauma (injury to the urinary tract from a penetrating, blunt, blast, thermal, chemical, or biological cause) among members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and (2) provide an interim and final report to the congressional defense and veterans committees on such study.

directs secretary defense dod establish commission conduct study injury tract penetrating thermal chemical biological cause members armed_forces veterans provide interim final report congressional defense veterans committees study


Summary: Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program, headed by a Director, which designates veterans business centers to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans in areas in which the number of veterans, especially veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, exceed the national median. Requires the Director to establish a program of grants to veterans business centers to: (1) provide federal procurement assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans; and (2) develop outreach programs to create or further develop service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Authorizes the Director to hold biennial veterans entrepreneurial development summits. Decreases from three years to one year the period for completion of training of new disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives. Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide a training subsistence allowance for each month that an unemployed veteran is enrolled in a full-time employment and training program that is offered by an eligible training provider and teaches a skill connected to a career in an in-demand industry. Provides for the use of veterans' post-9/11 educational assistance for the pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish: (1) a program to award grants to states to establish veterans conservation corps to give veterans volunteer and employment opportunities under state conservation projects; and (2) a center of excellence of methods for educational institutions to afford academic credit to veterans for previous military experience and training. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish: (1) information technology military pathways demonstration programs to enable veterans to build upon technical skills learned in the military when entering into the civilian information technology workforce; and (2) nursing, public health and allied health professional, and physician assistant military pathways demonstration programs to enable veterans to build upon military technical skills when entering into civilian positions in those fields. Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a veterans energy-related employment program to encourage the employment of veterans in the energy industry. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out the Veterans to Work pilot program to provide veterans with employment in military construction projects. Requires: (1) a report on improvements and enhancements of the Transition Assistance Program to better meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and (2) a study on a program of transition assistance modeled on the Employment Enhancement Program of the Washington National Guard.

veteran employment assistance act amends small business act direct administrator small_business_administration sba establish program headed director designates veterans business centers provide entrepreneurial training counseling veterans areas number veterans especially veterans operations iraqi freedom enduring_freedom exceed national median requires director establish program grants veterans business centers provide federal procurement assistance small businesses owned controlled veterans develop outreach programs create develop service disabled veteran owned small businesses authorizes director hold biennial veterans entrepreneurial development decreases years year period completion training new disabled veterans outreach program specialists local veterans employment representatives directs secretary labor provide training subsistence allowance month unemployed veteran enrolled time employment training program offered eligible training provider teaches skill connected career demand industry provides use veterans educational assistance pursuit apprenticeships job training requires secretary veterans_affairs establish program award grants states establish veterans conservation corps veterans volunteer employment opportunities state conservation projects center excellence methods educational institutions afford academic credit veterans previous military experience training amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor establish information technology military pathways demonstration programs enable veterans build technical skills learned military entering civilian information technology workforce nursing public health allied health professional physician assistant military pathways demonstration programs enable veterans build military technical skills entering civilian positions fields requires secretary labor carry veterans energy related employment program encourage employment veterans energy industry directs secretary defense dod carry veterans work pilot program provide veterans employment military construction projects requires report improvements enhancements transition_assistance_program better meet needs members armed_forces veterans study program transition assistance modeled