Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009

Discussion Draft [No Bill Number] - Positive Train Control Investment Act - Legislation to provide tax credits to rail carriers that invest in positive train control systems and/or related signal, communications or operating systems. Interested in application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work supported through tax credits. FY 2010 Appropriations Act Application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work funded through the Environmental Protection Agency. FY 2011 Defense Appropriations Funding for Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment. H.R. 4058 Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009 [Subsequently incorporated in H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011] Legislation directing the Secretary of Defense to establish pilot programs using veterans as apprentices on designated military construction projects. Interested in strengthening apprenticeship requirement to insure use of legitimate apprenticeship programs that have demonstrated records of graduating fully trained journey level mechanics. H.R. 4320 Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009 Expanding educational benefits to GIs who choose to enroll in apprenticeship training programs rather than college-based programs. H.R. 5476 and S. 3079 Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 Legislation establishing rebate and loan guarantee programs to encourage public and private investment in enhancing the energy efficiency of existing residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, facilities, and equipment. Interested in the application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to work funded under the Building Star Energy Efficiency programs. House Highways and Transit, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Application of Federal Highway Administration policy prohibiting local hiring preferences on construction projects receiving agency financial assistance. House Highways and Transit, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Proposed amendment of Title IV of Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act to extend Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to disaster relief projects. S. [No Bill Number] Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act of 2010 Legislation authorizing a comprehensive, sector-based approach to enhancing energy security, spurring the development and deployment of clean energy technologies, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including establishing a number of mechanisms to address the cost impacts to consumers and businesses and to support clean energy technologies. Interested in the application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and other labor issues raised by proposed legislation. S. 1122 Good Neighbor Forestry Act Legislation authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands. Interested in insuring that the Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Acts labor standards requirements are applied to contracts awarded by state foresters. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Proposed amendments to Workforce Investment Act [29 U.S.C. 2842(a) & (b)] To assure that apprenticeship programs receive appropriate consideration by state and local Workforce Investment Act boards. Office of the Vice President, Middle Class Task Force Implementation of Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Army Corps of Engineers Use of project labor agreement on New Orleans construction project. Department of Defense Use of project labor agreement on Guam Realignment Project. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Extent of waiver of retroactive application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements for construction of the Vogtle Nuclear Electric Generating Plant, under terms of federal loan guarantees; application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to construction of FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, pursuant to long-term lease agreement, and to installation of security fencing along Amtrak Northeast Corridor right-of-way; proposed changes to regulations affecting wage surveys and prevailing wage determinations. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Changes in H-2B temporary visa regulations. Department of Housing and Urban Development Use of project labor agreements on construction receiving HUD financial assistance. General Services Administration Use of project labor agreements on GSAs construction projects; GSAs guidance on implementation of Executive Order 13502. Department of Veterans Affairs Use of project labor agreements on Orlando, Florida, and Denver, Colorado hospital construction projects.