Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2306

 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2275

(A) The Department of Defense. (B) The Department of Veterans Affairs. (C) The Department of Labor. (2) CONCURRENCE.—The appointment of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, respectively. (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall— (1) identify and assess the needs of members of the National Guard and Reserve returning from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom in making the transition to civilian employment on their return from deployment, including the needs of— (A) members who were self-employed before deployment and seek to return to such employment after deployment; (B) members who were students before deployment and seek to return to school or commence employment after deployment; (C) members who have experienced multiple recent deployments; and (D) members who have been wounded or injured during deployment; (2) identify and assess the extent to which such members receive promotions on their return from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom or experience constructive termination by their employers as a result of such deployment; and (3) develop recommendations on means of improving assistance to such members in meeting the needs identified in paragraph (1) on their return from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. (d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its responsibilities under subsection (c), the working group shall consult with the following: (1) Employees of the Small Business Administration. (2) Representatives of employers that employ, and associations of employers whose members employ, members of the National Guard and Reserve deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. (3) Representatives of employee assistance organizations. (4) Representatives of organizations that assist wounded or injured members of the National Guard and Reserves in finding or sustaining employment. (5) Representatives of such other public or private organizations and entities as the working group considers appropriate. (e) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working group established under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and Congress a report on its activities under subsection (c). (2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the following: (A) The results of the identifications and assessments required under subsection (c). (B) The recommendations developed under subsection (c)(3), including recommendations on the following:

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