Andre Carson: “This bill will allow the State of Indiana to tailor our veterans programs to provide the greatest benefit to the…”

“This bill will allow the State of Indiana to tailor our veterans programs to provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number of veterans. These include eligible veterans who have served since the Vietnam War, including; Lebanon, Bosnia, Desert Storm, and Enduring Freedom. All 567,000 Indiana veterans and spouses of certain veterans will be eligible for priority of service for employment, training, and placement services in any job training program directly funded by the Department of Labor. It will also make eligible for federal contracts: disabled veterans; veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition in which a campaign badge has been authorized; veterans who participated in military operation for which an Armed Services medal was awarded; or veterans discharged or released from military service within the past three years. It is important that those veterans who served their country and settled around the country, like my home state of Indiana, should not be penalized for their military service. In fact, it should be celebrated.”