Study and report on transfer of programs

(a) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly conduct a study on implementing— (1) the transfer of functions under section 2; and (2) the amendments made by this Act. (b) Matters included Such study shall include the following: (1) A comprehensive discussion of the improvements to services for veterans made by the transfer of functions under section 2. (2) An analysis of the personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs that would be involved in such transfer. (3) An analysis of the Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition established under section 4102A(a) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by this Act, including— (A) an explanation of where such position would exist within the organization chart of the Department; (B) an identification of to whom such position would report; and (C) the functions that would be carried out by such a position. (4) A detailed estimate of the cost to the Federal Government to implement such transfer, including any costs or savings resulting from— (A) carrying out such implementation; and (B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs carrying out the functions so transferred. (5) A plan to implement such transfer, including— (A) a detailed time line of such implementation; (B) a list of the rules, regulations, and laws in effect on the date of the commencement of such study that would need to be revised for such implementation; (C) a list of the memorandums of agreement entered into with Federal or State departments or agencies that would need to be revised for such implementation; (D) a detailed description of how to effectively enforce the administration of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, during such implementation; and (E) how the transfer of employees will be implemented, including— (i) options available to employees who do not want to be transferred; (ii) the locations of where former Department of Labor employees will be assigned in the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (iii) any organizational changes required in the Department of Veterans Affairs to accommodate such former Department of Labor employees. (6) A detailed plan to train employees who carry out activities under section 4104 of title 38, United States Code, to carry out the functions so transferred, including— (A) how training manuals in effect as of the date of the commencement of such study would need to be revised; (B) whether the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Labor would have responsibility for any such revision; and (C) where such employees would be located. (7) Any other issues the Secretaries consider appropriate. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such study, including— (1) the recommendation of each Secretary as to how to best implement the transfer of functions described in such study; (2) the advantages and disadvantages of such transfer; (3) a list of regulatory and statutory actions required to implement such transfer that are not included under this Act; (4) the amount of time each Secretary determines necessary to carry out such transfer; (5) whether, to carry out such transfer, any interoperability capabilities will need to be developed to electronically exchange information between the Department of Veterans Affairs and employees who were formerly under the Department of Labor before such transfer; (6) whether each Secretary plans to continue collaborating with the other Secretary after such transfer is completed, including an explanation of any such planned collaboration; (7) an estimate of the training required to carry out the functions so transferred, including the number of employees requiring training and for which programs; and (8) any other matters the Secretaries consider appropriate.