From: jewell@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Larry Jewell)
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Subject: 'NamVet Newsletter, Vol.5, no.10 (6/7)
Date: 22 Aug 92 02:24:51 GMT


     FLORIDA  -  Orlando
                 Commodore Building, Suite 150,
                 3444 McCrory Place
                 Orlando FL 32803-3701
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 24-hour recorded message: (407) 648-6148
     
     GEORGIA  -  Atlanta
                 Richard B. Russell Federal Bldg., Room 960
                 75 Spring Street S.W. - Atlanta GA 30303
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 24-hour recorded message: (404) 331-4315
                 Data BBS: 404-730-2370
     
     GUAM   -    Agana
                 Pacific News Building, Room 902
                 238 O'Hara Street - Agana GUAM 96910
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:30AM - 12:00 noon
                 24-hour recorded message: (671) 472-7451
     
     HAWAII  -   Honolulu
                 (and other Hawaiian Islands and overseas):
                 Federal Building, Room 5316
                 300 Ala Moana Boulevard - Honolulu HI 96850
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
                 24-hour recorded message: Oahu (808) 541-2791
                 Other Hawaiian Islands & Overseas (808) 541-2784
     
     IDAHO   -   See Washington State listing
     
     ILLINOIS -  Chicago
     
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                 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Room 530 - Chicago IL 60604
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 8:00AM - 4:30PM (self-service)
                 Telephone service: weekdays, 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
                                    (312) 353-6192
                 Recorded msg after telephone hours: (312) 353-6192
     
     INDIANA  -  Indianapolis
                 Minton-Capehart Federal Building
                 575 N. Pennsylvania - Indianapolis IN 46204
                 Office hours:Weekdays,9:00AM-1:00PM (317)269-7161
                 Recorded msg after telephone hours: (317) 269-7161
     
     IOWA   -    Des Moines: See Missouri listing  (816) 426-7757
     
     KANSAS  -   Wichita
                 One-Twenty Building, Room 101
                 120 S. Market Street - Wichita KS 67202
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
                 Recorded msg:Weekdays,9:00AM-3:00PM(316)269-6794
                 In Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties 
                             dial (816) 426-5702
     
     KENTUCKY -  See Ohio Listing
     
     LOUISIANA - New Orleans
                 1515 Poydras St, Suite 608 - New Orleans LA 70112
                 (504) 589-2764
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 10:00AM - 12:00 noon
                                         12:30PM - 2:30PM
                 Recorded msg after office hours: (504) 589-2764
     
     MAINE   -   See New Hampshire listing
     
     MARYLAND  - Baltimore
                 Garmatz Federal Building
                 101 W. Lombard St - Baltimore MD 21201
                 Recorded message: (301) 962-3822
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
      DC AREA -  See District of Columbia Listing
     
     MASSACHUSETTS - Boston
                 Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Bldg
                 10 Causeway St - Boston MA 02222-1031
                 (617) 223-2571
                 Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (617) 565-5900
                 For Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin,
                 Hampden, Hampshire, and Nantucket Counties, see
                   Connecticut Listing.
     
     MICHIGAN  - Detroit
                 477 Michigan Ave, Room 565 - Detroit MI 48226
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 8:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 Tel service Weekdays 12:00 noon - 4:00pm (313)226-6950
                 Recorded message after telephone hours:  (313)226-6950
                 Data BBS: 313-226-4423
     
     MINNESOTA - Twin Cities
                 Federal Building - Ft. Snelling, Twin Cities MN 55111
     
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                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
                 Tel service: Weekdays, 12:30PM - 3:30PM(612) 725-4430
     
     MISSISSIPPI - Jackson    See Alabama listing
     
     MISSOURI
     Kansas City (for western Missouri):
                      Federal Building, Room 134
                      601 E. 12th Street
                      Kansas City MO 64106
                      Office hrs: Monday, Wednesday & Friday,
                                  8:00AM-11:00AM
                      Recorded message: (816) 374-5702
     St. Louis   (for eastern Missouri)
                      Old Post Office, Room 400
                      815 Olive Street
                      St. Louis MO 63101
                      Office hrs: Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 
                                  8:00AM-11:00AM
                      Recorded message: (314) 539-2285
     
     MONTANA  -  See Colorado listing
     
     NEBRASKA -  Omaha  - See Kansas listing
     
     NEVADA   -  See Sacramento, California listing
     
     NEW HAMPSHIRE - Portsmouth
                 Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building, Room 104
                 80 Daniel St - Portsmouth NH 03801-3879
                 (603) 431-7115
                 Office hrs: Monday - Thursday, 9:00AM - 2:00PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (603) 431-7115
     
     NEW JERSEY - Newark
                 Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building
                 970 Broad Street - Newark NJ 07102
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:30AM - 4:30PM
                 Recorded msg: Weekdays, 8:30AM - 5:00PM (201) 645-3673
                                         In Camden, dial (215) 597-7440     
                 Data BBS 201-645-3887
                 For Camden County, see Philadelphia PA Listing
     
     NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque
                 Federal Building
                 421 Gold Avenue SW - Albuquerque NM 87102
                 Office hrs: Monday - Thursday, 8:00AM - 12:00 noon
                 24-hour recorded message: (505) 766-5583
                 In Dona Ana,Otero and El Paso Counties for recorded
                     message dial (505) 766-1893
     
     NEW YORK
     New York City (for New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester
           Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, and Orange counties):    
                 Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
                 26 Federal Plaza
                 New York NY 10278
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 8:30AM - 4:00PM
                 Recorded msg:Weekdays, 7:30AM-4:00PM,(212) 264-0422
     
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     Syracuse    (all other New York State locations)
                 James N. Hanley Federal Building
                 100 S. Clinton Street
                 Syracuse NY 13260
                 (315) 423-5660
                 Office hours: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 3:00PM
     
     NORTH CAROLINA - Raleigh
                 (located at 4505 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 445)
                 PO Box 25069 - Raleigh NC 27611-5069
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 24-hour recorded message: (919) 856-4361
     
     NORTH DAKOTA - See Minnesota listing
     
     OHIO   -    Dayton
                 Federal Bldg, 200 W 2nd St - Dayton OH 45402
                 Office hrs: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 10:00AM - 2:00PM
                 Tel service: Weekdays, 8:00AM-11:00AM  (513) 225-2720
                 Recorded message after telephone hours (513) 225-2720
                 for Van Wert, Auglaize, Hardin, Marion, Crawford,
                 Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark, Carroll, Columbiana,
                 Counties and all counties North of these, see the
                 Michigan Listing.
     
     OKLAHOMA -  Oklahoma City
                 200 N.W. Fifth St, Room 205 - Oklahoma City OK 73102
                 Office hrs: Monday - Thursday 10:00AM - 12:00 noon
                                                1:00PM - 3:00PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (405) 231-4948
                 no walk-in service
     
     OREGON   -  Portland
                 Federal Bldg Rm 376 1220 SW Third St Portland OR 97204
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 12:00 noon - 3:00PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (503) 221-3141
     
     PENNSYLVANIA - Harrisburg  
                 (for centeral Pennsylvania)
                 (located at 228 Walnut Street)
                 Federal Bldg - Rm 168, PO Box 761  Harrisburg PA 17108
                 (717) 782-4494
                 Office hrs: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday,
                             8:00AM - 12:00 noon
     Philadelphia (for eastern Pennsylvania):
                 Wm. J. Green Jr. Federal Bldg., Room 1416
                 600 Arch Street - Philadelphia PA 19106 (215) 597-7440
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:30AM - 3:30PM
     Pittsburgh  (for western Pennsylvania):
                 Federal Building - Room 119, 
                 1000 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh PA 15222
                 Recorded message: (412) 644-2755
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
     
     PUERTO RICO - San Juan
                 Federico Degetau Federal Bldg.
                 Carlos E. Chardon Street - Hato Rey, P.R. 00918
                 Office hrs:Monday,Wednesday &Friday,8:30AM-12:00noon
                 Recorded msg:Weekdays,7:30AM-4:00PM,(809) 766-5242
     
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     RHODE ISLAND - See Connecticut listing
     
     SOUTH CAROLINA - See North Carolina listing
     
     SOUTH DAKOTA - See Minnesota listing
     
     TENNESSEE - Memphis
                 200 Jefferson Ave, Suite 1312  Memphis TN 38103-2335
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 24-hour recorded message: (901) 521-3956
     
     TEXAS  -    Dallas (for north Texas)
                 Room 6B12, 1100 Commerce Street - Dallas TX 75242
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 10:00AM - 12:00 noon
                                        1:00PM - 3:00PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (214) 767-8035
                 no walk-in servive
                 Data BBS: 214-767-0565 (FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES)
     Houston     phone recording only 24-hr recorded msg:(713)226-2375
                 no walk-in service
     San Antonio (for south Texas)
                 8610 Broadway, Room 305 - San Antonio TX 78217
                 (was 643 E. Durango Boulevard 78206)
                 24-hour recorded message: (512) 229-6611 or 6600
                 no walk-in service
     
     UTAH   -    See Colorado listing
     
     VERMONT  -  See New Hampshire listing
     
     VIRGINIA -  Norfolk
                 Federal Bldg Rm 220 
                 200 Granby St Norfolk VA 23510-1886
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (self-service)
                 24-hour recorded message: (804) 441-3355
                 For Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, King George,
                 Stafford, and Loudoun Counties and the cities of
                 Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax, see the
                 District of Columbia Listing
     
       DC area   -  See District of Columbia listing
     
     WASHINGTON - Seattle
                 Federal Bldg - 915 Second Avenue - Seattle WA 98174
                 Office hrs: Weekdays, 9:00AM - 12:00noon(self-service)
                                       12:00 noon - 3:30PM
                 24-hour recorded message: (206) 442-4365
     
     WEST VIRGINIA - Charleston - See Ohio listing
     
     WISCONSIN - See the Minnesota listing
                 For Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, 
                 Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, and 
                 Waukesha Counties, see the Illinois Listing. or
                 dial (312) 353-6189 for job information.
     
     WYOMING  -  See Colorado listing
     
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           VETERANS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AMENDMENTS
                          Input by: Fred Sochacki
                NamVets' Veteran Employment Section Editor
                         VETLink #5 -  Passaic, NJ
                             (201) 778-1879
     
                             PUBLIC LAW 102-16
                               102d CONGRESS
                                  AN ACT
     To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans 
     education and employment programs, and for other purposes.
     
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled,
     
     SECTION 1. EXTENSION.
       Section 2011(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out "1991" and inserting in lieu thereof "1994".
     
     SEC.2. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.
       (a) In General-Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is
           amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following 
           new section:
     
     "S 1797A. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING
       "(a) The Secretary shall make available to an individual 
            described in subsection (b) of this section, upon such 
            individual's request, counseling services, including such 
            educational and vocational counseling and guidance, 
            testing, and other assistance as the Secretary determines 
            necessary to aid the individual in selecting-
            "(1) an educational or training objective and an  
            educational institution or training establishment 
            appropriate for the attainment of such objective; or
            "(2) an employment objective that would be likely to 
            provide such individual with satisfactory employment 
            opportunities in the light of the individual's personal 
            circumstances.
        "(b) For the purpose of this section, the term 'individual' 
             means an individual who -
             "(1) is eligible for educational assistance under chapter
                  30, 31, or 32 of this title or chapter 106 or 107 of 
                  title 10:
             "(2) was discharged or released from active duty under 
                  conditions other than dishonorable if not more than 
                  one year has elapsed since the date of such last 
                  discharge or release from active duty; or
             "(3) is serving on active duty in any State with the Armed 
                  Forces and is within 180 days of the estimated date 
                  of such individual's discharge or release from active 
                  duty under conditions other than dishonorable, 
                  including those who are making a determination of 
                  whether to continue as members of the Armed Forces.
        "(c) In any case in which the Secretary has rated the 
             individual as being incompetent, the counseling services 
             described in subsection (a) of this section shall be 
             required to be provided to the individual before the 
             selection of a program of education or training.
        "(d) At such intervals as the Secretary determines necessary, 
     
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             the Secretary shall make available information concerning 
             the need for general education and for trained personnel 
             in the various crafts, trades, and professions. Facilities 
             of other Federal agencies collecting such information 
             shall be utilized to the extent the Secretary determines 
             practicable.
        "(e) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps (including 
             individual notification where feasible) to acquaint all 
             individuals described in subsection (b) of this section 
             with the availability and advantages of counseling 
             services under this section.".
     
       (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS - 
           (1) Chapter 34 of such title is amended -
               (A) by striking out section 1663; and
               (B) in the table of sections of such chapter, by 
                   striking out "1663 Educational and vocational 
                   counseling.".
           (2) Sections 1434(a)(1) and 164(a)(1) of such title are
               amended by striking out "1663,".
           (3) Section 1797(a) of such title is amended by inserting 
               "under section 1797A of this title or to an individual" 
               after "individual".
           (4) The table of sections of chapter 36 of such title is 
               amended by adding the following new item at the end of 
               the items for subchapter II: "1797A. Educational and 
               vocational counseling.".
     
     SEC. 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
       (a) REHABILITATION UNDER CHAPTER 31. - Section 150(1)(B) of 
           Title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
           "for a service-connected disability" and all that follows 
           through "determines" and inserting in lieu thereof "or 
           receiving outpatient medical care, services, or treatment 
           for a service-connected disability pending discharge from 
           the active military, naval, or air service, and the 
           Secretary determines that (i) the hospital (or other medical 
           facility) providing the hospitalization, care, services, or 
           treatment either is doing so under contract or agreement 
           with the Secretary concerned or is under the jurisdiction of 
           the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary 
           concerned, and (ii) the person is suffering from a 
           disability which".
       (b) HANDLING FEES.-(1) Section 1504(a)(7) of such title is 
           amended-
           (A) by inserting "(A)" before "Vocational";
           (B) by redesignating clauses (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
               (ii);
           (C) by striking out "and licensing" and inserting in lieu 
               thereof "handling charges, licensing"; and
           (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
               "(B) Payment for the services and assistance provided 
                    under subparagraph shall be made from funds 
                    available for the payment of readjustment 
                    benefits.".
                    (2) The amendments made by this subsection shall 
                        apply only to payments made on or after the 
                        date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.- Section 1508(c)(2) of such title is 
     
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           amended by inserting ", State, or local government" after 
           "Federal".
     
     SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD PRECEDING AUTOMATIC DISENROLLMENT 
             UNDER CHAPTER 32.
     Section 1632(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the comma "and at the end of one year thereafter 
     has not filed a claim for utilizing such entitlement".
     
     SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
       (a) In GENERAL-Section 1642 and paragraph (3) of section 1798(e) 
           of title 38, United States Code, are repealed.
       (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections for chapter 32 of 
           such title is amended by striking out the item for section 
           1642.
     
     SEC. 6. PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO ELIMINATE AN 
             OVERPAYMENT BY PERFORMING WORK-STUDY SERVICES.
       (a) In GENERAL - Section 1685 of title 38, United States Code, 
           is amended by adding at the end the following new 
           subsection:
           "(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
                   Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision 
                   of law, enter into an agreement with an individual 
                   under this section, or a modification of such an 
                   agreement, whereby the individual agrees to perform 
                   services of the kind described in clauses (A) 
                   through (E) of subsection (a)(1) of this section and 
                   agrees that the Secretary shall, in lieu of paying 
                   the work-study allowance payable for such services, 
                   as provided in subsection (a) of this section, 
                   deduct the amount of the allowance from the amount 
                   which the individual has been determined to be 
                   indebted to the United States by virtue of such 
                   individual's participation in a benefits program 
                   under this chapter, chapter 30, 31, 32, 35, or 36 
                   (other than an education loan under subchapter III) 
                   of this title, or chapter 106 of title 10 (other 
                   than an indebtedness arising from a refund penalty 
                   imposed under section 2135 of such title).
           "(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the 
                   provisions of this section (other than those 
                   provisions which are determined by the Secretary to 
                   be inapplicable to an agreement under this 
                   subsection) shall apply to any agreement authorized 
                   under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
              "(B) For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary 
                   may -
                   "(i) waive, in whole or in part, the limitations in        
                     in subsection (a) of this section concerning the 
                     number of hours and periods during which services 
                     can be performed by the individual and the 
                     provisions of subsection (b) of this section 
                     requiring the individual's pursuit of a program of 
                     rehabilitation, education, or training;
                "(ii) in accordance with such terms and conditions as 
                     may be specified in the agreement under this 
                     subsection, waive or defer charging interest and 
                     administrative costs pursuant to section 3115 of 
     
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                     this title on the indebtedness to be satisfied by 
                     performance of the agreement; and 
                "(iii) notwithstanding the indebtedness offset 
                     provisions of section 3114 of this title, waive or 
                     defer until the termination of an agreement under 
                     this subsection the deduction of all or any 
                     portion of the amount of indebtedness covered by 
                     the agreement from future payments to the 
                     individual as described in section 3114 of this 
                     title.
           "(3)(A) Subject to provisions of subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
                   of this paragraph, an agreement authorized under 
                   this subsection shall terminate in accordance with 
                   the provisions of this section and the terms and 
                   conditions of the agreement which are consistent 
                   with this subsection.
              "(B) In no event shall an agreement under this subsection
                   continue in force after the total amount of the 
                   individual's indebtedness described in paragraph (1) 
                   of this subsection has been recouped, waived, or 
                   otherwise liquidated.
              "(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (A) 
                   and (B) of this paragraph, if the Secretary finds 
                   that an individual was without fault and was allowed 
                   to perform services described in the agreement after 
                   its termination, the Secretary shall as reasonable 
                   compensation therefor, pay the individual at the 
                   applicable hourly minimum wage rate for such 
                   services as the Secretary determines were 
                   satisfactorily performed.
           "(4) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out 
                this subsection.".
       (b) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.- 
           (1) Section 1685(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting 
               "and subsection (e) of this section" after "subsection".
           (2) Section 1685(b) of such title is amended by inserting 
               before "utilize" in the first sentence", subject to the 
               provisions of subsection (e) of this section.".
           (3) Section 3114(a) of such title is amended by inserting 
               before the comma "and section 1685(e) of this title".
           (4) Section 3115(a) of such title is amended by striking out 
               "section 3102" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 
               1685(e) and 3102".
     
     SEC.7. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING.
       (a) POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
     Section 1641 of title 38, United States Code, is amended -
           (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);and
           (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
               subsection:
               "(b)(1) The Secretary may approve the pursuit of flight 
                    training (in addition to a course of flight 
                    training that may be approved under section 1673(b) 
                    of this title) by an individual entitled to basic 
                    education assistance under this chapter if -
                    "(A) such training is generally accepted as 
                         necessary for the attainment of a recognized 
                         vocational objective in the field of aviation;
                    "(B) the individual possesses a valid pilot's 
     
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                         license and meets the medical requirements 
                         necessary for a commercial pilot's license; 
                         and
                    "(C) the flight school courses meet Federal 
                         Aviation Administration standards for such 
                         courses and are approved by the Federal 
                         Aviation Administration and the State 
                         approving agency.
                  "(2) This subsection shall not apply to a course of 
                       flight training that commences on or after 
                       October 1, 1994.".
       (b) BENEFIT AMOUNT AND ENTITLEMENT CHARGE - Section 1631 of such 
           title is amended -
           (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting "subsection (f) of 
               this section and" after "provided in"; and
           (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
               "(f)(1) Subject to subsection (a)(1) of this section, 
                       each individual who is pursuing a program of 
                       education consisting exclusively of flight 
                       training approved as meeting the requirements of 
                       section 1641(b) of this title shall be paid 
                       educational assistance under this chapter in the 
                       amount equal to 60 percent of the established 
                       charges for tuition and fees (other than tuition 
                       and fees charged for or attributable to solo 
                       flying hours) which similarly circumstanced 
                       nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course 
                       are required to pay.
                  "(2) No payment may be paid under this chapter to an 
                       individual for any month during which such 
                       individual is pursuing a program of education 
                       consisting of flight training until the 
                       Secretary has received from that individual and 
                       the institution providing such training a 
                       certification of the flight training received by 
                       the individual during that month and the tuition 
                       and other fees charged for that training.
                  "(3) The entitlement of an eligible veteran pursuing 
                       a program of education described in paragraph 
                       (1) of this subsection shall be charged at the 
                       rate of one month for each amount of educational 
                       assistance paid which is equal to the monthly 
                       benefit otherwise payable to such veteran 
                       (computed on the basis of the formula provided 
                       in subsection (a)(2) of this section.".
       (c) EFFECTIVE DATE - The amendments made by this section shall 
           take effect on April 1, 1991.
     
     SEC.8. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT.
       (a) In GENERAL-Section 2010 of title 38,United States Code, is 
           amended to read as follows:
     
     "S 2010. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
       "(a)(1) There is hereby established within the Department of
               Labor an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory 
               Committee on Veterans Employment and Training.
          "(2) The advisory committee shall -
               "(A) assess the employment and training needs of 
                    veterans;
     
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               "(B) determine the extent to which the programs and
                    activities of the Department of Labor are meeting 
                    such needs; and
               "(C) carry out such other activities that are necessary
                    to make the reports and recommendations referred to 
                    in subsection (f) of this section.
       "(b) The Secretary of Labor shall, on a regular basis, consult 
            with and seek the advice of the advisory committee with 
            respect to the matters referred to in subsection (a)(2) of 
            this section.
       "(c)(1) The Secretary of Labor shall, within 90 days after the 
               date of the enactment of this section, appoint at least 
               12, but no more than 18, individuals to serve as members 
               of the advisory committee consisting of -
               "(A) representatives nominated by veterans' 
                    organizations that are chartered by Federal law and 
                    have a national employment program; and
               "(B) not more than 6 individuals who are recognized 
                    authorities in the fields of business, employment, 
                    training,rehabilitation, or labor and who are not 
                    employees of the Department of Labor.
          "(2) A vacancy in the advisory committee shall be filled in 
               the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       "(d) The following, or their representatives, shall be ex 
            officio, nonvoting members of the advisory committee:
            "(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            "(2) The Secretary of Defense.
            "(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            "(4) The Secretary of Education.
            "(5) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
            "(6) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans 
                 Employment and Training.
            "(7) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and 
                  Training.
            "(8) The Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity
                  Commission.
            "(9) The Administrator of the Small Business 
                  Administration.
            "(10) The Postmaster General.
            "(11) The Director of the United States Employment Service.
            "(12) Representatives of-
                  "(A) other Federal departments and agencies 
                       requesting a representative on the advisory 
                       committee; and
                  "(B) nationally based organizations with a 
                       significant involvement in veterans employment 
                       and training programs, as determined necessary 
                       and appropriate by the Secretary of Labor.
       "(e)(1) The advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly.
          "(2) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint the chairman of the 
               advisory committee who shall serve in that position for 
               no more than 2 consecutive years.
          "(3)(A) Members of the advisory committee shall serve without
                  compensation.
             "(B) Members of the advisory committee shall be allowed 
                  reasonable and necessary travel expenses, including 
                  per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
                  for persons serving intermittently in the Government 
                  service in accordance with the provisions of 
     
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                  subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
                  Code, while away from their homes or regular places 
                  of business in the performance of the 
                  responsibilities of the Board.
          "(4) The Secretary of Labor shall provide staff and 
               administrative support to the advisory committee through 
               the Veterans Employment and Training Service.
       "(f)(1) Not later than July 1 of each year, the advisory 
               committee shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a 
               report on the employment and training needs of veterans. 
               Each such report shall contain -
               "(A) an assessment of the employment and training needs 
                    of veterans;
               "(B) an evaluation of the extent to which the programs 
                    and activities of the Department of Labor are 
                    meeting such needs;  and
               "(C) any recommendations for legislation, administrative
                    action, and other action that the advisory 
                    committee considers appropriate.
          "(2) In addition to the annual reports made under paragraph 
               (1), the advisory committee may make recommendations to 
               the Secretary of Labor with respect to the employment 
               and training needs of veterans at such times and in such 
               manner as the advisory committee determines appropriate.
       "(g) Within 60 days after receiving each annual report referred 
            to in subsection (f)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall 
            transmit to Congress a copy of this report together with 
            any comments concerning the report that the Secretary 
            considers appropriate.
       "(h) The advisory committee shall continue until terminated by 
            law.".
       
       (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. - The table of sections for chapter 41
           of such title is amended by striking out the item for 
           section 2010 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
           "2010. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and 
            Training.".
     
     SEC.9. VETERANS READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENTS.
       (a) POLICY. - Section 2014(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
           Code, is amended-
           (1) by striking out "It is the policy of the United States" 
               and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
               "The United States has an obligation to assist veterans 
               of the Armed Forces in readjusting to civilian life 
               since veterans, by virtue of their military service, 
               have lost opportunities to pursue education and training 
               oriented toward civilian careers. The Federal Government 
               is also continuously concerned with building an 
               effective work force, and veterans constitute a major 
               recruiting source.  It is, therefore, the policy of the 
               United States"; and
           (2) by striking out "certain veterans of the Vietnam era" 
               and all that follows through the period and inserting in 
               lieu thereof "disabled veterans and certain veterans of 
               the Vietnam era and of the post-Vietnam era who are 
               qualified for such employment and advancement.".
       (b) IMPLEMENTATION. - 
           (1) Section 2014(b)(1) of such title is amended -
     
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               (A) in clause (A), by striking out "up to" and all that 
                   follows through the semicolon and inserting in lieu 
                   thereof "up to and including the level GS-11 or its 
                   equivalent;";
               (B) by striking out clauses (B) and (C) and inserting in 
                   lieu thereof the following:
                   "(B) a veteran shall be eligible for such an 
                        appointment without regard to the number of 
                        years of education completed by such veteran;
                   "(C) a veteran who is entitled to disability 
                        compensation under the laws administered by the 
                        Department of Veterans Affairs or whose 
                        discharge or release from active duty was for a 
                        disability incurred or aggravated in line of 
                        duty shall be given a preference for such an 
                        appointment over other veterans;
                   "(D) a veteran receiving such an appointment shall-
                        "(i) in the case of a veteran with less than 15 
                             years of education, receive training or 
                             education; and 
                        "(ii) upon successful completion of the 
                             prescribed probationary period, acquire a 
                             competitive status; and";
               (C) by striking out clauses (E) and (F); and 
               (D) by redesignating clause (D) as clause (E) and by 
                   striking out "; and" at the end of such clause and 
                   inserting in lieu thereof a period.
           (2) Section 2014(b) of such title is amended by striking out 
               subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and all that follows 
               through paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
               following:
               "(B) veterans who first became a member of the Armed 
                    Forces or first entered on active duty as a member 
                    of the Armed Forces after May 7, 1975, and were 
                    discharged or released from active duty under 
                    conditions other than dishonorable.
            "(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this 
                    paragraph a veteran of the Vietnam era may receive 
                    an appointment under this section only during the 
                    period ending - 
                    "(i) 10 years after the date of the veteran's last 
                        discharge or release from active duty; or
                    "(ii) December 31, 1993, whichever is later.
               "(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this 
                    paragraph, a veteran described in paragraph (2)(B) 
                    of this subsection may receive such an appointment 
                    only within the 10-year period following the later 
                    of -
                    "(i) the date of the veteran's last discharge or 
                         release from active duty; or
                    "(ii) December 18,1989.
               "(C) The limitations of subparagraph (A) and (B) of this 
                    paragraph shall not apply to a veteran who has a 
                    service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
                    more.
               "(D) For the purposes of clause (i) of subparagraphs (A) 
                    and (B) of this paragraph, the last discharge or 
                    release from active duty shall not include any 
                    discharge or release from active duty of less than 
     
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                    ninety days of continuous service unless the 
                    individual involved is discharged or released for a 
                    service-connected disability, for a medical 
                    condition which preexisted such service and which 
                    the Secretary determines is not service connected, 
                    for hardship, or as a result of a reduction in 
                    force described in section 1411(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III) 
                    of this title or of an involuntary separation 
                    described in section 1418A(a)(1).".
       (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.- 
           (1) The title heading for chapter 42 of such title is 
               amended by striking out "DISABLED AND VIETNAM ERA".
           (2) The item for such chapter in the table of chapters is 
               amended by striking out "Disabled and Vietnam Era".
       (d) EFFECTIVE DATE-The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
           only to appointments made after the date of the enactment of 
           this Act.
     
     SEC.10. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
       (a) TITLE 38 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.-Title 38, United States Code, 
           is amended as follows:
           (1) Section 1411(a)(3) is amended -
               (A) by redesignating clause (C) as clause (D); and
               (B) by striking out clauses (A) and (B) and inserting in 
                   lieu thereof the following:
                   "(A) continues on active duty;
                   "(B) is discharged from active duty with an 
                        honorable discharge;
                   "(C) is released after service on active duty 
                        characterized by the Secretary concerned as 
                        honorable service and is placed on the retired 
                        list, is transferred to the Fleet Reserve or 
                        Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or is placed on the 
                        temporary disability retired list; or".
           (2) Section 1418(b)(4) is amended -
               (A) by striking out the comma after "service" and 
                   inserting in lieu thereof "(i)"; and
               (B) by inserting ", or (ii) has successfully completed
                   the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of 
                   education leading to a standard college degree" 
                   before the semicolon.
           (3) Section 1432(f)(3) is amended by striking out "or (c)" 
               and inserting in lieu thereof "(c), or (d)(1)".
           (4) Section 1433(b) is amended by striking out "section 902 
               of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 (10 
               U.S.C. 2141 note)," and inserting in lieu thereof 
               "chapter 109 of title 10".
           (5) Section 1685(a)(1) is amended -
               (A) by redesignating clauses (1) through (5) as clauses 
                   (A) through (E), respectively; and
               (B) in clause (E), as so redesignated, by inserting ", 
                   Coast Guard, or National Guard" after "Department of 
                   Defense".
           (6) Sections 1732(c)(3), 1732(e), and 1733(a)(1) are amended 
               by striking out "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" and 
               inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary".
           (7) Section 1774(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking out 
               "chapters 106 and 107" and inserting in lieu thereof 
               "chapter 106".
     
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           (8) Section 2004 is amended -
               (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "assignment"
                   each place it appears in the material preceding 
                   subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
                   "appointment"; 
               (B) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking out "assign-
                   ment" and inserting in lieu thereof "appointment";
               (C) in subsection (a)(4), by striking out "assigning" 
                   and inserting in lieu thereof "appointment"; and
               (D) by striking out subsection (d).
           (9) Section 3013(a) is amended by inserting "or chapter 106 
               of title 10" after "of this title".
       (b) TITLE 10 TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.- Section 2136(b) of title 10, 
           United States Code, is amended by striking out "1434(b),", 
           "1663,", and "1780(g),".
     
                         APPROVED MARCH 22, 1991.
                      LEGISLATIVE HISTORY - H.R. 180:
                  CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991):
                   Feb. 5, considered and passed House.
                   Mar. 7, considered and passed Senate.
     





































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                               Shiftin' Sands
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                   DESERT STORM HERO WINS A WAR AT HOME
                By Don Hannula - Times Editorial Columnist
                        The Seattle Times - 10/9/91
                          Input by Marsha Ledeman
                       NamVet MIA/POW Section Editor
                        VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA
                              (413) 443-6313
     
       It  was  a picture that said more than a  thousand  words:  Army 
     Staff  Sgt.  Daniel J.  Stamaris Jr.,  wounded Desert Storm hero - 
     propped  up  on a gurney,  wearing a maroon beret and  snapping  a 
     proud salute.
       It  appeared  on  front pages across the nation.  The  photo  of 
     Stamaris,  who  grew  up  in Lynnwood,  was a symbol  of  American 
     resolve in the Persian Gulf War.
       Thousands  of flag-waving well-wishers cheered and a brass  band 
     played  "God Bless America"  that day last March when Stamaris and 
     20  others  returned from captivity in Iraq to Andrews  Air  Force 
     Base in Maryland. 
       Defense  Secretary  Dick  Cheney told  them:  "Your  country  is 
     opening its arms to greet you." 
       How quickly we forget.
     
     LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS LATER:
       Stamaris was battling the military bureaucracy to stay on active 
     duty in the Army.
       Yesterday  he won a war at home that he should never have had to 
     fight.
       Stamaris  suffered  a broken leg and internal injuries when  his 
     Blackhawk  helicopter  was  shot down during  a  search-and-rescue 
     mission.  He  was  attempting to rescue grounded Air  Force  Capt. 
     William F. Andrews.
       Initially,  Stamaris'  family had been told he was killed in the 
     helicopter crash near the Iraqi border.
       Now  stationed  at Fort Rucker in Alabama,  Stamaris  is  taking 
     physical therapy to mend a broken ankle, leg and pelvis.  He has a 
     rod in his upper left leg and a bolt in his pelvis.
       "I  probably  will have some problems the rest of my  life,  but 
     maybe I can get back to 90 to 95 percent health," he said.  "Right 
     now, I'm down to using one crutch."
       The  Department  of  the Army's Physical Disability  Agency  was 
     evaluating  Stamaris'  medical  condition to determine whether  he 
     should  be temporarily retired for one year or allowed to continue 
     on active duty.
     
       Stamaris,  31,  a  graduate  of Lynnwood High School,  had  been 
     working in Boise, Idaho, when he entered the Army. Lynnwood is his 
     home. His father, Daniel, and stepmother Delores, live there.
       So he turned to John Miller, his 1st. District congressman,  for 
     help.
       "I do not want temporary retirement,"  Stamaris wrote to Miller. 
     "I  feel  that  since my injuries were  incurred  in  combat,  the 
     service  should  see  to my recovery  on  active  duty.  Temporary 
     retirement  would result in approximately a $600 cut in my pay per 
     month. This reduction in pay would place a severe financial burden 
     
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     on my family."
       Miller met Stamaris at a military hospital last spring.
     
       Stamaris  says  he would receive 75 percent of his base  pay  of 
     $1,500  a  month under temporary retirement but there would be  an 
     additional loss in quarters allowance and other added pay.
       "We would be forced to sell our home,  since we wouldn't be able 
     to  make  the mortgage payments and other monthly payments  on  my 
     income alone," he wrote.
       Stamaris'  wife,  Renee,  who  has  been working part  time,  is 
     expecting a child in May.
     
       While  Stamaris  is  unable to perform duties  in  his  military 
     occupation,  he  has  been  making regular appearances  at  public 
     functions  as a Desert Storm hero.  He felt he could contribute to 
     the  Army on active duty in a public-relations capacity until  his 
     therapy was completed.
       Miller  wrote  to  the head of the  Army  Congressional  Liaison 
     Office and also to Defense Secretary Cheney:
          "It  is  difficult  to  believe the Army  cannot  find  an 
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