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purpose. The further obligation of such funds by the

Administrator for such purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in any manner by any officer or

employee in the executive branch.

‘‘TIME PERIODS FOR APPLICATION AND INITIATION OF

TRAINING

‘‘SEC. 17. Assistance may not be paid to an employer

under this Act—

‘‘(1) on behalf of a veteran who initially applies for

a program of job training under this Act after September 30, 1989; or

‘‘(2) for any such program which begins after March

31, 1990.

‘‘EXPANSION OF TARGETED DELIMITING DATE EXTENSION

‘‘SEC. 18. (a) Subject to the limitation on the availability of funds set forth in subsection (b), an associate

degree program which is predominantly vocational in

content may be considered by the Administrator, for

the purposes of section 3462(a)(3) of title 38, United

States Code, to be a course with an approved vocational

objective if such degree program meets the requirements established in such title for approval of such program.

‘‘(b) Funds for the purpose of carrying out subsection

(a) shall be derived only from amounts appropriated

pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations in section 16. Not more than a total of $25,000,000 of amounts

so appropriated for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 shall be

available for that purpose.

‘‘EFFECTIVE DATE

‘‘SEC. 19. This Act shall take effect on October 1,

1983.’’

[Amendment of Pub. L. 98–77, set out above, by Pub.

L. 100–323 effective on 60th day after May 20, 1988, see

section 16(b)(2) of Pub. L. 100–323, set out as a note

under section 3104 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.]

[Section 201(f) of Pub. L. 99–238 provided that:

[‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section [amending Pub. L. 98–77

above] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of

this Act [Jan. 13, 1986].

[‘‘(2) The amendment made by subsection (e)(2)

[amending section 17(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–77 above] shall

take effect on February 1, 1986.’’]

COORDINATION WITH PROGRAMS UNDER OTHER LAWS

For provisions requiring coordination of programs

under section 3116(b) of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits,

with programs under the Veterans’ Job Training Act,

Pub. L. 98–77, set out above, see section 202 of Pub. L.

99–238, set out as a note under section 3116 of Title 38.

CROSS REFERENCES

Employment, training, and counseling programs for

veterans, see sections 4100 et seq. and 4211 et seq. of

Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

PART D—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

PART REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This part is referred to in section 1502 of this title.

§ 1731. National partnership and special training

programs

(a) Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this section to—

(1) improve access to employment and training opportunities for individuals with special

needs;

(2) help alleviate skill shortages and enhance

the competitiveness of the labor force;

(3) meet special training needs that are best

addressed on a multistate or industry-wide

basis; and

(4) encourage the participation and support

of all segments of society to further the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Program authorized

The Secretary may establish a system of, and

award, special grants to eligible entities to

carry out programs that are most appropriately

administered at the national level.

(c) Programs

Programs that are most appropriately administered at the national level include—

(1) partnership programs with national organizations with special expertise in developing,

organizing, and administering employment

and training programs at the national, State,

and local levels, such as industry and labor associations, public interest groups, communitybased organizations representative of groups

that encounter special difficulties in the labor

market, and other organizations with special

knowledge or capabilities in education and

training;

(2) programs that—

(A) address industry-wide skill shortages;

(B) meet training needs that are best addressed on a multistate basis; and

(C) further the goals of increasing the

competitiveness of the United States labor

force; and

(3) programs that require technical expertise

available at the national level to serve specialized needs of particular client groups, including at-risk youth, offenders, individuals of

limited-English language proficiency, individuals with disabilities, women, immigrants,

single parents, substance abusers, displaced

homemakers, youth, older individuals, veterans, school dropouts, public assistance recipients, and other individuals who the Secretary

determines require special assistance.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §451, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1381; Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, §403(a)(1),

Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1077.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Pub. L. 102–367 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to national partnership

and special training programs for provisions relating to

administration of multistate job training programs at

the national level.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–367 effective July 1, 1993,

see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 102–367, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment; Transition Provisions

note under section 1501 of this title.

§ 1732. Research, demonstration, and evaluation

(a) Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this section to assist the

United States in expanding employment opportunities and ensuring access to such opportunities for all who desire such opportunities.

(b) Program established

(1) In general

The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive program of training and employment research, utilizing the methods, techniques, and