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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2387

To amend the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act

of 1992 to permit a period of training under the Act of more than

18 months, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 12 (legislative day, AUGUST 11), 1994

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. AKAKA,

Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SPECTER, and Mr.

JEFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Service Members Occupational Conversion and

Training Act of 1992 to permit a period of training

under the Act of more than 18 months, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICE MEMBERS OCCU4 PATIONAL CONVERSION AND TRAINING ACT

5 OF 1992.

6 (a) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—
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1 (1) ELIMINATION OF 18 MONTH CAP ON PE2 RIOD.—Section 4485(d) of the Service Members Oc3 cupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (10

4 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘or

5 more than 18 months’’.

6 (2) STANDARD FOR WAGES AND BENEFITS.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4486(d)(2) of

8 such Act (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by

9 striking out the period at the end thereof and

10 inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘in the

11 community during the entire program period of

12 the eligible person.’’.

13 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment

14 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to pro15 grams of training under the Service Members

16 Occupational Conversion and Training Act of

17 1992 that are begun on or after the date of the

18 enactment of this Act.

19 (b) PAYMENTS.—Section 4487(a)(1) of such Act (10

20 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended—

21 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘sub22 paragraph (B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sub23 paragraphs (B), (C), and (D)’’; and

24 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following

25 new subparagraphs:
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1 ‘‘(C) In determining under the third sentence of sub2 paragraph (A) the amount of the payment which an em3 ployer shall receive on behalf of an eligible person, the

4 number of hours for which payment will be received may

5 not exceed the number of hours equivalent to 18 months

6 of training.

7 ‘‘(D) Assistance may be paid under this subtitle on

8 behalf of an eligible person to that person’s employer for

9 training under two or more programs of job training under

10 this subtitle if such employer has not received on that per11 son’s behalf assistance in an aggregate amount in excess

12 of the applicable amount set forth in subparagraph (B).’’.

13 (c) ENTRY INTO PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING.—Sec14 tion 4488(a) of such Act (106 Stat. 2764; 10 U.S.C. 1143

15 note) is amended by striking out the third sentence thereof

16 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The eligible person may

17 begin such program of job training with the employer on

18 the day that notice is transmitted to such official by means

19 prescribed by such official. However, assistance under this

20 subtitle may not be provided to the employer if such offi21 cial, within two weeks after the date on which such notice

22 is transmitted, disapproves the eligible person’s entry into

23 that program of job training in accordance with this sec24 tion.’’.

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