Veterans' Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988
PL 100-323 (S.999), enacted 05/20/1988

102 STAT. 556 
PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988 
Public Law 100-323 
100th Congress 
An Act 
May 20, 1988 
[S. 999] 
Veterans' 
Employment, 
Training, and 
Counseling 
Amendments of 
1988 
38 u s e 101 note. 
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tate and local 
governments. 
Contracts. 
To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Veterans' Job Training Act to 
improve veterans' employment, counseling, and job-training services and 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. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' 
Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988". 
(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section 
or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2002A is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "There"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
"(b) The Secretary shall— 
"(1) except as expressly provided otherwise, carry out all 
provisions of this chapter and chapter 43 of this title through 
the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Emplo)anent and 
Training and administer through such Assistant Secretary all 
programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the provi-
sion of employment and training services designed to meet the 
needs of disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and all 
other eligible veterans and eligible persons; 
"(2) in order to make maximum use of available resources in 
meeting such needs, encourage all such programs and all 
grantees under such programs to enter into cooperative 
arrangements with private industry and business concerns 
(including small business concerns), educational institutions, 
trade associations, and labor unions; 
"(3) ensure that maximum effectiveness and efficiency are 
achieved in providing services and assistance to eligible veter-
ans under all such programs by coordinating and consulting 
with the Administrator with respect to (A) programs conducted 
under other provisions of this title, with particular emphasis on 
coordination of such programs with readjustment counseling 
activities carried out under section 612A of this title, 
apprenticeship or other on-the-job training programs carried 
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out under section 1787 of this title, and rehabilitation and 
training activities carried out under chapter 31 of this title, and 
(B) the Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note); 
"(4) ensure that job placement activities are carried out in 
coordination and cooperation with appropriate State public 
employment service officials; 
"(5) subject to subsection (c)(2) of this section, make available 
for use in each State, directly or by grant or contract, such 
funds as may be necessary (A) to support (i) disabled veterans' 
outreach 
program 
specialists 
appointed 
under 
section 
2003A(a)(l) of this title, and (ii) local veterans' employment 
representatives assigned under section 2004(b) of this title, and 
(B) to support the reasonable expenses of such specialists and 
representatives for training, travel, supplies, and fringe bene-
fits, including travel expenses and per diem for attendance at 
the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services In-
stitute established under section 2009 of this title; 
"(6) monitor and supervise on a continuing basis the distribu-
tion and use of funds provided for use in the States under 
paragraph (5) of this subsection; and 
"(7) monitor the appointment of disabled veterans' outreach 
specialists and the assignment of local veterans' employment 
representatives in order to ensure compliance with the provi-
sions of sections 2003A(a)(l) and 2004(a)(4), respectively, of this 
title. 
"(c)(1) The distribution and use of funds under subsection (b)(5) of 
this section in order to carry out sections 2003A(a) and 2004(a) of 
this title shall be subject to the continuing supervision and monitor-
ing of the Secretary and shall not be governed by the provisions of 
any other law, or any regulations prescribed thereunder, that are 
inconsistent with this section or section 2003A or 2004 of this title. 
"(2) In determining the terms and conditions of a grant or con-
tract under which funds are made available in a State in order to 
carry out section 2003A or 2004 of this title, the Secretary shall take 
into account (A) the results of the evaluations, carried out pursuant 
to section 2003(c)(15) of this title, of the performance of local employ-
ment offices in the State, and (B) the monitoring carried out under 
this section. 
"(3) Each grant or contract by which funds are made available in 
a State shall contain a provision requiring the recipient of the funds 
to comply with the provisions of this chapter. 
"(d) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment 
and Training shall promote and monitor participation of qualified 
veterans and eligible persons in employment 
and 
training 
opportunities under the Job Training Partnership Act and other 
federally funded employment and training programs. 
"(e)(1) The Secretary shall assign to each region for which the 
Secretary operates a regional office a representative of the Veter-
ans' Employment and Training Service to serve as the Regional 
Administrator for Veterans' Employment and Training in such 
region. 
"(2) Each such Regional Administrator shall be responsible for— 
"(A) ensuring the promotion, operation, and implementation 
of all veterans' employment and training programs and services 
within the region; 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
State and local 
governments. 
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Grants. 
Contracts. 
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governments. 
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persons. 
"(B) monitoring compliance with section 2012 of this title with 
respect to veterans' employment under Federal contracts within 
the region; 
"(C) protecting and advancing veterans' reemployment rights 
within the region; and 
"(D) coordinating, monitoring, and providing technical assist-
ance on veterans employment and training programs with 
respect to all entities receiving funds under grants from or 
contracts with the Department of Labor within the region.". 
(b) BUDGETING.—Section 2006(a) is amended— 
(1) in the fifth sentence— 
(A) by striking out "to fund the disabled veterans' out-
reach program under section 2003A" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "in all of the States for the purposes specified in 
paragraph (5) of section 2002A(b) of this title and to fund 
the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services 
Institute under section 2009"; 
(B) by striking out "such section" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "such sections"; and 
(2) by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "Each budget submission with respect to 
such funds shall include separate listings of the amount for the 
National Veterans' Employment and Training Services In-
stitute and of the proposed numbers, by State, of disabled 
veterans' outreach program specialists appointed under section 
2003A of this title and local veterans' employment representa-
tives assigned under section 2004 of this title, together with 
information demonstrating the compliance of such budget 
submission with the funding requirements specified in the 
preceding sentence.". 
(c) USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—Section 2006(d) is amended by 
striking out ", except with" and all that follows through "purposes'. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2007(c) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(c) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall 
report to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on the success during the preceding pro-
gram year of the Department of Labor and its affiliated State 
employment service agencies in carrying out the provisions of this 
chapter and programs for the provision of employment and training 
services to meet the needs of eligible veterans and eligible persons. 
The report shall include— 
(1) specification, by State and by age group, of the numbers 
of eligible veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, disabled veter-
ans, special disabled veterans, and eligible persons who reg-
istered for assistance with the public employment service 
system and, for each of such categories, the numbers referred to 
and placed in permanent and other jobs, the numbers referred 
to and placed in jobs and job training programs supported by 
the Federal Government, the number counseled, and the 
number who received some, and the number who received no, 
reportable service; 
(2) a comparison of the job placement rate for each of the 
categories of veterans and persons described in clause (1) of this 
subsection with the job placement rate for nonveterans of the 
same age groups registered for assistance with the public 
employment system in each State; 
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"(3) any determination made by the Secretary during the 
preceding fiscal year under section 2006 of this title or subsec-
tion (a)(2) of this section and a statement of the reasons for such 
determination; 
"(4) a report on activities carried out during the preceding 
program year under sections 2003A and 2004 of this title; and 
"(5) a report on the operation during the preceding program 
year of programs for the provision of employment and training 
services designed to meet the needs of eligible veterans and 
eligible persons, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
such programs during such program year in meeting the 
requirements of section 2002A(b) of this title, the efficiency with 
which services were provided through such programs during 
such year, and such recommendations for further legislative 
action (including the need for any changes in the formulas 
governing the appointment of disabled veterans' outreach pro-
gram specialists under section 2003A(a)(2) of this title and the 
assignment of local veterans' employment representatives 
under section 2004(b) of this title and the allocation of funds for 
the support of such specialists and representatives) relating to 
veterans' employment and training as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.". 
(e) CONFORMING, TECHNICAL, AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section 2003A is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking out paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) and re-
designating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
respectively; 
(ii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(I) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: 
"The amount of funds made available for use in a State 
under section 2002A(b)(5)(A)(i) of this title shall be 
sufficient to support the appointment of one disabled 
veterans' outreach program specialist for each 5,300 
veterans of the Vietnam era and disabled veterans 
residing in such State."; 
(II) in the second sentence, by inserting "qualified" 
before "veteran"; 
(III) in the third, fourth, and fifth sentences, by 
inserting "qualified" before "disabled" each place it 
appears; and 
(IV) in the fifth sentence, by inserting "qualified" 
after "any"; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking out 
"paragraph (2) of'; and 
(B) by striking out subsection (d). 
(2) Section 2006(a) is amended by striking out the last sentence. 
(3XA) The section heading of section 2002A is amended to read as 
follows: 
"§ 2002A. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment 
and Training; Regional Administrators". 
(B) The table of contents of chapter 41 is amended by striking out 
the item relating to section 2002A and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: 
Hfindicapped 
persons. 
State £ind local 
governments. 
Handicapped 
persons. 
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"2002A. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training; 
Regional Administrators.". 
SEC. 3. LOCAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2004 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 2004. Local veterans' employment representatives 
Effective date. 
"(a)(1) Beginning with fiscal year 1988, the total of the amount of 
funds made available for use in the States under section 
2002A(b)(5)(A)(ii) of this title shall be sufficient to support the assign-
ment of 1,600 full-time local veterans' employment representatives 
and the States' administrative expenses associated with the assign-
ment of that number of such representatives and shall be allocated 
to the several States so that each State receives funding sufficient to 
support— 
"(A) the number of such representatives who were assigned in 
such State on January 1, 1987, for which funds were provided 
under this chapter, plus one additional such representative; 
"(B) the percentage of the 1,600 such representatives for 
which funding is not provided under clause (A) of this para-
graph which is equal to the average of (i) the percentage of all 
veterans residing in the United States who reside in such State, 
(ii) the percentage of the total of all eligible veterans and 
eligible persons registered for assistance with local employment 
service offices in the United States who are registered for 
assistance with local employment service offices in such State, 
and (iii) the percentage of all full-service local employment 
service offices in the United States which are located in such 
State; and 
"(C) the State's administrative expenses associated with the 
assignment of the number of such representatives for which 
funding is allocated to the State under clauses (A) and (B) of this 
paragraph. 
"(2)(A) The local veterans' employment representatives allocated 
to a State pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 
assigned by the administrative head of the employment service in 
the State, after consultation with the Director for Veterans' 
Employment and Training for the State, so that as nearly as prac-
tical (i) one full-time representative is assigned to each local employ-
ment service office at which at least 1,100 eligible veterans and 
eligible persons are registered for assistance, (ii) one additional full-
time representative is assigned to each local employment service 
office for each 1,500 eligible veterans and eligible persons above 
1,100 who are registered at such office for assistance, and (iii) one 
half-time representative is assigned to each local employment serv-
ice office at which at least 350 but less than 1,100 eligible veterans 
and eligible persons are registered for assistance. 
"(B) In the case of a service delivery point (other than a local 
employment service office described in subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph) at which employment services are offered under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act, the head of such service delivery point shall be 
responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of this title 
providing for priority services for veterans and priority referral of 
veterans to Federal contractors. 
"(3) For the purposes of this subsection, an individual shall be 
considered to be registered for assistance with a local employment 
service office during a program year if the individual— 
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102 STAT. 561 
"(A) registered, or renewed such individual's registration, for 
assistance with the office during that program year; or 
"(B) so registered or renewed such individual's registration Regulations, 
during a previous program year and, in accordance with regula-
tions which the Secretary shall prescribe, is counted as still 
being registered for administrative purposes. 
"(4) In the assigning of local veterans' employment representa-
tives on or after July 1, 1988, preference shall be given to qualified 
eligible veterans or eligible persons. Preference shall be accorded Handicapped 
first to qualified service-connected disabled veterans; then, if no persons, 
such disabled veteran is available, to qualified eligible veterans; and, 
if no such eligible veteran is available, then to qualified eligible 
persons. 
"(b) Local veterans' employment representatives shall— 
"(1) functionally supervise the providing of services to eligible 
veterans and eligible persons by the local employment service 
staff; 
"(2) maintain regular contact with community leaders, 
employers, labor unions, training programs, and veterans' 
organizations for the purpose of (A) keeping them advised of 
eligible veterans and eligible persons available for employment 
and training, and (B) keeping eligible veterans and eligible 
persons advised of opportunities for employment and training; 
"(3) provide directly, or facilitate the provision of, labor ex-
change services by local employment service staff to eligible 
veterans and eligible persons, including intake and assessment, 
counseling, testing, job-search assistance, and referral and 
placement; 
"(4) encourage employers and labor unions to employ eligible 
veterans and eligible persons and conduct on-the-job training 
and apprenticeship programs for such veterans and persons; 
"(5) promote and monitor the participation of veterans in Reports, 
federally funded employment and training programs, monitor 
the listing of vacant positions with State employment agencies 
by Federal agencies, and report to the Director for Veterans' 
Employment and Training for the State concerned any evidence 
of failure to provide priority or other special consideration in 
the provision of services to veterans as is required by law or 
regulation; 
(6) monitor the listing of jobs and subsequent referrals of 
qualified veterans as required by section 2012 of this title; 
"(7) work closely with appropriate Veterans' Administration 
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personnel engaged in providing counseling or rehabilitation 
persons, 
services under chapter 31 of this title, and cooperate with 
employers in identifying disabled veterans who have completed 
or are participating in a vocational rehabilitation training pro-
gram under such chapter and who are in need of employment; 
"(8) refer eligible veterans and eligible persons to training, 
supportive services, and educational opportunities, as appro-
priate; 
"(9) assist, through automated data processing, in securing 
Records, 
and maintaining current information regarding available 
employment and training opportunities; 
' (10) cooperate with the staff of programs operated under 
section 612A of this title in identifjdng and assisting veterans 
who have readjustment problems and who may need services 
available at the local employment service office; 
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"(H) when requested by a Federal or State agency, a private 
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employer, or a service-connected disabled veteran, assist such 
agency, employer, or veteran in identifying and acquiring pros-
thetic and sensory aids and devices needed to enhance the 
employability of disabled veterans; and 
' (12) facilitate the provision of guidance or counseling serv-
ices, or both, to veterans who, pursuant to section 5(b)(3) of the 
Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note), are certified 
as eligible for participation under such Act. 
Reports. 
"(c) Each local veterans' employment representative shall be 
administratively responsible to the manager of the local employ-
ment service office and shall provide reports, not less frequently 
than quarterly, to the manager of such office and to the Director for 
Veterans' Employment and Training for the State regarding compli-
ance with Federal law and regulations with respect to special 
services and priorities for eligible veterans and eligible persons. 
"(d) Local veterans' employment representatives shall be as-
signed, in accordance with this section, by the administrative head 
of the employment service in each State after consultation with the 
Director for Veterans' Emplojnnent and Training.". 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2001 is amended by adding the following 
at the end: 
"(7) The term 'local employment service office' means a serv-
ice delivery point which has an intrinsic management structure 
and at which employment services are offered in accordance 
with the Wagner-Peyser Act.". 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item for section 2004 in the table 
of contents for chapter 41 is amended to read as follows: 
"2004. Local veterans' employment representatives.". 
SEC. 4. PERFORMANCE OF DISABLED VETERANS' OUTREACH PROGRAM 
SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS* EMPLOYMENT REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 41 is amended by inserting after 
section 2004 the following new section: 
38USC2004A. 
"§ 2004A. Performance of disabled veterans' outreach program 
specialists and local veterans' employment representa-
tives 
"(aXl) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each State 
emplojmient agency shall develop and apply standards for the 
performance of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists ap-
pointed under section 2003A(a) of this title and local veterans' 
employment representatives assigned under section 2004(b) of this 
title. 
"(2XA) Such stemdards shall be consistent with the duties and 
functions specified in section 2003A(b) of this title with respect to 
such specialists and section 2OO40t)) (1) through (12) of this title with 
respect to such representatives. 
(B) In developing such standards, the State emplojmient 
agency— 
"(i) shall take into account (I) the prototype developed under 
paragraph (3) of this subsection, and (II) the comments submit-
ted under clause (ii) of this subparagraph by the Director for 
Veterans' Emplojonent and Treiining for the State; 
"(ii) shall submit to such Director proposed standards for 
comment; 
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"(iii) may take into account the State's personnel merit 
system requirements and other local circumstances and require-
ments; and 
"(iv) may request the assistance of such Director. 
"(C) Such standards shall include as one of the measures of the 
performance of such a specialist the extent to which the specialist, 
in serving as a case manager under section 14(b)(1)(A) of the Veter-
ans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note), facilitates rates of 
successful completion of training by veterans participating in pro-
grams of job training under the Act. 
"(3)(A) The Secretary, after consultation with State employment 
agencies or their representatives, or both, shall provide to such 
agencies a prototype of performance standards for use by such 
agencies in the development of performance standards under subsec-
tion (a)(1) of this section. 
"(B) Each Director for Veterans' Employment and Training— 
"(i) shall, upon the request of the State employment agency 
under paragraph (2)(B)(iv) of this subsection, provide appro-
priate assistance in the development of performance standards, 
"(ii) may, within 30 days after receiving proposed standards 
under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) of this subsection, provide comments 
on the proposed standards, particularly regarding the consist-
ency of the proposed standards with such prototype. 
"(b)(1) Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training and 
Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training shall 
regularly monitor the performance of the specialists and representa-
tives referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section through the 
application of the standards required to be prescribed by subsection 
(a)(1). 
"(2) A Director for Veterans' Employment and Training for a 
State may submit to the head of the employment service in the State 
recommendations and comments in connection with each annual 
performance rating of such specialists and representatives in the 
State.". 
(2) Each State employment agency (A) shall develop and promul- 38 USC 2004A 
gate standards under section 2004A of title 38, United States Code, note, 
as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as soon as feasible, and 
in doing so (B) shall submit proposed standards to the Director for 
Veterans' Employment and Training for the State not later than 12 
months after the date on which the Secretary provides the agency 
with prototype standards under subsection (a)(3)(A) of such section, 
and (C) shall adopt final standards not later than 90 days after 
submitting the proposed standards to the Director for Veterans' 
Employment and Training for comment under subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) 
of such section. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 41 is amended by adding after the item for section 2004 
the following new item: 
"2004A. Performance of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local 
veterans' employment representatives.". 
SEC. 5. WAIVER OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS AND 
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING. 
Section 2003(bXl) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)"; 
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(2) by redesignating clauses (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
respectively; 
(3) in clause (i), as redesignated by clause (2) of this section, by 
striking out "be an eligible veteran" and inserting in lieu 
thereof ", except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph, be a qualified veteran"; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
"(B) If, in appointing a Director or Assistant Director for any State 
under this section, the Secretary determines that there is no quali-
fied veteran available who meets the residency requirement in 
subparagraph (AXi), the Secretary may appoint as such Director or 
Assistant Director any qualified veteran,". 
SEC. 6. SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. 
(a) BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND LABOR.—Section 
2005 is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "All"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"0?) For the purpose of assisting the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator in identifying employers with potential job training 
opportunities under the Veterans' Job Training Act (Public Law 
98-77; 29 U.S.C. 1721 note) and otherwise in order to carry out this 
chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide, not more than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary and the Administrator with any list maintained by the 
Secretary of Defense of employers participating in the National 
Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and 
shall provide, on the 15th day of each month thereafter, updated 
information regarding the list. . 
(b) BETWEEN THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPART-
MENT OF LABOR.—(1) Section 2008 is amended— 
(A) by inserting "(a)" before "In"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b) The Administrator shall provide to appropriate emplo5mient 
service offices and Department of Labor offices, as designated by the 
Secretary, on a monthly or more frequent basis, the name and 
address of each employer located in the areas served by such offices 
that offer a program of 
job training which has been approved by the 
Administrator under section 7 of the Veterans' Job Training Act (29 
U.S.C. 1721 note).". 
(2XA) The heading of section 2008 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 2008. Cooperation and coordination". 
(B) The item relating to such section in the table of sectipns at the 
beginning of chapter 41 is amended to read as follows: 
"2008. Cooperation and coordination.". 
SEC. 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL. 
(a) DIRECTORS FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 2003(c) is amended— 
(1) in clause (1)— 
(A) by inserting "(A) functionally supervise the provision 
of services to eligible veterans and eligible persons by such 
system and such program and their staffs, and (B)" after 
'XD"; and 
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(B) by inserting ", including the program conducted 
under the Veterans' Job Training Act (PubUc Law 98-77; 29 
U.S.C. 1721 note)" after "programs"; 
(2) in clause (2), by inserting "and otherwise to promote the 
employment of eligible veterans and eligible persons" after 
"opportunities"; 
(3) in clause (11), by striking out "and" at the end; 
(4) in clause (12), by striking out the period and inserting in 
lieu thereof a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 
"(13) monitor the implementation of Federal laws requiring 
veterans preference in employment and job advancement 
opportunities within the Federal Government and report to the 
Office of Personnel Management or other appropriate agency, 
for enforcement or other remedial action, any evidence of fail-
ure to provide such preference or to provide priority or other 
special consideration in the provision of services to veterans as 
is required by law or regulation; 
"(14) monitor, through disabled veterans' outreach program 
specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, the 
listing of vacant positions with State employment agencies by 
Federal agencies, and report to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment or other appropriate agency, for enforcement or other 
remedial action, any evidence of failure to provide priority or 
other special consideration in the provision of services to veter-
ans as is required by law or regulation; and 
"(15)(A) not less frequently than annually, conduct, subject to 
subclause (B) of this clause, an evaluation at each local employ-
ment office of the services provided to eligible veterans and 
eligible persons and make recommendations for corrective 
action as appropriate; and 
"(B) carry out such evaluations in the following order of 
priority: (I) offices that demonstrated less than satisfactory 
performance during either of the two previous program years, 
(II) offices with the largest number of veterans registered during 
the previous program year, and (III) other offices as resources 
permit.", 
(b) DISABLED VETERANS' OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS.—Sec-
tion 2003A(c) is amended— 
(1) in clause (4), by inserting "(including part C of title IV of 
the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.))" after 
"programs"; 
(2) in clause (6), by inserting "(including the program con-
ducted under the Veterans' Job Training Act (Public Law 98-77; 
29 U.S.C. 1721 note))" after "programs"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 
"(9) Provision of vocational guidance or vocational counseling 
services, or both, to veterans with respect to veterans* selection 
of and changes in vocations and veterans' vocational adjust-
ment. 
"(10) Provision of services as a case manager under section 
14(b)(1)(A) of the Veterans' Job Training Act (Public Law 98-77; 
29 U.S.C. 1721 note).". 
Reports. 
Reports. 
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SEC. 8. NATIONAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES 
INSTITUTE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTE.—Section 2009 is amended to read 
as follows: 
"§2009. National Veterans' Employment and Training Services 
Institute 
"(a) In order to provide for such training as the Secretary consid-
ers necessary and appropriate for the efficient and effective provi-
sion of employment, job-training, counseling, placement, job-search, 
and related services to veterans, the Secretary shall establish and 
make available such funds as may be necessary to operate a Na-
tional Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute for 
the training of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists, 
local veterans' employment representatives. Directors for Veter-
ans' Employment and Training, and Assistant Directors for Veterans' 
Employment and Training, Regional Administrators for Veterans' 
Employment and Training, and such other personnel involved in the 
provision of employment, job-training, counseling, placement, or 
related services to veterans as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
including travel expenses and per diem for attendance at the 
Institute. 
"(b) In implementing this section, the Secretary shall, as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, provide, out of program funds des-
ignated for the Institute, training for Veterans Employment and 
Training Service personnel, including travel expenses and per diem 
to attend the Institute.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 41 is amended by striking out the item for section 2009 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"2009. National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute.". 
SEC. 9. STUDY OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG CERTAIN DISABLED VETER-
ANS AND VIETNAM THEATER VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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"§ 2010A. Special unemployment study 
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"(a) The Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall 
conduct, on a biennial basis, studies of unemployment among special 
disabled veterans and among veterans who served in the Vietnam 
Theater of Operations during the Vietnam era and promptly report 
to the Congress on the results of such studies. 
"(b) The first study under this section shall be completed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment pf this section.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 41 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
"2010A. Special unemployment study.". 
SEC. 10. SECRETARY'S COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT. 
Clause (1) of section 2010(b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subclauses (D), (E), and (F) as subclauses 
(E), (F), and (G), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subclause (C) the following: 
"(D) the Secretary of Education;" 
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102 STAT. 567 
(3) by striking out "and" at the end of subclauses (F) and (G) 
(as so redesignated); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
"(H) the Postmaster General; and 
"(I) any other agency of the Federal Government which has 
had its request to have a representative on the committee 
approved by the Secretary; and' . 
SEC. 11. VETERANS' JOB TRAINING ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) COUNSELING.—(1) Section 14 of the Veterans' Job Training Act 
29 USC 1721 
is amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu note, 
thereof the following: 
"(b)(1) The Secretary shall provide for a program under which— 
"(A) except as provided in paragraph (2), a disabled veteran's 
outreach program specialist appointed under section 2003A(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is assigned as a case manager for 
each veteran participating in a program of job training under 
this Act; 
"(B) the veteran has an in-person interview with the case 
manager not later than 60 days after entering into a program of 
training under this Act; and 
"(C) periodic (not less frequent than monthly) contact is main-
tained with each such veteran for the purpose of (i) avoiding 
unnecessary termination of employment, (ii) referring the vet-
eran to appropriate counseling, if necessary, (iii) facilitating the 
veteran's successful completion of such program, and (iv) follow-
ing up with the employer and the veteran in order to determine 
the veteran's progress in the program and the outcome regard-
ing the veteran's participation in and successful completion of 
the program. 
"(2) No case manager shall be assigned pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A)-
"(A) for a veteran if, on the basis of a recommendation made 
by a disabled veterans' outreach program specialist, the Sec-
retary determines that there is no need for a case manager for 
such veteran; or 
"(B) in the case of the employees of an employer, if the 
Secretary determines that— 
"(i) the employer has an appropriate and effective em-
ployee assistance program that is available to all veterans 
participating in the employer's programs of job training 
under this Act; or 
"(ii) the rate of veterans' successful completion of the 
employer's programs of job training under this Act, either 
cumulatively or during the previous program year, is 60 
percent or higher. 
"(3) The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly provide, to 
the extent feasible— 
"(A) a program of counseling or other services (to be provided 
pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 3 of title 38, United States 
Code, and sections 612A, 2003A, and 2004 of such title) designed 
to resolve difficulties that may be encountered by veterans 
during their training under this Act; and 
"(B) a program of information services under which— 
"(i) each veteran who enters into a program of job train-
ing under this Act and each employer participating under 
this Act is informed of the supportive services and re-
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sources available to the veteran (I) under clauses (A) and 
(B), (II) through Veterans' Administration counseling and 
career-development activities (especially, in the case of a 
Vietnam-era veteran, readjustment counseling services 
under section 612A of such title) and under part C of title 
IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.), and (III) through other appropriate agencies in the 
community; and 
"(ii) veterans and employers are encouraged to request 
such services whenever appropriate. 
"(c) Before a veteran who voluntarily terminates from a program 
of job training under this Act or is involuntarily terminated from 
such program by the employer may be eligible to be provided with a 
further certificate, or renewal of certification, of eligibility for 
participation under this Act, such veteran must be provided by the 
Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, with a case 
manager.". 
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(2) Section 14(a) of the Veterans' Job Training Act is amended— 
note- 
(A) by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) 
The"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) The Administrator shall, after consultation with the Sec-
retary, provide a program of job-readiness skills development and 
counseling services designed to assist veterans in need of such 
assistance in finding, applying for, and successfully participating in 
a suitable program of job training under this Act. As part of 
providing such services, the Administrator shall coordinate activi-
ties, to the extent practicable, with the readjustment counseling 
program described in section 612A of title 38, United States Code. 
The Administrator shall advise veterans participating under this 
Act of the availability of such services and encourage them to 
request such services whenever appropriate.". 
(3)(A) Section 1504(a)(7) is amended— 
(i) by inserting "(A)" before "individualized"; and 
(ii) by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof ", 
and (B) job-readiness skills development and counseling under 
section 14(a)(2) of the Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 
note) for a participant in a program of training under such 
Act.". 
(B) Section 14 of the Veterans' Job Training Act is amended by 
adding after the subsections inserted by paragraph (1) of this subsec-
tion the following: 
"(d) Payments made under this Act pursuant to contracts entered 
into for the provision of job-readiness skills development and coun-
seling services under subsection (a)(2) may only be paid out of the 
same account used to make payments under section 1504(a)(7) of 
title 38, United States Code, and the amount paid out of such 
account in any fiscal year for such services shall not exceed an 
amount equal to 5 percent of the amount obligated to carry out this 
Act for such fiscal year, except that for fiscal year 1988 the amount 
shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount available to carry out this 
Act on October 1,1987.". 
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(4) Section 7(d) of such Act is amended— 
note. 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and 
(B) inserting after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graph: 
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102 STAT. 569 
"(12) That, as applicable, the employer will provide each 
participating veteran with the full opportunity to participate in 
a personal interview pursuant to section 14(b)(1)(A) during the 
veteran's normal workday.". 
(b) DISCONTINUANCE OF APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS 
OF EMPLOYERS WITH UNSATISFACTORY COMPLETION RATES.—Section 
11 of such Act is amended— 
29 USC 1721 
(1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 11."; and 
note-
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b)(1) If the Administrator determines that the rate of veterans' 
successful completion of an employer's programs of job training 
previously approved by the Administrator for the purposes of this 
Act is disproportionately low because of deficiencies in the quality of 
such programs, the Administrator shall disapprove participation in 
such programs on the part of veterans who had not begun such 
participation on the date that the employer is notified of the dis-
approval. In determining whether any such rate is disproportion-
ately low because of such deficiencies, the Administrator shall take 
into account appropriate data, including— 
"(A) the quarterly data provided by the Secretary with re-
spect to the number of veterans who receive counseling in 
connection with training under this Act, are referred to employ-
ers under this Act, participate in job training under this Act, 
complete such training or do not complete such training, and 
the reasons for noncompletion; and 
"(B) data compiled through the particular employer's compli-
ance surveys. 
"(2) With respect to a disapproval under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall provide to the employer concerned the kind of 
statement, opportunity for hearing, and notice described in subsec-
tion (a). 
"(3) A disapproval under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until 
such time as the Administrator determines that adequate remedial 
action has been taken.". 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 16 of such Act is 29 USC 1721 
amended— 
note. 
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "There"; 
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
• (i) by inserting "(1)" after "Administration"; 
(ii) by striking out "and" the second place it appears 
and inserting in lieu thereof ", (2)"; and 
(iii) by striking out "1987, and 1988" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "and 1987, and (3) $60,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1988 and 1989"; and 
(B) in the final sentence, by striking out "1989" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1991"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 
appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year which are 
obligated for the purpose of making payments under section 8 
on behalf of a veteran (including funds so obligated which 
previously had been obligated for such purpose on behalf of 
another veteran and were thereafter deobligated) and are later 
deobligated shall immediately upon deobligation become avail-
able to the Administrator for obligation for such purpose. The 
further obligation of such funds by the Administrator for such 
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purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in any 
manner by any officer or employee in the executive branch.". 
(2) DEADLINES FOR VETERANS' APPUCATIONS AND ENTRY INTO 
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TRAINING.—Section 17 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
note. 
"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.". 
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(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(b)(3)(A) of such Act is 
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amended by striking out "The" at the beginning of the first sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to section 14(c), the". 
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if) DATA ON PARTICIPATION.—Section 15 of such Act is amended by 
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adding at the end the following new subsection: 
State and local 
"(f) The Secretary shall, on a not less frequent than quarterly 
governments. 
basis, collect and compile from the heads of State employment 
services and Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training for 
each State information available to such heads and Directors, and 
derived from programs carried out in their respective States, with 
respect to the numbers of veterans who receive counseling services 
pursuant to section 14, who are referred to employers participating 
under this Act, who participate in programs of job training under 
this Act, and who complete such programs, and the reasons for 
veterans' noncompletion.". 
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SEC. 12. TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT STUDY AND REPORT. 
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall provide for a study, 
based on valid statistical samplings, of the implementation of the 
Veterans' Job Training Act and shall transmit, not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives containing the findings and conclusions of such 
study, including, to the extent feasible— 
(1) a listing, by regional office and by State, of the number of 
veterans placed in a program of job training under the Veter-
ans' Job Training Act and the percentage that this number 
represents of the total number of veterans certified (not includ-
ing renewal of certifications), by regional office and by State, as 
eligible for participation under such Act; 
(2) a description, by regional office and by State, of the 
demographic nature (including race, sex, age, educational level, 
service-connected disability status, income before placement, 
and income after placement) of veterans placed in a program of 
job training under such Act; 
(3) a description, by regional office and by State, of the 
demographic nature (including, race, sex, age, educational level, 
service-connected disability status, and income) of veterans cer-
tified as eligible for participation under such Act but not placed 
in a job training program; 
(4) an analysis of the reasons that veterans certified as eli-
gible for participation have not been placed in a program of job 
training under such Act; 
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102 STAT. 571 
(5) a listing, by regional office and by State, of the number of 
veterans who were certified as eligible for participation under 
such Act and were not placed in a program of job training under 
such Act but were later placed in another job training program 
or emplojmient; 
(6) a description, by regional office and by State, of the rate at 
which veterans have discontinued participation in, without 
completing, a program of job training under such Act, with a 
separate rate stated for those who discontinued within 3 months 
after beginning such a program, those who discontinued within 
3 to 6 months after such beginning, and those who discontinued 
within 6 to 9 months after such beginning; 
(7) an analysis of the major reasons for veterans failing to 
complete such a training program; 
(8) a ranking of the twenty-five categories of emplojnnent (by 
tjrpes of business or industry and trade) for which programs of 
job training have most frequently been denied approval under 
such Act, with such ranking being made on the basis of the 
number of denials for each such category; and 
(9) a ranking of the twenty-five categories of emplojnnent G^y 
types of business or industry and trade) for which veterans have 
most frequently received employment as a result of a program 
of job training under such Act, with such ranking being made 
on the basis of the number of jobs provided in each such 
category. 
SEC. 13. STATE APPROVING AGENCIES. 
(a) PAYMENTS.y-(l) Section 1774(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "The" in the first sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this 
subsection, the"; 
(B) by striking out "(1)" and "(2)" in the first sentence and 
inserting in lieu thereof "(A)" and "(B)", respectively; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(2XA) The Administrator shall, effective at the beginning of fiscal 
year 1988, make payments to State and local agencies, out of 
amounts available for the pajrment of readjustment benefits, for the 
reasonable and necessary expenses of salary and travel incurred by 
employees of such agencies in carrying out contracts or agreemente 
entered into under this section and for the allowance for administra-
tive expenses described in subsection (b). 
"(B) The Administrator shall make such a payment to an £igency 
within a reasonable time after the agency has submitted a report 
pursuant to paragraph (3XA) of this subsection. 
"(C) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the amount of any 
such payment made to an agency for any period shall be equal to the 
amount of the reasonable and necessary expenses of salary and 
travel certified by such agency for such perioid in accordance with 
paragraph (3) of this subsection plus the allowance for administra-
tive expenses described in subsection (b). 
"(3XA) Each State and local agency with which a contract or 
agreement is entered into under this section shall submit to the 
Administrator on a monthly or quarterly basis, as determined by 
the agency, a report containing a certification of the reasonable and 
necess€uy expenses incurred for salary and travel by such agency 
under such contract or agreement for the period covered by the 
Contracts. 
Contracts. 
Reports. 
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102 STAT. 572 
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report. The report shall be submitted in the form and manner 
required by the Administrator. 
"(B) The Administrator shall transmit a report to the Congress on 
a quarterly basis which summarizes— 
"(i) the amounts for which certifications were made by State 
and local agencies in the reports submitted under subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph with respect to the quarter for which the 
report is made; and 
"(ii) the amounts of the payments made by the Administrator 
for such quarter with respect to such certifications and with 
respect to administrative expenses. 
"(4) The total amount made available under this section for any 
fiscal year may not exceed $12,000,000. For any fiscal year in which 
the total amount that would be made available under this section 
would exceed $12,000,000 except for the provisions of this paragraph, 
the Administrator shall provide that each agency shall receive the 
same percentage of $12,000,000 as the agency would have received of 
the total amount that would have been made available without the 
limitation of this paragraph.". 
(2) If any payment is made to State or local approving agencies 
with respect to activities carried out under subchapter I of chapter 
36 of title 38, United States Code, for fiscal year 1988 before the date 
of the enactment of this Act and from an account other than the 
account used for payment of readjustment benefits, the account 
from which such payment was made shall be reimbursed from the 
account used for payment of readjustment benefits. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS.—(1) Subchapter I of chapter 36 is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting the following new section after section 1774: 
"§ 1774A. Evaluations of agency performance; qualincations and 
performance of agency personnel 
"(a) The Administrator shall— 
"(IXA) conduct, in conjunction with State approving agencies, 
an annual evaluation of each State approving agency on the 
basis of standards developed by the Administrator in conjunc-
tion with the State approving agencies, and (B) provide each 
such agency an opportunity to comment on the evaluation; 
"(2) take into account the results of annual evaluations car-
ried out under clause (1) when negotiating the terms and condi-
tions of a contract or agreement under section 1774 of this title; 
"(3) supervise functionally the provision of course-approval 
services by State approving agencies under this subchapter; 
"(4) cooperate with State approving agencies in developing 
and implementing a uniform national curriculum, to the extent 
practicable, for training new employees and for continuing the 
training of employees of such agencies, and sponsor, with the 
agencies, such training and continuation of training; and 
"(5) prescribe prototype qualification and performance stand-
ards, developed in conjunction with State approving agencies, 
for use by such agencies in the development of qualification and 
performance standards for State approving agency personnel 
carrying out approval responsibilities under a contract or agree-
ment entered into under section 1774(a). 
"(bXD Each State approving agency carrying out a contract or 
agreement with the Administrator under section 1774(a) after the 
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18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
section shall— 
"(A) apply qualification and performance standards based on 
the standards developed under subsection (a)(5) of this section; 
and 
"(B) make available to any person, upon request, the criteria 
used to carry out its functions under a contract or agreement 
entered into under section 1774(a). 
"(2) In developing and appljdng standards described in subsection 
(a)(5) of this section, the State approving agency may take into 
consideration the State's merit system requirements and other local 
requirements and conditions. 
"(3) The Administrator shall provide assistance in developing such 
standards to a State approving agency that requests it."; and 
(B) by inserting after the item for section 1774 in the table of 
sections for such subchapter the following: 
"1774A. Evaluations of agency performance; qualifications and performance of 
agency personnel". 
(2) For purposes of implementing the amendments made by para-
graph (D— 
(A) the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall, within 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish proto-
type standards developed under section 1774A(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code, £is added by paragraph (1); 
(B) each State approving agency shall, within 1 year after the 
Administrator has published prototype standards under 
subparagraph (A), submit to the Administrator of Veterans' 
Affairs a copy of the standards to be implemented by such 
agency under section 1774A(b)(l)(A) of such title; and 
(C) the Administrator may, within 30 days after receiving 
such standards from an agency, provide comments to the 
agency, especially with regard to whether the State's standards 
are consistent with the prototype standards developed by the 
Administrator under section 1774A(a)(5) of such title. 
(3) None of the qualification standards implemented pursuant to 
the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any person 
employed by a State approving agency on the date of the enactment 
of this Act £is long as such person remains in the position in which 
the person is employed on such date. 
(4) Section 1771(b)(1) is amended by striking out "approving 
agency," the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"approving agency, or fails to enter into an agreement under section 
1774(a),". 
(5) Section 1774(aXl), as amended by subsection (aXD of this 
section, is amended— 
(A) by striking out "chapters 34 and 35 of this title" the first 
place it appears in the hrst sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof "chapters 30 through 35 of this title and chapters 106 
and 107 of title 10"; 
(B) by striking out "chapters 34 and 35 of this title" the 
second place it appears in the first sentence and where it 
apppears in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"such chapters"; and 
(C) by striking out "chapter 32, 34, 35, or 36 of this title" in 
the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "such chapters". 
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note. 
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note. 
eontracts. 
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(6) Section 1782 is amended by striking out "No" in the first 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in section 
1774Aofthis title, no". 
SEC. 14. COMMISSION ON VETERANS' EDUCATION POLICY. 
Section 320(aX3) of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement and 
Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-576; 100 Stat. 
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3248) is amended by inserting "the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
^°*^- 
for Force Management and Personnel," after "paragraph (2)(A),". 
SEC. 15. REVISIONS OF NOMENCLATURE. 
(a) SECRETARY OF LABOR.—(1) Section 2001 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(8) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Labor.". 
(2) Sections 2002A, 2003 (a) and (b)(2), 2005, 2006(a), 2007, 2008, and 
2010(b) are amended by striking out "Secretary of Labor" each place 
it appears except where preceded by "Assistant" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Secretary". 
(3) The first sentence of section 2010(b) is amended by striking out 
"The" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Notwithstanding section 
2002A(b) of this title, the". 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT 
AND TRAINING.—(1) Sections 2000(2), 2002, 2002A, and 20100)) are 
amended by inserting "and Training" after "Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans* Employment" each place it appears. 
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(2) Section 4(b) of the Veterans' Job Training Act is amended by 
^°^- 
inserting "and Training" after "Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment". 
(c) DIRECTORS FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—(1) 
Sections 2003 and 2003A(b)(2) are amended by striking out "State 
Director for Veterans' Employment", "State Directors for Veterans' 
Emplo5maent", "Assistant State Director for Veterans' Employ-
ment" and "Assistant State Directors for Veterans' Employment" 
each place those terms appear and inserting in lieu thereof "Direc-
tor for Veterans' Employment and Training", "Directors for Veter-
ans' Employment and Training", "Assistant Director for Veterans' 
Employment and Training", and "Assistant Directors for Veterans' 
Emplo3nnent and Training", respectively. 
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(2) Section 15(c)(2) of the Veterans Job Training Act is amended by 
note. 
striking out "State and Assistant State Directors for Veterans' 
Employment" and inserting in lieu thereof "Directors and Assistant 
Directors for Veterans' Emplo3nnent and Training". 
(3XA) The heading of section 2003 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 2003. Directors and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employ-
ment and Training". 
(B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 41 is amended to read as follows: 
"2003. Directors and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training.". 
(d) VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE.—Section 2002 
is amended by striking out "Veterans Employment Service" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service". 
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102 STAT. 575 
SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
38 USC 1504 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the provi-
sions of and amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) The following provisions of or amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect for all of fiscal year 1988 and 
subsequent fiscal years: 
(A) Clause (5) of subsection (b) of section 2002A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by section 2(aX2) of this Act. 
(B) Subsection (a) of section 2003A of such title, as amended 
by section 2(eXlXA) of this Act. 
(C) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 2004(a) of such title, 
as amended by section 3(a) of this Act. 
(D) Paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 1774(a) of such title, 
as added by section 13(aXl) of this Act. 
(2) The provisions of and amendments made by sections 4 through 
11 shall take effect on the 60th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved May 20,1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 999 (HJL1504): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-192 accompanying H.R. 1504 (Comm. on Veterans' 
Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-128 (Cranm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 183 (1987): June 29,30. H.R. 1504 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 4, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of 
s. 999. 
Dec! 19, passage of H.R. 1504 vitiated; S. 999 considered and 
pansed Senate. 
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Vol. 184 (1988^ Apr. !?]7connclered and passed House, amended. 
Apr. 28, Senate concurred in House amendments.