Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983
PL 98-77 (H.R.2355), enacted 08/15/1983

PUBLIC LAW 98-77—AUG. 15, 1983 
97 STAT. 443 
Public Law 98-77 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To establish an emergency program of job training assistance for unemployed Korean 
Aug. 15, 1983 
conflict and Vietnam-era veterans, and for other purposes. 
F
H R 23551 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Emergency 
Veterans Job 
Training Act of 
SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS 
1983. 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Veterans' 29 use 1721 
Job Training Act of 1983". 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purpose. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Establishment of program. 
Sec. 5. Eligibility for program; duration of assistance. 
Sec. 6. Employer job training programs. 
Sec. 7. Approval of employer programs. 
Sec. 8. Payments to employers; overpayments. 
Sec. 9. Entry into program of job training. 
Sec. 10. Provision of training through educational institutions. 
Sec. 11. Discontinuance of approval of participation in certain employer programs. 
Sec. 12. Inspection of records; investigations. 
Sec. 13. Coordination with other programs. 
Sec. 14. Counseling. 
Sec. 15. Information and outreach; use of agency resources. 
Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 17. Termination of program. 
Sec. 18. Expansion of targeted delimiting date extension. 
Sec. 19. Effective date. 
PURPOSE 
SEC. 2. The purpose of this Act is to address the problem of severe 29 use 1721 
and continuing unemployment among veterans by providing, in the "°^-
form of payments to defray the costs of training, incentives to 
employers to hire and train certain wartime veterans who have 
been unemployed for long periods of time for stable and permement 
positions that involve significant training. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act: 
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(1) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of ^°^-
Veterans' Affairs. 
(2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor. 
(3) The terms "veteran", "Korean conflict", "compensation", 
"service-connected", "active military, naval, or air service", 
"State", and "Vietnam era", have the meanings given such 
terms in paragraphs (2), (9), (13), (16), (20), (24), and (29), respec-
tively, of section 101 of title 38, United States (Jode. 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM 
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SEC. 4. (a) The Administrator and, to the extent specifically pro-
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vided by this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a program in 
accordance with this Act to assist eligible veterans in obtaining 
employment through training for employment in stable and perma-
nent positions that involve significant training. The program shall 
be carried out through payments to employers who employ and 
train eligible veterans in such jobs in order to assist such employers 
in defi'aying the costs of necessary training. 
(b) The Secretary shall carry out the Secretary's responsibilities 
under this Act through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veter-
ans' Employment established under section 2002A of title 38, United 
States Code. 
"Korean conflict 
or Vietnam-era 
veteran." 
ELIGIBILITY FOR PROGRAM; DURATION OF ASSISTANCE 
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SEC. 5. (a)(1) To be eligible for participation in a job training 
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program under this Act, a veteran must be a Korean conflict or 
Vietnam-era veteran who— 
(A) is unemployed at the time of applying for participation in 
a program under this Act; and 
(B) has been unemployed for at least fifteen of the twenty 
weeks immediately preceding the date of such veteran's applica-
tion for participation in a program under this Act. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "Korean conflict or 
Vietnain-era veteran" means a veteran— 
(A) who served in the active military, naval, or air service for 
a period of more than one hundred and eighty days, any part of 
which was .during the Korean conflict or the Vietnam era; or 
(B) who served in the active military, naval, or air service 
during the Korean conflict or the Vietnam era and— 
(i) was discharged or released therefrom for a service-
connected disability; or 
(ii) is entitled to compensation (or but for the receipt of 
retirement pay would be entitled to compensation). 
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), a veteran shall be considered to 
be unemployed during any period the veteran is without a job and 
wants and is available for work. 
(b)(1) A veteran who desires to participate in a program of job 
training under this Act shall submit to the Administrator an appli-
cation for participation in such a program. Such an application— 
(A) shall include a certification by the veteran that the vet-
eran is unemployed and meets the other criteria for eligibility 
prescribed by subsection (a); and 
(B) shall be in such form and contain such additional informa-
tion as the Administrator may prescribe. 
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall 
approve an application by a veteran for participation in a program 
of job training under this Act unless the Administrator finds that 
the veteran is not eligible to participate in a program of job training 
under this Act. 
Limitation of 
(B) The Administrator may withhold approval of an application of 
participants. 
^ veteran under this Act if the Administrator determines that, 
because of limited funds available for the purpose of making pay-
ments to employers under this Act, it is necessary to limit the 
number of participants in programs under this Act. 
Application for 
participation. 
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(3XA) The Administrator shall certify as eligible for participation 
Certification of 
under this Act a veteran whose application is approved under this eligibility. 
subsection and shall furnish the veteran with a certificate of that 
veteran's eligibility for presentation to an employer offering a pro-
gram of job training under this Act. Any such certificate shall 
expire 60 days after it is furnished to the veteran. The date on which 
a certificate is furnished to a veteran under this paragraph shall be 
stated on the certificate. 
(B) A certificate furnished under this paragraph may, upon the 
veteran's application, be renewed in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of subparagraph (A). 
(c) The maximum period of training for which assistemce may be Maximum 
provided on behalf of a veteran under this Act is— 
training period. 
(1) fifteen months in the case o
f
— 
(A) a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 
30 percent or more; or 
(B) a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 
10 percent or 20 percent who has been determined under 
section 1506 of title 38, United States Code, to have a serious 
employment handicap; and 
(2) nine months in the case of any other veteran. 
EMPLOYER JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS 
SEC. 6. (aXD Except as provided in paragraph (2), in order to be 
approved as a program of job training under this Act, a program of 
job training of an employer approved under section 7 must provide 
training for a period of not less than six months in an occupation in 
a growth industry, in an occupation requiring the use of new 
technological skills, or in an occupation for which demand for labor 
exceeds supply. 
(2) A program of job training providing training for a period of at 
least three but less than six months may be approved if the Admin-
istrator determines (in accordance with standards which the Admin-
istrator shall prescribe) that the purpose of this Act would be met 
through that program. 
(b) Subject to section 10 and the other provisions of this Act, a 
veteran who has been approved for participation in a program of 
job 
training under this Act and has a current certificate of eligibility for 
such participation may enter a program of job training that has 
been approved under section 7 and that is offered to the veteran by 
the employer. 
APPROVAL OF EMPLOYER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7. (aXD An employer may be paid assistance under section 
8(a) on behalf of an eligible veteran employed by such employer and 
participating in a program of job training offered by that employer 
only if the program is approved under this section and in accordance 
with such procedures as the Administrator may by regulation 
prescribe. 
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator shall 
approve a proposed program of job training of an employer unless 
the Administrator determines that the application does not contain 
a certification and other information meeting the requirements 
established under this section or that withholding of approval is 
warranted under subsection (g). 
Occupational 
criteria. 
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Employment 
(b) The Administrator may not approve a program of job 
restrictions. 
training— 
(1) for employment which consists of seasonal, intermittent, 
or temporary jobs; 
(2) for employment under which commissions are the primary 
source of income; 
(3) for employment which involves political or religious 
activities; 
(4) for employment with any department, agency, instrumen-
tality, or branch of the Federal Government (including the 
United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission); 
or 
(5) if the training will not be carried out in a State. 
Application by 
(c) An employer offering a program of job training that the 
employer. 
employer desires to have approved for the purposes of this Act shall 
submit to the Administrator a written application for such approval. 
Such application shall be in such form as the Administrator shall 
prescribe. 
Required 
(d) An application under subsection (c) shall include a certification 
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(1) That the employer is planning that, upon a veteran's 
completion of the program of job training, the employer will 
employ the veteran in a position for which the veteran has been 
trained and that the employer expects that such a position will 
be available on a stable and permanent basis to the veteran at 
the end of the training period. 
(2) That the wages and benefits to be paid to a veteran 
participating in the employer's program of job training will be 
not less than the wages and benefits normally paid to other 
employees participating in a comparable program of job 
training. 
(3) That the employment of a veteran under the program— 
(A) will not result in the displacement of currently 
employed workers (including partial displacement such as a 
reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
employment benefits); and 
(B) will not be in a job (i) while any other individual is on 
layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job, or 
(ii) the opening for which was created as a result of the 
employer having terminated the employment of any regu-
lar employee or otherwise having reduced its work force 
with the intention of hiring a veteran in such job under this 
Act. 
(4) That the employer will not employ in the program of job 
training a veteran who is already qualified by training and 
experience for the job for which training is to be provided. 
(5) That the job which is the objective of the training program 
is one that involves significant training. 
(6) That the training content of the program is adequate, in 
light of the nature of the occupation for which training is to be 
provided and of comparable training opportunities in such occu-
pation, to accomplish the training objective certified under 
clause (2) of subsection (e). 
(7) That each participating veteran will be employed full time 
in the program of job training. 
(8) That the training period under the proposed program is 
not longer than the training periods that employers in the 
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community customarily require new employees to complete in 
order to become competent in the occupation or job for which 
training is to be provided. 
(9) That there are in the training establishment or place of 
emplo)mient such space, equipment, instructional material, and 
instructor personnel as needed to accomplish the training objec-
tive certified under clause (2) of subsection (e). 
(10) That the employer will keep records adequate to show the 
progress made by each veteran participating in the program 
and otherwise to demonstrate compliance with the require-
ments established under this Act. 
(11) That the employer will furnish each participating 
veteran, before the veteran's entry into training, with a copy of 
the employer's certification under this subsection and will 
obtain and retain the veteran's signed acknowledgment of 
having received such certification. 
(12) That the program meets such other criteria as the 
Administrator may determine are essential for the effective 
implementation of the program established by this Act. 
(e) A certification under subsection (d) shall include— 
(1) a statement indicating (A) the total number of hours of 
participation in the program of job training to be offered a 
veteran, (B) the length of the program of job training, and (C) 
the starting rate of wages to be paid to a participant in the 
program; and 
(2) a description of the training content of the program (in-
cluding any agreement the employer has entered into with an 
educational institution under section 8) and of the objective of 
the training. 
(fKD Except as specified in paragraph (2), each matter required to 
be certified to in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (d) shall 
be considered to be a requirement established under this Act. 
(2)(A) For the purposes of section 8(c), only matters required to be 
certified in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (d) shall be so 
considered. 
(B) For the purposes of section 11, a matter required to be certified 
under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) shall also be so considered. 
(g) In accordance with regulations which the Administrator shall Regulations. 
prescribe, the Administrator may withhold approval of an em-
ployer's proposed program of job training pending the outcome of an 
investigation under section 12 and, based on the outcome of such an 
investigation, may disapprove such program. 
(h) For the purposes of this section, approval of a program of 
apprenticeship or other on-job training for the purposes of section 
1787 of title 38, United States Code, shall be considered to meet all 
requirements established under this Act for approval of a program 
of job training. 
PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYERS; OVERPAYMENT 
SEC. 8. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subsection (b) 
and subject to the provisions of section 9, the Administrator shall 
make quarterly payments to an employer of a veteran participating 
in an approved program of job training under this Act. Subject to 
section 5(c) and paragraph (2), the amount paid to an employer on 
behalf of a veteran for any period of time shall be 50 percent of 
the product of (A) the starting hourly rate of w£iges pgdd to the 
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Certification. 
Liability to U.S. 
Overpayment 
recovery. 
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veteran by the employer (without regard to overtime or premium 
pay), and (B) the number of hours worked by the veteran during that 
period. 
(2) The total amount that may be paid to an employer on behalf of 
a veteran participating in a program of job training under this Act 
is $10,000. 
(3) In order to relieve financial burdens on business enterprises 
with relatively few numbers of employees, the Administrator may 
make payments under this Act on a monthly, rather than quarterly, 
basis to an employer with a number of employees less than a 
number which shall be specified in regulations which the Adminis-
trator shall prescribe for the purposes of this paragraph. 
(b) Payment may not be made to an employer for a period of 
training under this Act on behalf of a veteran until the Administra-
tor has received— 
(1) from the veteran, a certification that the veteran was 
employed full time by the employer in a program of job training 
during such period; and 
(2) from the employer, a certification— 
(A) that the veteran was employed by the employer 
during that period and that the veteran's performance and 
progress during such period were satisfactory; and 
(B) of the number of hours worked by the veteran during 
that period. 
With respect to the first such certification by an employer with 
respect to a veteran, the certification shall indicate the date on 
which the employment of the veteran began and the starting hourly 
rate of wages paid to the veteran (without regard to overtime or 
premium pay). 
(c)(1)(A) Whenever the Administrator finds that an overpayment 
under this Act has been made to an employer on behalf of a veteran 
as a result of a certification, or information contained in an applica-
tion, submitted by an employer which was false in any material 
respect, the amount of such overpayment shall constitute a liability 
of the employer to the United States. 
(B) Whenever the Administrator finds that an employer has failed 
in any substantial respect to comply for a period of time with a 
requirement established under this Act (unless the employer's fail-
ure is the result of false or incomplete information provided by the 
veteran), each amount paid to the employer on behalf of a veteran 
for that period shall be considered to be an overpayment under this 
Act, and the amount of such overpayment shall constitute a liability 
of the employer to the United States. 
(2) Whenever the Administrator finds that an overpayment under 
this Act has been made to an employer on behalf of a veteran as a 
result of a certification by the veteran, or as a result of information 
provided to an employer or contained in an application submitted by 
the veteran, which was willfully or negligently false in any material 
respect, the amount of such overpayment shall constitute a liability 
of the veteran to the United States. 
(3) Any overpayment referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) may be 
recovered in the same manner as any other debt due the United 
States. Any overpayment recovered shall be credited to funds availa-
ble to make payments under this Act. If there are no such funds, 
any overpayment recovered shall be deposited into the Treasury. 
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(4) Any overpayment referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) may be Waiver. 
waived, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms and 
conditions set forth in section 3102 of title 38, United States Code. 
ENTRY INTO PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING 
SEC. 9. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Administrator may withhold or deny approval of a veteran's entry 
into an approved program of job training if the Administrator 
determines that funds are not available to make payments under 
this Act on behalf of the veteran to the employer offering that 
program. Before the entry of a veteran into an approved program of 
job training of an employer for purposes of assistance under this 
Act, the employer shall notify the Administrator of the employer's 
intention to employ that veteran. The veteran may begin such 
program of job training with the employer two weeks after the 
notice is transmitted to the Administrator unless within that time 
the employer has received notice from the Administrator that 
approval of the veteran's entry into that program of job training 
must be withheld or denied in accordance with this section. 
29 u s e 1721 
note. 
Notification to 
Administrator. 
PROVISION OF TRAINING THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 10. An employer may enter into an agreement with an 
educational institution that has been approved for the enrollment of 
veterans under chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, in order 
that such institution may provide, a program of job training (or a 
portion of such a program) under this Act. When such an agreement 
has been entered into, the application of the employer under section 
7 shall so state and shall include a description of the training to be 
provided under the agreement. 
29 u s e 1721 
note. 
38 u s e 1651 et 
seq. 
DISCONTINUANCE OF APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN 
EMPLOYER PROGRAMS 
SEC. U . If the Administrator finds at any time that a program of 
job training previously approved by the Administrator for the pur-
poses of this Act thereafter fails to meet any of the requirements 
established under this Act, the Administrator may immediately 
disapprove further participation by veterans in that program. The 
Administrator shall provide to the employer concerned, and to each 
veteran participating in the employer's program, a statement of the 
reasons for, and an opportunity for a hearing with respect to, such 
disapproval. The employer and each such veteran shall be notified of 
such disapproval, the reasons for such disapproval, and the opportu-
nity for a hearing. Notification shall be by a certified or registered 
letter, and a return receipt shall be secured. 
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note. 
Notification to 
employer and 
veteran; 
hearing. 
INSPECTION OF RECORDS; INVESTIGATIONS 
SEC. 12. (a) The records and accounts of employers pertaining to 
veterans on behalf of whom assistance has been paid under this Act, 
as well as other records that the Administrator determines to be 
necessary to ascertain compliance with the requirements estab-
lished under this Act, shall be available at reasonable times for 
examination 
by authorized 
representatives 
of the 
Federal 
Government. 
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note. 
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Agreement with 
Labor 
Department. 
(b) The Administrator may monitor employers and veterans par-
ticipating in programs of job training under this Act to determine 
compHance with the requirements established under this Act. 
(c) The Administrator may investigate any matter the Adminis-
trator considers necessary to determine compliance with the 
requirements established 
under this Act. The 
investigations 
authorized by this subsection may include examining records (in-
cluding making certified copies of records), questioning employees, 
and entering into any premises or onto any site where any part of a 
program of job training is conducted under this Act, or where any of 
the records of the employer offering or providing such program are 
kept. 
(d) The Administrator may administer functions under subsec-
tions (b) and (c) in accordance with an agreement between the 
Administrator and the Secretary providing for the administration of 
such subsections (or any portion of such subsections) by the Depart-
ment of Labor. Under such an agreement, any entity of the Depart-
ment of Labor specified in the agreement may administer such 
subsections, notwithstanding section 4(b). 
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note. 
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1501, 
1601, 1651, 1700, 
1770. 
96 Stat. 1322. 
COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 13. (a)(1) Assistance may not be paid under this Act to an 
employer on behalf of a veteran for any period of time described in 
paragraph (2) and to such veteran under chapter 31, 32, 34, 35, or 36 
of title 38, United States Code, for the same period of time. 
(2) A period of time referred to in paragraph (1) is the period of 
time beginning on the date on which the veteran enters into an 
approved program of job training of an employer for purposes of 
assistance under this Act and ending on the last date for which such 
assistance is payable. 
(b) Assistance may not be paid under this Act to an employer on 
behalf of an eligible veteran for any period if the employer receives 
for that period any other form of assistance on account of the 
training or employment of the veteran, including assistance under 
the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or a credit 
under section 44B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 
44B) (relating to credit for employment of certain new employees). 
(c) Assistance may not be paid under this Act on behalf of a 
veteran who has completed a program of job training under this Act. 
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note. 
COUNSELING 
SEC. 14. The Administrator and the Secretary may, upon request, 
provide employment counseling services to any veteran eligible to 
participate under this Act in order to assist such veteran in select-
ing a suitable program of job training under this Act. 
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note. 
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1501, 
1651, 1770, 
2000, 
2011. 
INFORMATION AND OUTREACH; USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES 
SEC. 15. (a)(1) The Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly 
provide for an outreach and public information program— 
(A) to inform veterans about the employment and job training 
opportunities available under this Act, under chapters 31, 34, 
36, 41, and 42 of title 38, United States Code, and under other 
provisions of law; and 
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(B) to inform private industry and business concerns (includ-
ing small business concerns), public agencies and organizations, 
educational institutions, trade associations, and labor unions 
about the job training opportunities available under, and the 
advantages of participating in, the program established by this 
Act. 
(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
promote the development of employment and job training opportu-
nities for veterans by encouraging potential employers to make 
programs of job training under this Act available for eligible 
veterans, by advising other appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies of the program established by this Act, and by advising 
employers of applicable responsibilities under chapters 41 and 42 of 
title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans. 
(b) The Administrator and the Secretary shall coordinate the 
outreach and public information program under subsection (a)(1), 
and job development activities under subsection (a)(2), with job 
counseling, placement, job development, and other services provided 
for under chapters 41 and 42 of title 38, United States Code, and 
with other similar services offered by other public agencies and 
organizations. 
(c)(1) The Administrator and the Secretary shall make available in 
regional and local offices of the Veterans' Administration and the 
Department of Labor such personnel as are necessary to facilitate 
the effective implementation of this Act. 
(2) In carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
Act, the Secretary shall make maximum use of the services of State 
and Assistant State Directors for Veterans' Employment, disabled 
veterans' outreach program specialists, and employees of local 
offices appointed pursuant to sections 2003, 2003A, and 2004 of title 
38, United States Code. The Secretary shall also use such resources 
as are available under part C of title IV of the Job Training 
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). To the extent that the 
Administrator withholds approval of veterans' applications under 
this Act pursuant to section 5(b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall take steps 
to assist such veterans in taking advantage of opportunities that 
may be available to them under title III of that Act or under any 
other program carried out with funds provided by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall request and obtain from the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration a list of small business con-
cerns and shall, on a regular basis, update such list. Such list shall 
be used to identify and promote possible training and employment 
opportunities for veterans. 
(e) The Administrator and the Secretary shall assist veterans and 
employers desiring to participate under this Act in making applica-
tion and completing necessary certifications. 
38 u s e 2000 et 
seq., 2011 et seq. 
96 Stat. 1437. 
96 Stat. 1380. 
29 u s e 1721. 
96 Stat. 1364. 
29 u s e 1651. 
Small business 
opportunities. 
Application and 
certification 
assistance. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 16. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Veterans' 
Administration $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1984 and 1985 
for the purpose of making payments to employers under this Act 
and for the purpose of section 18 of this Act. Amounts appropriated 
pursuant to this section shall remain available until September 30, 
1986. 
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note. 
TERMINATION OF PROGRAM 
SEC. 17. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), assistance 
may not be paid to an employer under this Act— 
(1) on behalf of a veteran who applies for a program of job 
training under this Act after September 30,1984; or 
(2) for any such program which begins after December 31, 
1984. 
(b) If funds are not both appropriated under section 16 and made 
available by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
the Veterans' Administration on or before October 1, 1983, for the 
purpose of making payments to employers under this Act, assistance 
may be paid to an employer under this Act on behalf of a veteran if 
the veteran— 
(1) applies for a program of job training under this Act within 
one year after the date on which funds so appropriated are 
made available to the Veterans' Administration by the Director; 
and 
(2) begins participation in such program within 
fifteen 
months after such date. 
Vocational 
education 
program. 
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note. 
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 pre-
dominantly vocational in content may be considered by the Admin-
istrator, for the purposes of section 1662(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 authoriza-
tions 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. 
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note. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 19. This Act shall take effect on October 1,1983. 
Approved August 15, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2355 (S. 1033): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-116 (eomm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-132 accompanying S. 1033 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
eONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
June 6, 7, considered and passed House. 
June 15, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1033. 
Aug. 2, House concurred in Senate amendments with amendments. 
Aug. 3, Senate concurred in House amendments.