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 PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

100 STAT. 1351

under section 612A of title 38, United States Code, and with the programs of veterans employment and training authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act and under 29 USC 1501 chapters 41 and 42 of title 38, United States Code, in order ^^^^^ 2000 to assist in serving the readjustment, rehabilitation, per2011 et sea sonal counseling, and employment needs of veterans, except that an institution which the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations jointly prescribed by the Secretary and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the 'Administrator'), cannot feasibly itself, in terms of the number of veterans in attendance there, carry out any or all of the programs set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (C), may carry out such program or programs through a consortium agreement with one or more other institutions of higher education and shall be required to carry out such programs only to the extent that the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations jointly prescribed by the Secretary and the Administrator, is appropriate in terms of the number of veterans in attendance at such institution. The adequacy of efforts to meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall be determined by the Secretary, based upon the recommendations of the Administrator, in accordance with criteria established in regulations jointly prescribed by the Secretary and the Administrator. "(3) The Secretary shall not approve an application under this subsection unless he determines that the applicant will implement the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) within the first academic year during which it receives a payment under this section. "(4) Any institution which has been eligible under this section prior to September 30, 1985, for a continuous period of three of the last five years shall be determined eligible under the terms of this section. "(d) COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this section, shall seek to assure the coordination of programs assisted under this section with programs carried out by the Veterans' Administration pursuant to title 38, United States Code, and the Administrator shall provide all assistance, technical consultation, and information otherwise authorized by law as necessary to promote the maximum effectiveness of the activities and programs assisted under this section. "(e) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—The program provided for in

this section shall be administered by an identifiable administrative unit in the Department. "(f) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—From the amounts appropriated for this section, the Secretary shall retain one percent or $10,000, whichever is less, for the purpose of collecting information about exemplary Veterans Educational Outreach Programs and disseminating that information to other institutions of higher education having such programs on their campuses. Such collection and dissemination shall be done on an annual basis.

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