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PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988

Public Law 100-323 100th Congress May 20, 1988 [S. 999]

An Act

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,

Veterans' Employment, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES Training, and Counseling CODE. Amendments of 1988 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' 38 USC 101 note. Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988".

(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, 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.

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(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 provision 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 veterans 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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