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 102 STAT. 562 Handicapped P®"*^"^-

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988 "(H) when requested by a Federal or State agency, a private employer, or a service-connected disabled veteran, assist such

agency, employer, or veteran in identifying and acquiring prosthetic and sensory aids and devices needed to enhance the employability of disabled veterans; and ' (12) facilitate the provision of guidance or counseling services, 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. "(c) Each local veterans' employment representative shall be administratively responsible to the manager of the local employment 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 compliance 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 assigned, in accordance with this section, by the administrative head of the employment service in each State after consultation with the Director for Veterans' Employment and Training.". (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2001 is amended by adding the following at the end: "(7) The term 'local employment service office' means a service 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 REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 41 is amended by inserting after section 2004 the following new section: 38 USC 2004A.

"§ 2004A. Performance of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives "(a)(l) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each State employment agency shall develop and apply standards for the performance of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists appointed under section 2003A(a) of this title and local veterans' employment representatives assigned under section 2004(b) of this title. "(2)(A) 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 employment agency— "(i) shall take into account (I) the prototype developed under paragraph (3) of this subsection, and (II) the comments submitted under clause (ii) of this subparagraph by the Director for Veterans' Employment and Treiining for the State; "(ii) shall submit to such Director proposed standards for comment;

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