Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/602

 102 STAT. 564

PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988

(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 paragraph, 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 qualified veteran available who meets the residency requirement in subparagraph (A)(i), 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 Administrator 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 Secretary 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 DEPARTMENT 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 employment 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).". (2)(A) 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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