Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/604

 102 STAT. 566

PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988

SEC. 8. NATIONAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTE.—Section 2009 is amended to read as follows: "§2009. National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute "(a) In order to provide for such training as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate for the efficient and effective provision of employment, job-training, counseling, placement, job-search, and related services to veterans, the Secretary shall establish and make available such funds as may be necessary to operate a National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute for the training of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists, local veterans' employment representatives. Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training, and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training, Regional Administrators for Veterans' Employment and Training, and such other personnel involved in the provision of employment, job-training, counseling, placement, or related services to veterans as the Secretary considers appropriate, including travel expenses and per diem for attendance at the Institute. "(b) In implementing this section, the Secretary shall, as the Secretary considers appropriate, provide, out of program funds designated for the Institute, training for Veterans Employment and Training Service personnel, including travel expenses and per diem to attend the Institute.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is amended by striking out the item for section 2009 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "2009. National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute.". SEC. 9. STUDY OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND VIETNAM THEATER VETERANS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 38 USC 2010A. ^ '

"§ 2010A. Special unemployment study "(a) The Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall conduct, on a biennial basis, studies of unemployment among special disabled veterans and among veterans who served in the Vietnam Theater of Operations during the Vietnam era and promptly report to the Congress on the results of such studies. "(b) The first study under this section shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment pf this section.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2010A. Special unemployment study.". SEC. 10. SECRETARY'S COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT.

Clause (1) of section 2010(b) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (D), (E), and (F) as subclauses (E), (F), and (G), respectively; (2) by inserting after subclause (C) the following: "(D) the Secretary of Education;"

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