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 102 STAT. 568

29 USC 1721 note-

29 USC 1721 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988

sources available to the veteran (I) under clauses (A) and (B), (II) through Veterans' Administration counseling and career-development activities (especially, in the case of a Vietnam-era veteran, readjustment counseling services under section 612A of such title) and under part C of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), and (III) through other appropriate agencies in the community; and "(ii) veterans and employers are encouraged to request such services whenever appropriate. "(c) Before a veteran who voluntarily terminates from a program of job training under this Act or is involuntarily terminated from such program by the employer may be eligible to be provided with a further certificate, or renewal of certification, of eligibility for participation under this Act, such veteran must be provided by the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, with a case manager.". (2) Section 14(a) of the Veterans' Job Training Act is amended— (A) by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) The"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The Administrator shall, after consultation with the Secretary, provide a program of job-readiness skills development and counseling services designed to assist veterans in need of such assistance in finding, applying for, and successfully participating in a suitable program of job training under this Act. As part of providing such services, the Administrator shall coordinate activities, to the extent practicable, with the readjustment counseling program described in section 612A of title 38, United States Code. The Administrator shall advise veterans participating under this Act of the availability of such services and encourage them to request such services whenever appropriate.". (3)(A) Section 1504(a)(7) is amended— (i) by inserting "(A)" before "individualized"; and (ii) by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof ", and (B) job-readiness skills development and counseling under section 14(a)(2) of the Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) for a participant in a program of training under such Act.". (B) Section 14 of the Veterans' Job Training Act is amended by adding after the subsections inserted by paragraph (1) of this subsection the following: "(d) Payments made under this Act pursuant to contracts entered into for the provision of job-readiness skills development and counseling services under subsection (a)(2) may only be paid out of the same account used to make payments under section 1504(a)(7) of title 38, United States Code, and the amount paid out of such account in any fiscal year for such services shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount obligated to carry out this Act for such fiscal year, except that for fiscal year 1988 the amount shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount available to carry out this Act on October 1, 1987.". (4) Section 7(d) of such Act is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and (B) inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:

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