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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1553 ing the opportunity to elect into the conversion health policy provided under section 1145 of this title. "(8) Counseling (for the member and dependents) on the effect of career change on individuals and their families. "(9) Financial planning assistance. "(c) TRANSMITTAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. —In the case of a member being medically separated or being retired under chapter 61 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall ensure (subject to the consent of the member) that a copy of the member's service mediced record (including any results of a Physical Evaluation Board) is transmitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within 60 days of the separation or retirement. "§ 1143. Employment assistance: Department of Defense " (a) EMPLOYMENT SKILLS VERIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are discharged or released from active duty a certification or verification of any job skills and experience acquired while on active duty that may have application to employment in the civilian sector. The preceding sentence shall be carried out in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor. "(b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE CENTERS.—The Secretary of Defense Establishment. shall establish permanent employment sissistance centers at appropriate military installations. "(c) INFORMATION TO CIVILIAN ENTITIES.— For the purpose of assisting members covered by subsection (a) and their spouses in locating civilian employment and training opportunities, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement procedures to release to civilian employers, organizations, State employment agencies, and other appropriate entities the names (and other pertinent information) of such members and their spouses. Such names may be released for such purpose only with the consent of such members and spouses. "(d) EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE BY NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES. — The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as necessary to provide that members of Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who are involuntarily separated, and the dependents of such members, shall be provided a preference in hiring by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department. Such preference shall be administered in the same manner as the pref- erence for military spouses provided under section 806(a)(2) of the Military Family Act of 1985, except that a preference under that section shall have priority over a preference under this subsection. A person may receive a preference in hiring under this subsection only once. "§ 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services: Department of Labor "(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) The Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish and maintain a program to furnish counseling, assistance in identifying employment and training opportunities, help in obtaining such employment and training, and other related information and services to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department who are being separated from active duty and the spouses of such members. Such

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