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 106 STAT. 2766 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 into an approved program of job training of an employer for purposes of assistance under ikua subtitle and ending on the last date for which such assistance is payable. (b) OTHER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. — Assistance may not be paid under this subtitle to an employer on behalf of an eligible person for any period if the employer receives for that period any other form of assistance on account of the training or employ- ment of the eligible person, including assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act or a credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for employment of certain new employees). (c) PREVIOUS COMPLETION OF PROGRAM. —Assistance may not be paid under this subtitle on behalf of an eligible person who has completed a program of job training under this subtitle. (d) PROMOTION.— (1) In carrying out section 3116(b) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take all feasible steps to establish and encourage, for eligible persons who are eligible to have payments made on their behalf under such section, the development of training opportunities through programs ofjob training under this subtitle. (2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with the implementing official (unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is the implementing official), shall take all feasible steps to ensure that, in the cases of eligible persons who are eligible to have payments made on their behalf under both this subtitle and section 3116(b) of title 38, United States Code, the authority under such section is utilized, to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the eligible person's best interests, to make payments to employers on behalf of such eligible persons. SEC. 44»S. COUNSELING. Ck>ntracts. (a) IN GENERAL.—The implementing official shall, upon request, provide, by contract or otherwise, employment coimseling services to any eligible person eligible to participate under this subtitle in order to assist such eligible person in selecting a suitable program ofjob training under this subtitle. (b) CASE MANAGER. —(1) The implementing official shall provide for a program under which— (A) except as provided in paragraph (2), a disabled veteran's outreach program specialist appointed under section 4103A(a) of title 38, United States Code, is assigned as a case manager for each eligible person participating in a program of job training under this subtitle; (B) the eligible person has an in-person interview with the case manager not later than 60 days after entering into a program of training under this subtitle; and (C) periodic (not less frequent than monthly) contact is maintained wilii each such digible person for the purpose of (i) avoiding unnecessary termination of emplo^ent, (ii) referring the eligible person to appropriate counseling, if necessary, (iii) facilitating the eligible person's successfiu completion of such program, and (iv) following up with the employer and the eligible person in order to determine the eligible person's progress in the program and the outcome regarding the eligible person's participation in and successful completion of the program.

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