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 106 STAT. 2768 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (b) COORDINATION.— The Secretary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor snail coordinate the outreach and public information program under subsection (a)(D, and job development activities under subsection (a)(2), with job counseling, placement, job development, and other services provided for under chapters 41 and 42 of title 38, United States Code, and with other similar services offered by other public agencies and organizations. (c) AGENCY RESOURCES. —(1) The Secretary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor shall make available such personnel as are necessary to facilitate the effective implementation of this subtitle. (2) In carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor under this subtil^, the Secretary of Labor shall make maximum use of the services of Directors and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training, disabled veterans' outreach program specialists, and employees of local offices, appointed pursuant to sections 4103, 4103A. and 4104 of title 38, United States Code. To the extent that the implementing official withholds approval of eligible persons' applications under this subtitle pursuant to section 4485(b)(2)(B), the Secretary of Labor shall take steps to assist such eligible persons in taking advantage of opportunities that may be available to them under any other program carried out with funds mt)vided by the Secretary of Labor. (d) SMALL JBUSINESS.— The implementing official sludl request and obtainfiromthe Administrator of the Small Business Administration a list of small business concerns and shall, on a regular basis, update such list. Such list shall be used to identify and promote possible training and employment opportunities for eligible persons. (e) ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE.—The Secretary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor shall assist eligible persons and employers desiring to participate under this subtitle m making application and completing necessary certifications. (f) COLLECTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. —The Secretary of Labor shall, on a not less frequent than quarterly basis, collect and compile from the heads of State employment services and Directors for Veterans' Employment and IVaining for each State information available to such heads and Directors, and derived from programs carried out in their respective States, with respect to the numbers of eligible persons who receive coimseling services pursuant to section 4493, who are referred to employers participating under this subtitle, who participate in programs of job training under this subtitle (including a description of the nature of the training and salaries theA are part of such programs), and who complete such programs, and the reasons for eligible persons' noncompletion. SEC. 44M. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Defense Agencies, $75,000,000 shall be made available for the purpose of m£ddng payments to employers under this subtitle. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor shall submit an estimate to the Secretary of the amount needed to carry out any agreement entered into under section 4484(a), including administrative costs referred to in paragraph (3). Such agreements shall include administrative prooedures

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