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 107 STAT. 1806 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 successfully completing the training program, with a special emphasis on jobs with employers in construction and hazardous waste remediation on Department of Defense facilities. (c) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.— An individual is an eligible veteran forthepurposesof this section if the individual— (I)(A) served in the active military, naval, or air service for a period of at least two years; (B) was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or (C) is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a disability rated at 30 percent or more; and (2) was discharged or released on or after August 2, 1990, under conditions other than dishonorable. (d) PREFERENCE. —In carrying out the demonstration program under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that a preference is given to eligible veterans who had a primary or secondary occupational specialty in the Armed Forces that (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and in effect before the date of such separation) is not readily transferable to the civilian work force. (e) HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS TRAINING GOAL. —It is the sense of Congress that at least 20 percent of the total number of veterans completing training under the demonstration program under this section should complete the training required— (1) for certification under section 126 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (29 U.S.C. 655 note); and (2) under any other Federal law which requires certification for employees engaged in hazardous waste remediation operations. (f) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry out this section may only be used for tuition and stipends to cover the living and travel expenses of participants, except that the Secretary may provide that not more than a total of four percent of all the funds made available under this section may be used for administrative expenses of grantees and subgrantees. (g) LIMITATION ON TUITION CHARGED. —The amount of tuition charged eligible veterans participating in a training program funded under the demonstration program may not exceed the amount of tuition charged to nonveterans participating in programs substantially similar to that training program. (h) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES PER PARTICIPANT. — Of the funds made available to carry out this section— (1) not more than $1,000 may be expended with respect to each veteran participating in the construction phase of the demonstration program; and (2) not more than an additional $1,000 may be expended with respect to each veteran participating in the hazardous waste remediation phase of the demonstration program, except that the Secretary may authorize an additional $300 for the training of a veteran participating in such phase if the Secretary determines that such additional amount is necessary because of the type of training needed for the particular kind \ ofhazardous waste remediation involved.

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