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 110 STAT. 3332 PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: "§ 2306. Headstones, markers, and burial receptacles". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 2306 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "2306. Headstones, markers, and burial receptacles.". TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING Subtitle A—Veterans' Employment and Training SEC. 301. REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR. Paragraph (1) of section 4102A(e) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Each Regional Administrator appointed after the date of the enactment of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 shall be a veteran.". SEC. 302. SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR DIRECTORS OF VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. Subsection (a) of section 4103 is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking out "full-time Federal clerical support" and inserting in lieu thereof "full-time Federal clerical or other support personnel"; and (2) in the third sentence, by striking out "Full-time Federal clerical support personnel" and inserting in lieu thereof "Fulltime Federal clerical or other support personnel". 38 USC 4104 SEC. 303. PILOT PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE AND STREAMLINE FUNC- note. TIONS OF LOCAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA- TIVES. (a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT PROGRAM. — In order to assess the effects on the timeliness and quality of services to veterans resulting from re-focusing the staff resources of local veterans' employment representatives, the Secretary of Labor may conduct a pilot program under which the primary responsibilities of local veterans' employment representatives will be case management and the provision and facilitation of direct employment and training services to veterans. (b) AUTHORITIES UNDER CHAPTER 41. — To implement the pilot program, the Secretary of Labor may suspend or limit application of those provisions of chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code (other than sections 4104(b)(1) and (c)) that pertain to the Local Veterans' Employment Representative Program in States designated by the Secretary under subsection (d), except that the Secretary may use the authority of such chapter, as the Secretary may determine, in conjunction with the authority of this section, to carry out the pilot program. The Secretary may collect such data as the Secretary considers necessary for assessment of the pilot program. The Secretary shall measure and evaluate on a continuing basis the effectiveness of the pilot program in achieving its stated goals in general, and in achieving such goals in relation

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