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 110 STAT. 3348 PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 (E) The extent to which such programs provide members of the Armed Forces with job-search skills. (F) The extent to which such programs prepare such members for employment in the private sector and in the public sector. (G) The effectiveness of such programs in assisting such members in finding emplo5niient in the public sector upon their sepgiration from service. (H) The ways in which such programs could be improved. (3) In carrying out the review, the Commission shall make use of previous studies which have been made of such programs. (c) REVIEW OF PROGRAMS TO ASSIST VETERANS.— (1) While carrying out the general duties specified in subsection (a), the members of the Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 701(b)(1) and the members specified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 701(b)(3) shall review the following programs: (A) Educational assistance programs. (B) Job counseling, job training, and job placement services programs. (C) Rehabilitation and training programs. (D) Housing loan programs. (E) Small business loan and small business assistance programs. (F) Employment and employment training programs for emplo3ment in the public sector and the private sector, including employer training programs and union apprenticeship programs. (G) Government personnel policies (including veterans' preference policies) and the enforcement of such policies. (H) Programs that prepare the families of members of the Armed Forces for their transition from military life to civilian life and facilitate that transition. (2) In carrying out the review, such members of the Commission shall determine the following: (A) The adequacy of the programs referred to in paragraph (1) for their purposes. (B) The adequacy of the support of the Department of Veterans Affairs for such programs. (C) The adequacy of funding levels for such programs. (D) The extent to which such programs provide veterans with job-search skills. (E) The extent to which such programs prepare veterans for employment in the private sector and in the public sector. (F) The effectiveness of such programs in assisting veterans in finding emplo5ment in the public sector upon their separation from service. (G) The ways in which such programs could be improved. (d) REPORTS.— (1) Not later than 90 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed under section 701(b)(1), the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and National Security of the House of Representatives a report setting forth a plan for the work of the Commission. The Commission shall develop the plan in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans

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