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 / 116 STAT. 2042 PUBLIC LAW 107-288—NOV. 7, 2002 38 USC 4102A note. "(A) be consistent with State performance measures applicable under section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and "(B) be appropriately weighted to provide special consideration for placement of (i) veterans requiring intensive services (as defined in section 4101(9) of this title), such as special disabled veterans and disabled veterans, and (ii) veterans who enroll in readjustment counseling under section 1712A of this title. " (g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES. —The Secretary may provide such technical assistance as the Secretary determines appropriate to any State that the Secretary determines has, or may have, an entered-employment rate in the State that is deficient, as determined under subsection (c)(3) with respect to a program year, including assistance in the development of a corrective action plan under that subsection. "§4103. Directors and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training; additional Federal personnel "(a) DIRECTORS AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.— (1) The Secretary shall assign to each State a representative of the Veterans' Employ- ment and Training Service to serve as the Director for Veterans' Employment and Training, and shall assign full-time Federal clerical or other support personnel to each such Director. "(2) Each Director for Veterans' Employment and Training for a State shall, at the time of appointment, have been a bona fide resident of the State for at least two years. "(3) Full-time Federal clerical or other support personnel assigned to Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. "(b) ADDITIONAL FEDERAL PERSONNEL.— The Secretary may also assign as supervisory personnel such representatives of the Veterans' Employment and Training Service as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the employment, training, and placement services required under this chapter, including Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training.". (2) The items relating to sections 4102A and 4103, respectively, in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 are amended to read as follows: "4102A. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training; program functions; Regional Administrators. "4103. Directors and Assistant Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training; additional Federal personnel. ". (3)(A)(i) Section 4104A is repealed. (ii) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is amended by striking the item relating to section 4104A. (B) Section 4107(b) is amended by striking "The Secretary shall establish definitive performance standards" and inserting "The Secretary shall apply performance standards established under section 4102A(f) of this title". (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and apply for program

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