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 PUBLIC LAW 109–461—DEC. 22, 2006

120 STAT. 3437

(b), shall apply with respect to a State employee assigned to perform the duties of a disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist or a local veterans’ employment representative under chapter 41 of such title who is so assigned on or after January 1, 2006. SEC. 602. RULES FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS.— Section 4103A is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.—A part-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall perform the functions of a disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist under this section on a halftime basis.’’. (b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 4104 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ‘‘(d) PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.—A part-time local veterans’ employment representative shall perform the functions of a local veterans’ employment representative under this section on a halftime basis.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4103A(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and section 4104(d) of such title, as amended by subsection (b), shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

38 USC 4103A.

38 USC 4103A note.

SEC. 603. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

(a) PROVISION OF INCENTIVES TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.—Section 4112 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and employment service offices’’ after ‘‘recognize eligible employees’’; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of such an award made to an eligible employee, shall be’’; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) in the case of such an award made to an employment service office, may be used by that employment service office for any purpose.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF AWARDS.—’’. SEC. 604. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON CREDENTIALING AND LICENSURE OF VETERANS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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