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 123STA T . 1 49 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 me m b e risd e ploy ed an d u pon th at f amily member ’ s return home ‘ ( ii ) re c ruitin gv eterans , particularly returning vet - erans, into service opportunities, including opportuni- ties that utili z e their military e x perience; ‘‘(iii) assisting veterans in developing their edu- cational opportunities (including opportunities for professional certification, licensure, or credentials), coordinating activities w ith and assisting S tate and local agencies administering veterans education bene- fits, and coordinating activities with and assisting enti- ties administering veterans programs with internships and fellowships that could lead to employment in the private and public sectors; ‘‘(iv) promoting efforts within a community to serve the needs of veterans and members of the A rmed F orces who are on active duty, including helping vet- erans file benefits claims and assisting Federal agen- cies in providing services to veterans, and sending care pac k ages to M embers of the Armed Forces who are deployed; ‘‘(v) assisting veterans in developing mentoring relationships with economically disadvantaged stu- dents; ‘‘(vi) developing pro j ects to assist veterans with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed, older vet- erans, and veterans in rural communities, including assisting veterans described in this clause with transportation; or ‘‘(vii) other activities, addressing unmet needs of veterans, that the C orporation may designate . ‘‘(C) VET E RANS ’ CO R P S I N D ICATORS. —T he indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are— ‘‘(i) the number of housing units created for vet- erans; ‘‘(ii) the number of veterans who pursue edu- cational opportunities; ‘‘(iii) the number of veterans receiving professional certification, licensure, or credentials; ‘‘(iv) the number of veterans engaged in service opportunities; ‘‘(v) the number of military families assisted by organizations while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home; ‘‘(vi) the number of economically disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring relationships with vet- erans; ‘‘(vii) the number of projects designed to meet identifiable public needs of veterans, especially vet- erans with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in rural communities; ‘‘(viii) any additional indicator that relates to edu- cation or skill attainment that assists in providing veterans with the skills to address identifiable public needs, or that relates to improving the lives of veterans, of members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and of families of the veterans and the members on active