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 94 STAT. 2186

PUBLIC LAW 96-466—OCT. 17, 1980 "(2) the Administrator's recommendations for any legislative changes with respect to the provision of independent living services and assistance to veterans for whom the achievement of a vocational goal is not feasible.

Establishment. 38 USC 1521.

Membership.

Report to Administrator.

Report to Congress. 38 USC 214.

"§ 1521. Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation "(a)(1) The Administrator shall appoint an advisory committee to be known as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Committee'). "(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Administrator from the general public and shall serve for terms to be determined by the Administrator not to exceed three years. Veterans with service-connected disabilities shall be appropriately represented in the membership of the Committee, and the Committee shall also include persons who have distinguished themselves in the public and private sectors in the fields of rehabilitation medicine, vocational guidance, vocational rehabilitation, and employment and training programs. The Administrator may designate one of the members of the Committee appointed under this paragraph to chair the Committee. "(3) The Committee shall also include as ex officio members the following: (A) one representative from the Department of Medicine and Surgery and one from the Department of Veterans' Benefits, (B) one representative from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education and one from the National Institute for Handicapped Research of the Department of Education, and (C) one representative of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment of the Department of Labor. "(b) The Administrator shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of veterans' rehabilitation programs under this title. "(c) The Committee shall submit to the Administrator an annual report on the rehabilitation programs and activities of the Veterans' Administration and shall submit such other reports and recommendations to the Administrator as the Committee determines appropriate. The annual report shall include an assessment of the rehabilitation needs of veterans and a review of the programs and activities of the Veterans' Administration designed to meet such needs. The Administrator shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 214 of this title a copy of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Administrator since the previous annual report of the Administrator was submitted to the Congress pursuant to such section.". (b) The items relating to chapter 31 in the table of chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, and in the table of chapters at the beginning of part III of such title, are amended to read as follows: "31. Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities

38 USC 1508 note. Ante, p. 2178. 38 USC 3107. 38 USC 1507 note. Ante, p. 2171.

1,500".

(c) The provisions of section 1508(g)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply to an apportionment made under section 3107(c) of such title before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) With respect to veterans who are participating in a program of vocational rehabilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, on March 31, 1981—

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