Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/924

 94 STAT. 2202

PUBLIC LAW 96-466—OCT. 17, 1980

entitled to a maximum of 36 monthly benefit payments (or their equivalent in the event of part-time benefits).". APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 34

38 USC 1641.

SEC. 405. Section 1641 is amended by C inserting "1663," after "sections" the first place it appears; D and (2) striking out "1696, and 1698" and inserting in lieu thereof "and 1691(a)(1)". AMENDMENTS R E L A T I N G TO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTIONS

38 USC 1622.

38 USC 1631.

SEC. 406. (a) Subsection (a) of section 1622 is amended by CD striking out "Each" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each"; and (2) striking out "$50" and "$75" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "$25" and "$100", respectively. (b) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting after "Forces" a comma and "including contributions in lieu of, or to reduce the amount of, monthly deductions under subsection (a) of this section". (c) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) Subject to the maximum contribution prescribed by subsection (a) of this section, a participant shall be permitted, while serving on active duty, to make a lump-sum contribution to the fund. A lumpsum contribution to the fund by a participant shall be in addition to or in lieu of monthly deductions made from such participant's military pay and shall be considered, for the purposes of paragraph (2) of section 1631(a), to have been made by monthly deductions from such participant's military pay in the amount of $75 per month or in such lesser amount as may be specified by such participant pursuant to regulations issued jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator.". TITLE V—VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS PROMOTION OP THE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OP EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

38 USC 244.

38 USC 2011 et seq.

SEC. 501. Section 244 is amended by— (1) redesignating clauses (2) through (5) as clauses (3) through (6), respectively; and (2) inserting after clause (1) the following new clause (2): "(2) in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, actively seek to promote the development and establishment of employment, training, and other opportunities for veterans, with particular emphasis on the needs of veterans with service-connected disabilities and other eligible veterans, taking into account applicable rates of unemployment and the employment emphases set forth in chapter 42 of this title;".

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