Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1080

 95 STAT. 1054

38 USC 5010.

PUBLIC LAW 97-72—NOV. 3, 1981

on the numbers of operating beds and level of treatment capacities required to enable the Veterans' Administration to carry out the primary function of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. The Administrator shall include in each such report recommendations for (i) the numbers of operating beds and the level of treatment capacities required for the health care of veterans and the maintenance of the contingency capacity referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, and (ii) the appropriate staffing and funds therefor.". (b) Section 5010 is further amended by striking out subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection O^)TITLE II—VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS EXTENSION OF CERTAIN GI BILL ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED AND UNSKILLED OR UNEMPLOYED VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS

38 USC 1662.

Effective date. 38 USC 1662 note.

SEC. 201. (a) Section 1662(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, an eligible veteran who served on active duty during the Vietnam era shall be permitted to use any of such veteran's unused entitlement under section 1661 of this title for the purpose of pursuing— "(i) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; "(ii) a course with an approved vocational objective; or "(iii) a program of secondary education, if the veteran does not have a secondary school diploma (or an equivalency certificate). "(B) Upon completion of a program or course pursued by virtue of eligibility provided by this paragraph, the Administrator shall provide the veteran with such employment counseling as may be necessary to assist the veteran in obtaining employment consistent with the veteran's abilities, aptitudes, and interests. "(C)(i) Educational assistance may be provided a veteran for pursuit of a program or course described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph using eligibility provided by this paragraph only if the veteran has been determined by the Administrator to be in need of such a program or course in order to achieve a suitable occupational or vocational objective. Any such determination shall be made in accordance with regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe. "(ii) Educational assistance provided a veteran for pursuit of a program described in clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph using eligibility provided by this paragraph shall be provided at the rate determined under section 1691(b)(2) of this title. "(D) Educational assistance may not be provided by virtue of this paragraph after December 31, 1983.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1982. EXTENSION OF VETERANS' READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY. FOR CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

38 USC 2014. Effective date. 38 USC 2014 note.

SEC. 202. (a) Section 2014(b)(2) is amended by striking out "1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "1984". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 1981.

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