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 96 STAT. 1438 5 USC 5101 et seq., 5331.

PUBLIC LAW 97-306—OCT. 14, 1982

tive service and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. ''Q^^Y) Each State Director for Veterans' Employment and Assistant State Director for Veterans' Employment (A) shall be an eligible veteran who at the time of appointment has been a bona fide resident of the State for at least two years, and (B) shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. "(2) Each State Director for Veterans' Employment and Assistant State Director for Veterans' Employment shall be attached to the public employment service system of the State to which they are assigned. They shall be administratively responsible to the Secretary of Labor for the execution of the veterans' and eligible persons' counseling and placement policies of the Secretary through the public employment service system and in cooperation with other employment and training programs administered by the Secretary, by grantees of Federal or federally funded employment and training programs in the State, or directly by the State. "(c) In cooperation with the staff of the public emplo5ntnent service system and the staffs of each such other program in the State, the State Director for Veterans' Employment and Assistant State Directors for Veterans' Employment shall—". (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is amended to read as follows: "2003. State and Assistant State Directors for Veterans' Employment.".

(b) Clause (6) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(6) promote and facilitate the participation of veterans in Federal and federally funded emplo5maent and training programs and directly monitor the implementation and operation of such programs to ensure that eligible veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, disabled veterans, and eligible persons receive such priority or other special consideration in the provision of services as is required by law or regulation;". (c) Such section is further amended by striking out the period at the end of clause (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and by adding at the end the following new clauses: "(8) supervise the listing of jobs and subsequent referrals of qualified veterans as required by section 2012 of this title; "(9) be responsible for ensuring that complaints of discrimination filed under such section are resolved in a timely fashion; "(10) working closely with appropriate Veterans' Administration personnel engaged in providing counseling or rehabilitation 38 USC 1500 et services under chapter 31 of this title, cooperate with employers such chapter and who are in need of employment; "(11) cooperate with the staff of programs operated under section 612A of this title in identifying and assisting veterans who have readjustment problems and who may need employment placement assistance or vocational training assistance; and "(12) when requested by a Federal or State agency or a private employer, assist such agency or employer in identifying
 * ^9to identify disabled veterans who have completed or are participating in a vocational rehabilitation training program under

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