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 97 STAT. 444 PUBLIC LAW 98-77—AUG. 15, 1983 ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM 29 USC 1721 SEC. 4. (a) The Administrator and, to the extent specifically pro- "°*®- vided by this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a program in accordance with this Act to assist eligible veterans in obtaining employment through training for employment in stable and perma- nent positions that involve significant training. The program shall be carried out through payments to employers who employ and train eligible veterans in such jobs in order to assist such employers in defraying the costs of necessary training. (b) The Secretary shall carry out the Secretary's responsibilities under this Act through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veter- ans' Employment established under section 2002A of title 38, United States Code. "Korean conflict or Vietnam-era veteran." ELIGIBILITY FOR PROGRAM; DURATION OF ASSISTANCE 29 USC 1721 SEC. 5. (a)(1) To be eligible for participation in a job training ^°*«- program under this Act, a veteran must be a Korean conflict or Vietnam-era veteran who— (A) is unemployed at the time of applying for participation in a program under this Act; and (B) has been unemployed for at least fifteen of the twenty weeks immediately preceding the date of such veteran's applica- tion for participation in a program under this Act. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "Korean conflict or Vietnain-era veteran" means a veteran— (A) who served in the active military, naval, or air service for a period of more than one hundred and eighty days, any part of which was.during the Korean conflict or the Vietnam era; or (B) who served in the active military, naval, or air service during the Korean conflict or the Vietnam era and— (i) was discharged or released therefrom for a service- connected disability; or (ii) is entitled to compensation (or but for the receipt of retirement pay would be entitled to compensation). (3) For purposes of paragraph (1), a veteran shall be considered to be unemployed during any period the veteran is without a job and wants and is available for work. (b)(1) A veteran who desires to participate in a program of job training under this Act shall submit to the Administrator an appli- cation for participation in such a program. Such an application— (A) shall include a certification by the veteran that the vet- eran is unemployed and meets the other criteria for eligibility prescribed by subsection (a); and (B) shall be in such form and contain such additional informa- tion as the Administrator may prescribe. (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall approve an application by a veteran for participation in a program of job training under this Act unless the Administrator finds that the veteran is not eligible to participate in a program of job training under this Act. Limitation of (B) The Administrator may withhold approval of an application of participants. ^ veteran under this Act if the Administrator determines that, because of limited funds available for the purpose of making pay- ments to employers under this Act, it is necessary to limit the number of participants in programs under this Act. Application for participation.

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