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 PUBLIC LAW 98-77—AUG. 15, 1983 97 STAT. 445 (3)(A) The Administrator shall certify as eligible for participation Certification of under this Act a veteran whose application is approved under this eligibility. subsection and shall furnish the veteran with a certificate of that veteran's eligibility for presentation to an employer offering a pro- gram of job training under this Act. Any such certificate shall expire 60 days after it is furnished to the veteran. The date on which a certificate is furnished to a veteran under this paragraph shall be stated on the certificate. (B) A certificate furnished under this paragraph may, upon the veteran's application, be renewed in accordance with the terms and conditions of subparagraph (A). (c) The maximum period of training for which assistemce may be Maximum provided on behalf of a veteran under this Act is— training period. (1) fifteen months in the case of— (A) a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more; or (B) a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or 20 percent who has been determined under section 1506 of title 38, United States Code, to have a serious employment handicap; and (2) nine months in the case of any other veteran. EMPLOYER JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS SEC. 6. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in order to be approved as a program of job training under this Act, a program of job training of an employer approved under section 7 must provide training for a period of not less than six months in an occupation in a growth industry, in an occupation requiring the use of new technological skills, or in an occupation for which demand for labor exceeds supply. (2) A program of job training providing training for a period of at least three but less than six months may be approved if the Admin- istrator determines (in accordance with standards which the Admin- istrator shall prescribe) that the purpose of this Act would be met through that program. (b) Subject to section 10 and the other provisions of this Act, a veteran who has been approved for participation in a program of job training under this Act and has a current certificate of eligibility for such participation may enter a program of job training that has been approved under section 7 and that is offered to the veteran by the employer. APPROVAL OF EMPLOYER PROGRAMS SEC. 7. (a)(1) An employer may be paid assistance under section 8(a) on behalf of an eligible veteran employed by such employer and participating in a program of job training offered by that employer only if the program is approved under this section and in accordance with such procedures as the Administrator may by regulation prescribe. (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator shall approve a proposed program of job training of an employer unless the Administrator determines that the application does not contain a certification and other information meeting the requirements established under this section or that withholding of approval is warranted under subsection (g). Occupational criteria. 29 USC 1721 note. 29 USC 1721 note.

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