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 PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(B) Facilities designated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be known as Vietnam Veteran Resource Centers (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as 'Centers')"(4) The Administrator— "(A) shall be responsible for coordinating the assignment and use of employees, on full- or part-time bases, as appi opriate, in each Center; and "(B) shall, in carrying out that responsibility, make mciximum feasible use of the Veterans' Administration employees who are providing services at each facility on the date it is designated as a Center under this subsection. "(5) The Secretary of Labor shall provide for the assignment to each Center, on full- or part-time bases, as the Secretary considers appropriate, of disabled veterans' outreach specialists appointed under section 2003A of this title or employees on the staffs of local employment service offices who are assigned to perform services under section 2004 of this title. "(6) Not later thein April 1, 1987, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the experience under the pilot program during its first 15 months of operation. The report shall include— "(A) the Administrator's assessment of— "(i) the effectiveness of the pilot program in providing and coordinating the provision of the services described in p a r s ^ a p h (2) of this subsection and counseling and services furnished under subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and "(ii) the appropriateness of the use of the personnel assigned to the program; "(B) a description of any administrative action that the Administrator plans to take generally to increase the coordination of the provision of such services to veterans eligible for readjustment counseling services under this section; "(C) any recommendation that the Administrator considers appropriate; and (D) a comparison of such assessment, plans, and recommendations with the evaluation of and the recommendations relating to the readjustment counseling program included in the report required by subsection (g)(2) of this section. "(7) Not later than January 1, 1989, the Administrator shall submit to such Committees a final report on the pilot program. The report shall include— "(A) updates of all information provided in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (6) of this subsection; and "(B) the Administrator's final assessment of the pilot program based on 33 months of operation.".

99 STAT. 945

38 USC 2003A.

38 USC 2004. Report.

Report.

SEC. 106. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF READJUSTMENT COUNSELING, Section 612A(g)(l)(B) is amended by striking out "who requested 38 USC 612A. counseling before such date" and inserting in lieu thereof "who request such counseling". SEC. 107. COUNSELING FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 is amended by inserting after section 612A the following new section:

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