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S. 999 · 100th Congress · enacted

Veterans' Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-323.

Latest official action 1988-05-20 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Veterans' Employment and Training Amendments of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to make each disabled veterans' outreach program specialist responsible to State Directors and Assistant State Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training. Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training, to make available for use in each State funds necessary to support the assignment of a specified number of local veterans' employment representatives based on the number of veterans registered with, or residing in the service area of, each local employment service office. Requires each local veterans' employment representative to be a veteran, with preference to be given to disabled veterans. Includes as a duty of such representative the provision of counseling services to veterans eligible for such services under the Veterans' Job Training Act. Requires each budget submission with respect to veterans' job program funds to include the number, by State, of the local veterans' employment representatives assigned. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement standards for the performance of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives. Requires the State Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans' Employment and Training to monitor such performance and participate in per…

Congressional Research Service · 1987-04-09

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