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38 U.S.C. § 4215 — Priority of service for veterans in Department of Labor job training programs
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “covered person” means any of the following individuals:
(A) A veteran.
(B) The spouse of any of the following individuals:
(i) Any veteran who died of a service-connected disability.
(ii) Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for assistance under this section, is listed, pursuant to [section 556 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section556&num=0&edition=prelim) and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days: (I) missing in action, (II) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (III) forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power.
(iii) Any veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability.
(iv) Any veteran who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence.
(2) The term “qualified job training program” means any workforce preparation, development, or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of Labor and includes the following:
(A) Any such program or service that uses technology to assist individuals to access workforce development programs (such as job and training opportunities, labor market information, career assessment tools, and related support services).
(B) Any such program or service under the public employment service system, one-stop career centers, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,11 See References in Text note below. a demonstration or other temporary program, and those programs implemented by States or local service providers based on F
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “covered person” means any of the following individuals:
(A) A veteran.
(B) The spouse of any of the following individuals:
(i) Any veteran who died of a service-connected disability.
(ii) Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for assistance under this section, is listed, pursuant to [section 556 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section556&num=0&edition=prelim) and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days: (I) missing in action, (II) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (III) forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power.
(iii) Any veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability.
(iv) Any veteran who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence.
(2) The term “qualified job training program” means any workforce preparation, development, or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of Labor and includes the following:
(A) Any such program or service that uses technology to assist individuals to access workforce development programs (such as job and training opportunities, labor market information, career assessment tools, and related support services).
(B) Any such program or service under the public employment service system, one-stop career centers, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,11 See References in Text note below. a demonstration or other temporary program, and those programs implemented by States or local service providers based on Federal block grants administered by the Department of Labor.
(C) Any such program or service that is a workforce development program targeted to specific groups.
(3) The term “priority of service” means, with respect to any qualified job training program, that a covered person shall be given priority over nonveterans for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services provided under that program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Such priority includes giving access to such services to a covered person before a non-covered person or, if resources are limited, giving access to such services to a covered person instead of a non-covered person.
**(b) Entitlement to Priority of Service.—**
(1) A covered person is entitled to priority of service under any qualified job training program if the person otherwise meets the eligibility requirements for participation in such program.
(2) The Secretary of Labor may establish priorities among covered persons for purposes of this section to take into account the needs of disabled veterans and special disabled veterans, and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c) Administration of Programs at State and Local Levels.—** An entity of a State or a political subdivision of the State that administers or delivers services under a qualified job training program shall—
(1) provide information and priority of service to covered persons regarding benefits and services that may be obtained through other entities or service providers; and
(2) ensure that each covered person who applies to or who is assisted by such a program is informed of the employment-related rights and benefits to which the person is entitled under this section.
**(d) Addition to Annual Report.—**
(1) In the annual report required under [section 4107(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4107/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate whether covered persons are receiving priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs. Such evaluation shall include—
(A) an analysis of the implementation of providing such priority at the local level;
(B) whether the representation of veterans in such programs is in proportion to the incidence of representation of veterans in the labor market, including within groups that the Secretary may designate for priority under such programs, if any; and
(C) performance measures, as determined by the Secretary, to determine whether veterans are receiving priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs.
(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs.
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**(a)** The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may make any determination necessary to administer this chapter and, when so made, it is conclusive as to—
(1) death or finding of death;
(2) the fact of dependency under this chapter;
(3) the fact of dependency for the purpose of paying six months’ death gratuities authorized by law;
(4) the fact of dependency under any other law authorizing the payment of pay, allowances, or other emoluments to enlisted members of the armed forces, when the payments are contingent on dependency;
(5) any other status covered by this chapter;
(6) an essential date, including one on which evidence or information is received by the Secretary concerned; and
(7) whether information received concerning a member of a uniformed service is to be construed and acted on as an official report of death.
Paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (7) only apply with respect to a case to which [section 555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section555&num=0&edition=prelim) applies.
**(b)** When the Secretary concerned, in a case to which [section 555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section555&num=0&edition=prelim) applies, receives information that he considers establishes conclusively the death of a member of a uniformed service, he shall, notwithstanding any earlier action relating to death or other status of the member, act on it as an official report of death. After the end of the 12-month period in a missing status prescribed by [section 555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section555&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned, or his designee, shall, when he considers that the information received
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**(a) Plan** For a State to be eligible to receive allotments for the core programs, the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of Labor for the approval process described under subsection (c)(2), a unified State plan. The unified State plan shall outline a 4-year strategy for the core programs of the State and meet the requirements of this section.
**(b) Contents**
(1) **Strategic planning elements** — The unified State plan shall include strategic planning elements consisting of a strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce, that include—
(A) an analysis of the economic conditions in the State, including—
(i) existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and
(ii) the employment needs of employers, including a description of the knowledge, skills, and abilities, needed in those industries and occupations;
(B) an analysis of the current workforce, employment and unemployment data, labor market trends, and the educational and skill levels of the workforce, including individuals with barriers to employment (including individuals with disabilities), in the State;
(C) an analysis of the workforce development activities (including education and training) in the State, including an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such activities, and the capacity of State entities to provide such activities, in order to address the identified education and skill needs of the workforce and the employment needs of employers in the State;
(D) a description of the State’s strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce (including preparing youth and individuals with barriers to employment) and for meeting the skilled workforce needs of employers, including goals relating to performanc
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 4215
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page
188 of House Document No. 103–7.
WARRIOR TRAINING ADVANCEMENT COURSE
Pub. L. 118–210, title II, § 223(a), (b), Jan. 2, 2025, 138
Stat. 2780, 2781, provided that:
‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 2,
2025], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report on WARTAC.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—One year after the submis-
sion of the report required under paragraph (1) and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
such Committees a report that contains the elements
under paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) [prob-
ably should be ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (C) of para-
graph (3)’’] with regards to the preceding year.
‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—Except as provided in subsection
(a)(2), the reports under this subsection shall include
the following elements:
‘‘(A) BEST PRACTICES.—With regards to best prac-
tices of WARTAC—
‘‘(i) how many covered members have applied to
participate in WARTAC;
‘‘(ii) how many covered members have partici-
pated in WARTAC;
‘‘(iii) how the Secretary provides training to
covered members during TAP;
‘‘(iv) how many covered members have com-
pleted WARTAC; and
‘‘(v) any other information the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate.
‘‘(B) COST SAVINGS.—With regards to cost savings
of WARTAC—
‘‘(i) how much money the Secretary determines
WARTAC saves the United States each fiscal
year;
‘‘(ii) how much money the Secretary determines
WARTAC has saved the United States since its
establishment; and
‘‘(iii) the determination of the Secretary wheth-
er other Federal agen
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