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38 U.S.C. § 3116 — Promotion of employment and training opportunities

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38 U.S.C. § 3116 — Promotion of employment and training opportunities

**(a)** The Secretary shall actively promote the development and establishment of employment, training, and other related opportunities for (1) veterans who are participating or who have participated in a rehabilitation program under this chapter, (2) veterans with service-connected disabilities, and (3) other veterans to whom the employment emphases set forth in chapter 42 of this title apply. The Secretary shall promote the development and establishment of such opportunities through Department of Veterans Affairs staff outreach efforts to employers and through Department of Veterans Affairs coordination with Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and appropriate nongovernmental organizations. In carrying out the provisions of this subsection with respect to veterans referred to in clause (3) of the first sentence of this subsection, the Secretary shall place particular emphasis on the needs of categories of such veterans on the basis of applicable rates of unemployment. **(b)** (1) The Secretary, pursuant to regulations prescribed in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection, may make payments to employers for providing on-job training to veterans in individual cases in which the Secretary determines that such payment is necessary to obtain needed on-job training or to begin employment. Such payments may not exceed the direct expenses incurred by such employers in providing such on-job training or employment opportunity. (2) In any case in which a veteran described in paragraph (1) of this subsection participates in on-job training described in such paragraph that satisfies the criteria for payment of a training assistance allowance under [section 3687 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3687&nu

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38 U.S.C. § 5316 — Authority to sue to collect certain debts

**(a)** (1) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to authorize attorneys employed by the Department to exercise, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the right of the United States to bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover any indebtedness owed to the United States by a person by virtue of such person’s participation in a benefits program administered by the Secretary. (2) No suit may be filed under this section to recover any indebtedness owed by any person to the United States unless the Secretary has determined, under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, that such person has failed to respond appropriately to reasonable administrative efforts to collect such indebtedness. (3) The activities of attorneys employed by the Department in bringing suit under this section shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Attorney General of the United States and to such terms and conditions as the Attorney General may prescribe. **(b)** Nothing in this section shall derogate from the authority of the Attorney General of the United States under sections 516 and 519 of title 28 to direct and supervise all litigation to which the United States or an agency or officer of the United States is a party.

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38 U.S.C. § 3100 — Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to provide for all services and assistance necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment.

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29 U.S.C. § 1721 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–220, title I, § 199(b)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059

### Statutory Notes Section 1671, Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, § 401, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1368; Pub. L. 97–404, § 4(a), Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2026; Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, § 401(a)–(d), Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1074–1076, related to Native American employment and training programs. Section 1672, Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, § 402, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1369; Pub. L. 97–404, § 4(b), Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2026; Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, § 401(e), (f), Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1076, related to migrant and seasonal farmworker employment and training programs. Section 1673, Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, § 401(g), Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1076, related to grant procedures. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective July 1, 2000, see section 199(c)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 105–220, set out as a note under [section 1501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim).

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29 U.S.C. § 701 — Responsibilities of the Administrator

**(a) Approval of State plans** (1) **In general** — The Administrator shall approve any State plan submitted under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Administrator determines meets the requirements of [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall disapprove any such plan that does not meet such requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Administrator shall notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing. (2) **Procedures** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of [section 727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section727&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Administrator under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) *Application* — For purposes of the application described in subparagraph (A), all references in such provisions— (i) to the Secretary or the Commissioner shall be deemed to be references to the Administrator; (ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity; and (iii) to [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deemed to be references to [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti

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38 U.S.C. § 3687 — Apprenticeship or other on-job training

**(a)** An eligible veteran (as defined in [section 3452(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3452/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) or an eligible person (as defined in [section 3501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3501/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be paid a training assistance allowance as prescribed by subsection (b) of this section while pursuing a full-time— (1) program of apprenticeship approved by a State approving agency as meeting the standards of apprenticeship published by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (popularly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) ([29 U.S.C. 50a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section50a&num=0&edition=prelim)), or (2) program of other on-job training approved under provisions of [section 3677 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3677&num=0&edition=prelim), subject to the conditions and limitations of chapters 34 and 35 of this title with respect to educational assistance. **(b)** (1) The monthly training assistance allowance of an eligible veteran pursuing a program described under subsection (a) shall be as follows: Column IColumnIIColumnIIIColumnIVColumn V Periods oftrainingNodependentsOnedependentTwodependentsMore thantwodependents The amount in column IV, plus the following for each dependent in excess of two: First 6 months$274$307$336 $14 Second 6 months205239267 14 Third 6 months136171198 14 Fourth and any succeeding 6-month periods68101131 14 (2) The monthly training assistance allowance of an eligible person pursuing a program described under subsection (a) shall be $57

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38 U.S.C. § 4212 — Veterans’ employment emphasis under Federal contracts

**(a)** (1) Any contract in the amount of $100,000 or more entered into by any department or agency of the United States for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) for the United States, shall contain a provision requiring that the party contracting with the United States take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified covered veterans. This section applies to any subcontract in the amount of $100,000 or more entered into by a prime contractor in carrying out any such contract. (2) In addition to requiring affirmative action to employ such qualified covered veterans under such contracts and subcontracts and in order to promote the implementation of such requirement, the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe regulations requiring that— (A) each such contractor for each such contract shall immediately list all of its employment openings with the appropriate employment service delivery system (as defined in [section 4101(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4101/7&num=0&edition=prelim)), and may also list such openings with one-stop career centers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,11 See References in Text note below. other appropriate service delivery points, or America’s Job Bank (or any additional or subsequent national electronic job bank established by the Department of Labor), except that the contractor may exclude openings for executive and senior management positions and positions which are to be filled from within the contractor’s organization and positions lasting three days or less; (B) each such employment service delivery system shall give such qualified covered veterans priority in referral to such employment openings; a

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29 U.S.C. § 3173 — General authorization

The Secretary shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of [section 3172(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3172/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to each State that meets the requirements of section 3112 or 3113 of this title and grants under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of [section 3172(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3172/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to each outlying area that complies with the requirements of this subchapter, to assist the State or outlying area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities for adults, and dislocated workers, in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.

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38 U.S.C. § 3116 — Promotion of employment and training

Page 702 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 3116 dian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other orga- nized group or community, including any Alas- ka Native village or regional corporation as de- fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recog- nized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indi- ans because of their status as Indians. (Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2182, § 1515; amended Pub. L. 100–689, title II, § 201, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4175; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3115, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 602(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4671.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior section 3115 was renumbered section 5315 of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 1511 of this title prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–466. AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–446, § 602(a)(1)(A), struck out ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(including the Department of Veterans Affairs),’’ and inserted ‘‘or of any federally recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘financial assistance,’’. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 103–446, § 602(a)(1)(B), inserted ‘‘any federally recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘con- tributions,’’. Subsec. (c)

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