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38 U.S.C. § 3117 — Employment assistance
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**(a)**
(1) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or more who has participated in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter or a similar program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and who the Secretary has determined to be employable shall be furnished assistance in obtaining employment consistent with such veteran’s abilities, aptitudes, interests, and employment handicap, including assistance necessary to insure that such veteran receives the benefit of any applicable provisions of law or regulation providing for special consideration or emphasis or preference for such veteran in employment or training.
(2) Assistance provided under this subsection may include—
(A) direct placement of such veteran in employment;
(B) utilization of employment, training, and placement services under chapter 41 of this title; and
(C) utilization of the job development and placement services of (i) programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (ii) the State employment service and the Veterans’ Employment Service of the Department of Labor, (iii) the Office of Personnel Management, (iv) any other public or nonprofit organization having placement services available, and (v) any for-profit entity in a case in which the Secretary has determined that services necessary to provide such assistance are available from such entity and that comparably effective services are not available, or cannot be obtained cost-effectively, from the entities described in subclauses (i) through (iv) of this subparagraph.
**(b)**
(1) In any case in which a veteran has completed a vocational rehabilitation program for self-employmen
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**(a)**
(1) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or more who has participated in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter or a similar program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and who the Secretary has determined to be employable shall be furnished assistance in obtaining employment consistent with such veteran’s abilities, aptitudes, interests, and employment handicap, including assistance necessary to insure that such veteran receives the benefit of any applicable provisions of law or regulation providing for special consideration or emphasis or preference for such veteran in employment or training.
(2) Assistance provided under this subsection may include—
(A) direct placement of such veteran in employment;
(B) utilization of employment, training, and placement services under chapter 41 of this title; and
(C) utilization of the job development and placement services of (i) programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (ii) the State employment service and the Veterans’ Employment Service of the Department of Labor, (iii) the Office of Personnel Management, (iv) any other public or nonprofit organization having placement services available, and (v) any for-profit entity in a case in which the Secretary has determined that services necessary to provide such assistance are available from such entity and that comparably effective services are not available, or cannot be obtained cost-effectively, from the entities described in subclauses (i) through (iv) of this subparagraph.
**(b)**
(1) In any case in which a veteran has completed a vocational rehabilitation program for self-employment in a small business enterprise under this chapter, the Secretary shall assist such veteran in securing, as appropriate, a loan under subchapter IV of chapter 37 of this title and shall cooperate with the Small Business Administration to assist such veteran to secure a loan for the purchase of equipment needed to establish such veteran’s own business and to ensure that such veteran receives the special consideration provided for in section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section633/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) In the case of a veteran described in paragraph (12) of [section 3104(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a&num=0&edition=prelim) who has trained under a State rehabilitation program with the objective of self-employment in a small business enterprise, the Secretary may, subject to the limitations and criteria provided for in such paragraph, provide such veteran with such supplementary equipment and initial stocks and supplies as are determined to be needed by such veteran if such supplementary equipment and initial stocks and supplies, or assistance in acquiring them, are not available through the State program or other sources.
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For the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) The term “disabled veteran” means (A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Secretary for a disability rated at 30 percent or more, or (B) a veteran whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty.
(2) The term “veteran of the Vietnam era” means a person (A) who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred during the Vietnam era, and who was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable discharge, or (B) who was discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed during the Vietnam era.
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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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**(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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**(a)** The Secretary shall notify each applicant for a benefit or service described in subsection (c) of this section that income information furnished by the applicant to the Secretary may be compared with information obtained by the Secretary from the Commissioner of Social Security or the Secretary of the Treasury under section 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Secretary shall periodically transmit to recipients of such benefits and services additional notifications of such matters.
**(b)** The Secretary may not, by reason of information obtained from the Commissioner of Social Security or the Secretary of the Treasury under section 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce any benefit or service described in subsection (c) of this section until the Secretary takes appropriate steps to verify independently information relating to the following:
(1) The amount of the asset or income involved.
(2) Whether such individual actually has (or had) access to such asset or income for the individual’s own use.
(3) The period or periods when the individual actually had such asset or income.
**(c)** The benefits and services described in this subsection are the following:
(1) Needs-based pension benefits provided under chapter 15 of this title or under any other law administered by the Secretary.
(2) Parents’ dependency and indemnity compensation provided under [section 1315 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1315&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Health-care services furnished under subsections (a)(2)(G), (a)(3), and (b) of [section 1710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710&num=0&edit
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**(a)** The Secretary shall provide any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or more and who applies for benefits under this chapter with an initial evaluation consisting of such services described in [section 3104(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3104/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) as are necessary (1) to determine whether such veteran is entitled to and eligible for benefits under this chapter, and (2) in the case of a veteran who is determined to be entitled to and eligible for such benefits, to determine—
(A) whether such veteran has a serious employment handicap, and
(B) whether the achievement of a vocational goal currently is reasonably feasible for such veteran if it is reasonably feasible to make such determination without extended evaluation.
**(b)** In any case in which the Secretary has determined that a veteran has a serious employment handicap and that the achievement of a vocational goal currently is reasonably feasible for such veteran, such veteran shall be provided an individualized written plan of vocational rehabilitation developed under [section 3107(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3107/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** In any case in which the Secretary has determined that a veteran has a serious employment handicap but the Secretary is unable to determine, in an initial evaluation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, whether or not the achievement of a vocational goal currently is reasonably feasible, such veteran shall be provided with an extended evaluation consisting of the services described in [section 3104(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-pre
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**(a) Creation; principal, branch, and regional offices** In order to carry out the policies of this chapter there is created an agency under the name “Small Business Administration” (herein referred to as the Administration), which Administration shall be under the general direction and supervision of the President and shall not be affiliated with or be within any other agency or department of the Federal Government. The principal office of the Administration shall be located in the District of Columbia. The Administration may establish such branch and regional offices in other places in the United States as may be determined by the Administrator of the Administration. As used in this chapter, the term “United States” includes the several States, the Territories and possessions of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the District of Columbia.
**(b) Appointment of Administrator, Deputy Administrator, and Associate Administrators; duties of Administrator: preparation of data base and publication of economic indices and annual report; risk management database; computer security and education program**
(1) The management of the Administration shall be vested in an Administrator who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be a person of outstanding qualifications known to be familiar and sympathetic with small-business needs and problems. The Administrator shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment than that of serving as Administrator. In carrying out the programs administered by the Small Business Administration including its lending and guaranteeing functions, the Administrator shall not discriminate on the
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 633
fect for the duration of the Program, was repealed by
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 850(1), Nov. 30, 1993,
107 Stat. 1726.
REPORT ON EFFECT OF 1986 AMENDMENTS
Section 101(c) [title X, § 921(i)] of Pub. L. 99–500 and
Pub. L. 99–591, and section 921(i) of title IX, formerly
title IV, of Pub. L. 99–661; renumbered title IX, Pub. L.
100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273, directed Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration, not
later than July 15, 1987, to submit to Congress a report
on the amendments to sections 632, 637, and 644 of this
title made by this section which was to include Admin-
istrator’s views on the advisability and feasibility of
implementing such amendments, Administrator’s find-
ings and determinations under the review of size stand-
ards for businesses that qualify as small businesses car-
ried out pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)(B), a determina-
tion of whether or not the amendments to section 632
of this title would further the interests of the set-aside
program, and recommendations for furthering certain
interests in a more efficient or effective manner than
provided in such amendments.
DEFINITIONS
Pub. L. 111–240, title I, § 1001, Sept. 27, 2010, 124 Stat.
2507, provided that: ‘‘In this title [enacting sections
634g, 648b, and 657q of this title and section 4713a of
Title 12, Banks and Banking, amending this section,
sections 631, 633, 634, 634c, 636, 637, 644, 648, 649, 656, 657a,
689d, 695, and 696 of this title, section 604 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, and section
2382 of Title 10, Armed Forces, repealing former section
634g of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section and sections 631, 636, 637, 644, 649,
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 701
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER II—RESEARCH AND TRAINING
760.
Declaration of purpose.
761.
Authorization of appropriations.
762.
National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research.
762a.
Research and demonstration projects.
763.
Interagency Committee.
764.
Research and other covered activities.
765.
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabili-
tation Research Advisory Council.
766.
Definition of covered school.
SUBCHAPTER III—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
771.
Declaration of purpose and competitive basis
of grants and contracts.
772.
Training.
773.
Demonstration and training programs.
774, 775.
Repealed.
776.
Measuring of project outcomes and perform-
ance.
SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON
DISABILITY
780.
Establishment of National Council on Dis-
ability.
780a.
Independent status of National Council on the
Handicapped.
781.
Duties of National Council.
782.
Compensation of National Council members.
783.
Staff of National Council.
784.
Administrative powers of National Council.
785.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER V—RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
790.
Repealed.
791.
Employment of individuals with disabilities.
792.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board.
793.
Employment under Federal contracts.
794.
Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and
programs.
794a.
Remedies and attorney fees.
794b.
Removal of architectural, transportation, or
communication barriers; technical and fi-
nancial assistance; compensation of experts
or consultants; authorization of appropria-
tions.
794c.
Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
794d.
Electronic and information technology.
794d–1.
Reports on accessibility of
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 3117
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1516 of
this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted
‘‘3687’’ for ‘‘1787’’ in par. (2) and ‘‘4212’’ for ‘‘2012’’ in par.
(3).
1989—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (3). Pub. L. 101–237 sub-
stituted ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Department of Veterans Af-
fairs’’ for ‘‘Administrator’’ and ‘‘Veterans’ Administra-
tion’’, respectively, wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 802(a)(2) of
Pub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 3100 of
this title.
COORDINATION WITH PROGRAMS UNDER VETERANS’ JOB
TRAINING ACT
Pub. L. 99–238, title II, § 202, Jan. 13, 1986, 99 Stat. 1768,
as amended by Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 5(c)(2), 6(g), Aug. 6, 1991,
105 Stat. 406, 408, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out section 3116(b) [for-
merly 1516(b)] of title 38, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall take all feasible steps
to establish and encourage, for veterans who are eligi-
ble to have payments made on their behalf under such
section, the development of training opportunities
through programs of job training consistent with the
provisions of the Veterans’ Job Training Act (as redes-
ignated by section 201(a)(1) of this Act) [29 U.S.C. 1721
note] so as to utilize programs of job training estab-
lished by employers pursuant to such Act.
‘‘(b) DIRECTIVE.—In carrying out such Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall take all feasible steps
to ensure that, in the cases of veterans who are eligible
to have payments made on their behalf under both such
Act and section 3116(b) [formerly 1516(b)] of title 38,
United States Code, the authority
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