38 U.S.C. § 4111 — Untitled legal text

Page 979 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 4112 1 See References in Text note below. tunity Act that includes the descriptions de- scribed in sections 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 103(b)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and a description of how the State board will carry out the activities described in section 101(d)(3)(F) of such Act. (Added Pub. L. 105–220, title III, § 322, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1087; amended Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(13), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(gg)(4), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1719.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, re- ferred to in text, is Pub. L. 113–128, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1425, which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of Title 29 and chapter 73 (§ 9201 et seq.) of Title 20, Edu- cation, and made amendments to numerous other sec- tions and notes in the Code. Sections 101(d)(3)(F), 102(b)(2)(B)(ii), and 103(b)(3)(A) of the Act are classified to sections 3111(d)(3)(F), 3112(b)(2)(B)(ii), and 3113(b)(3)(A), respectively, of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 29 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–128 substituted ‘‘enter into an agree- ment with the Secretary regarding the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that includes the descriptions described in sections 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 103(b)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innova- tion and Opportunity Act and a description of how the State board will carry out the activities described in section 101(d)(3)(F) of such Act’’ for ‘‘enter into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the implemen- tation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 that in- cludes the description and information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 112(b) of the Work- force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b))’’. 2006—Pub. L. 109–233 substituted ‘‘implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’ for ‘‘implemen- tation of this Act’’ and inserted ‘‘(29 U.S.C. 2822(b))’’ be- fore period at end. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2014 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor. [§ 4111. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–95, § 5(e)(3), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918] Section, added Pub. L. 106–117, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1586, related to homeless veterans’ re- integration programs. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior section 4111, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 87–793, § 804, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 108, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1370; Pub. L. 98–160, title II, § 206, Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1001, related to appointment of additional employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 210. See section 7408 of this title. § 4112. Performance incentive awards for quality employment, training, and placement serv- ices (a) CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARDS.—(1) For purposes of carrying out a pro- gram of performance incentive awards under section 4102A(c)(2)(A)(i)(III) of this title, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec- retary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, shall establish criteria for perform- ance incentive awards programs to be adminis- tered by States to— (A) encourage the improvement and mod- ernization of employment, training, and place- ment services provided under this chapter; and (B) recognize eligible employees and employ- ment service offices for excellence in the pro- vision of such services or for having made de- monstrable improvements in the provision of such services. (2) The Secretary shall establish such criteria in consultation with representatives of States, political subdivisions of States, and other pro- viders of employment, training, and placement services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 1 consistent with the performance measures established under section 4102A(b)(7) of this title. (b) FORM OF AWARDS.—Under the criteria es- tablished by the Secretary for performance in- centive awards to be administered by States, an award under such criteria may be a cash award or such other nonfinancial awards as the Sec- retary may specify. (c) ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF AWARDS.—Per- formance incentive cash awards under this sec- tion— (1) shall be made from amounts allocated from the grant or contract amount for a State for a program year under section 4102A(c)(7) of this title; (2) in the case of such an award made to an eligible employee, shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient; and (3) in the case of such an award made to an employment service office, may be used by that employment service office for any pur- pose. (d) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this sec- tion, the term ‘‘eligible employee’’ means any of the following: (1) A disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist. (2) A local veterans’ employment representa- tive. (3) An individual providing employment, training, and placement services to veterans under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 1 or through an employment service delivery system (as defined in section 4101(7) of this title). (Added Pub. L. 107–288, § 3(a), Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2037; amended Pub. L. 109–461, title VI, § 603, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3437.)