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PUBLIC LAW 100-689—NOV. 18, 1988
102 STAT. 4179
(d) COVERED SERVICES AND BENEFITS.—This section applies with respect to the following services and benefits: (1) Employment assistance under— (A) part C of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (96 Stat. 1380; 29 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.); and (B) the Veterans' Job Training Act (97 Stat. 443; 29 U.S.C. 1721 note). (2) Employment and training assistance for dislocated workers under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). (3) Employment assistance and unemployment compensation under the trade adjustment assistance program provided in chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) and under any other program administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. (4) Educational assistance under— (A) the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.); and (B) chapters 30, 31, 32, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, and chapter 106 of title 10, United States C!ode. (5) Certification of a veteran as a member of a targeted group eligible for the targeted jobs credit determined under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term "veteran" has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code. TITLE V—EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES SEC. 501. CONTINUED OPERATION OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICE IN THE PHILIPPINES. (a) THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 230(b) is amended by strik-
ing out "September 30, 1988" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1991". (b) RATIFICATION FOR LAPSED PERIOD.—Any action by the Adminis- 38 USC 230 note. trator of Veterans' Affairs in providing, during the period beginning on October 1, 1988, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, for a Veterans' Administration Regional Office in the Republic of the Philippines under section 230 of title 38, United States Code, is hereby ratified with respect to that period. SEC. 502. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM. (a) THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.—(1) Subsection (e) of section 620A is
amended by striking out "September 30, 1988" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1991". (2) Any action by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in provid- 38 USC 620A ing, during the period beginning on October 1, 1988, and ending on ^°^^the date of the enactment of this Act, for care and treatment and rehabilitative services under section 620A of title 38, United States Code, is hereby ratified with respect to that period. (b) CuNiCAL EVALUATION AND REPORTS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(fKD During the period before October 1, 1997, the Administrator shall conduct an ongoing clinical evaluation in order to determine the long-term results of drug and alcohol abuse treatment furnished to veterans in contract residential treatment facilities under this section. "(2) The evaluation shall include an assessment of the following:
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