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PUBLIC LAW 100-323—MAY 20, 1988 purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in any manner by any officer or employee in the executive branch.". (2) DEADLINES FOR VETERANS' APPLICATIONS AND ENTRY INTO
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TRAINING.—Section 17 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "TIME PERIODS FOR APPLICATION AND INITIATION OF TRAINING
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"SEC. 17. Assistance may not be paid to an employer under this Act— "(1) on behalf of a veteran who initially applies for a program of job training under this Act after September 30, 1989; or "(2) for any such program which begins after March 31, 1990.". (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(b)(3)(A) of such Act is amended by striking out "The" at the beginning of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to section 14(c), the". if) DATA ON PARTICIPATION.—Section 15 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) The Secretary shall, on a not less frequent than quarterly basis, collect and compile from the heads of State employment services and Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training for each State information available to such heads and Directors, and derived from programs carried out in their respective States, with respect to the numbers of veterans who receive counseling services pursuant to section 14, who are referred to employers participating under this Act, who participate in programs of job training under this Act, and who complete such programs, and the reasons for veterans' noncompletion.". SEC. 12. TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT STUDY AND REPORT.
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall provide for a study, based on valid statistical samplings, of the implementation of the Veterans' Job Training Act and shall transmit, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives containing the findings and conclusions of such study, including, to the extent feasible— (1) a listing, by regional office and by State, of the number of veterans placed in a program of job training under the Veterans' Job Training Act and the percentage that this number represents of the total number of veterans certified (not including renewal of certifications), by regional office and by State, as eligible for participation under such Act; (2) a description, by regional office and by State, of the demographic nature (including race, sex, age, educational level, service-connected disability status, income before placement, and income after placement) of veterans placed in a program of job training under such Act; (3) a description, by regional office and by State, of the demographic nature (including, race, sex, age, educational level, service-connected disability status, and income) of veterans certified as eligible for participation under such Act but not placed in a job training program; (4) an analysis of the reasons that veterans certified as eligible for participation have not been placed in a program of job training under such Act;
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