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PUBLIC LAW 105-368 —NOV. 11, 1998 112 STAT. 3315 Public Law 105-368 105th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services provided to Persian Giilf War veterans, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates „ of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities, to enhance ov. ii, ia»a programs providing health care, compensation, education, insurance, and other [H.R. 4110] benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled. Veterans Programs SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Enhancement (a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the "Veterans afuscToi note Programs Enhancement Act of 1998". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO VETERANS OF PERSIAN GULF WAR AND FUTURE CONFLICTS Sec. 102. Health care for veterans of Persian Gulf War and future conflicts. Sec. 103. National center on war-related illnesses and post-deployment health issues. Sec. 104. Coordination of activities. Sec. 105. Improving effectiveness of care of Persian Gulf War veterans. Sec. 106. Contract for independent recommendations on research and for development of curriculiim on care of Persian Gulf War veterans. Sec. 107. Extension and improvement of evaluation of health status of spouses and children of Persian Gulf War veterans. TITLE II—EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT Subtitle A—Education Matters Sec. 201. Calculation of reporting fee based on total veteran enrollment during a calendar year. Sec. 202. Election of advance payment of work-study allowance. Sec. 203. Alternative to twelve semester hour equivalency requirement. Sec. 204. Medical evidence for flight training requirements. Sec. 205. Waiver of wage increase and minimum payment rate requirements for Government job training program approval. Sec. 206. Expansion of education outreach services. Sec. 207. Information on minimum requirements for education benefits for members of the Armed Forces discharged early from duty for the convenience of the Government. Subtitle B—Uniformed Services Employment and Remployment Rights Act Amendments Sec. 211. Enforcement of rights with respect to a State as an employer. Sec. 212. Protection of extraterritorial employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services.