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116 STAT. 2044 PUBLIC LAW 107-288—NOV. 7, 2002 Effective date. 38 USC 4103A note. Deadline. 38 USC 4215 note. 38 USC 4106 note. Effective date. 38 USC 4101 note. employment service delivery system and shall provide reports, not less frequently than quarterly, to the manager of such office and to the Director for Veterans' Employment and Training for the State regarding compliance with Federal law and regulations with respect to special services and priorities for eligible veterans and eligible persons. ". (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and apply for program years under chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, beginning on or after such date. (c) REQUIREMENT TO PROMPTLY ESTABLISH ONE-STOP EMPLOY- MENT SERVICES. —By not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall provide one-stop services and assistance to covered persons electronically by means of the Internet, as defined in section 231(e)(3) of the Commimications Act of 1934, and such other electronic means to enhance the delivery of such services and assistance. (d) REQUIREMENT FOR BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR TRAINING SERV- ICES INSTITUTE.— (1) The last sentence of section 4106(a) is amended to read as follows: "Each budget submission with respect to such funds shall include a separate listing of the amount for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute together with information demonstrating the compliance of such budget submission with the funding requirements specified in the preceding sentence.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and apply to budget submissions for fiscal year 2004 and each subsequent fiscal year. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —(1) Section 4107(c)(5) is amended by striking "(including the need" and all that follows through "representatives)". (2) Section 3117(a)(2)(B) is amended to read as follows: "(B) utilization of emplo5mtient, training, and placement services under chapter 41 of this title; and". SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES. (a) INCLUSION OF INTENSIVE SERVICES. —(1)(A) Section 4101 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(9) The term 'intensive services' means local employment and training services of the type described in section 134(d)(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.". (B) Section 4102 is amended by striking "job and job training counseling service program," and inserting "job and job training intensive services program,". (C) Section 4106(a) is amended by striking "proper counseling" and inserting "proper intensive services". (D) Section 4107(a) is amended by striking "employment counseling services" and inserting "intensive services". (E) Section 4107(c)(1) is amended by striking "the number counseled" and inserting "the number who received intensive services". (F) Section 4109(a) is amended by striking "counseling," each place it appears and inserting "intensive services,". (2) Tbe amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.