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[CITE: 38USC4102]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER 41--JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS
 
Sec. 4102. Purpose

    The Congress declares as its intent and purpose that there shall be 
an effective (1) job and job training counseling service program, (2) 
employment placement service program, and (3) job training placement 
service program for eligible veterans and eligible persons and that, to 
this end policies and regulations shall be promulgated and administered 
by an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training, established by section 4102A of this title, through a 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service within the Department of 
Labor, so as to provide such veterans and persons the maximum of 
employment and training opportunities, with priority given to the needs 
of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era through existing 
programs, coordination and merger of programs and implementation of new 
programs.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1217, Sec. 2011; renumbered 
Sec. 2002, Pub. L. 87-675, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 558; 
amended Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 6(c), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 
92-540, title V, Sec. 502(a), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1094; Pub. L. 93-
508, title IV, Sec. 401(b), Dec. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1592; Pub. L. 94-502, 
title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2404; Pub. L. 96-466, 
title V, Sec. 504(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2203; Pub. L. 97-306, 
title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1437; Pub. L. 98-160, title 
VII, Sec. 702(15), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1010; Pub. L. 100-323, 
Sec. 15(b)(1), (d), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 574; renumbered Sec. 4102 
and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 
406.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior section 4102, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1243; 
Pub. L. 89-785, title I, Sec. 102, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1368; Pub. L. 
94-581, title I, Sec. 110(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2848, related to 
divisions of Department of Medicine and Surgery, prior to repeal by Pub. 
L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 401(a)(3), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 210. See 
section 7305 of this title.
    Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained 
in former section 2001 of this title prior to the amendment of this 
chapter by Pub. L. 92-540.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 2002 of this title as this 
section and substituted ``4102A'' for ``2002A''.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-323 inserted ``and Training'' after ``for 
Veterans' Employment'' and substituted ``Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service'' for ``Veterans Employment Service''.
    1983--Pub. L. 98-160 substituted ``an Assistant'' for ``a 
Assistant''.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-306 inserted ``and regulations'' after ``to this 
end policies'', and inserted ``, with priority given to the needs of 
disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era'' after 
``opportunities''.
    1980--Pub. L. 96-466 struck out ``Deputy'' before ``Assistant 
Secretary''.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-502 inserted ``by a Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veteran's Employment, established by section 2002A of this 
title,'' after ``promulgated and administered''.
    1974--Pub. L. 93-508 substituted ``eligible veterans and eligible 
persons'' for ``eligible veterans'' and ``to provide such veterans and 
persons'' for ``to provide such veterans''.
    1972--Pub. L. 92-540 substituted provisions stating the 
Congressional declaration of purpose, for provisions relating to the 
assignment of veterans' employment representatives. See section 2003 of 
this title.
    1966--Pub. L. 89-358 inserted ``or of service after January 31, 
1955'' after ``veterans of any war'' in cls. (3) and (5); ``or of 
service after January 31, 1955'' after ``veteran of any war'' in first 
sentence; and ``or of service after January 31, 1955,'' after ``veterans 
of any war'' in cls. (1) and (4), wherever appearing, respectively.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 
802(e) of Pub. L. 96-466, set out as a note under section 4101 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-502 effective Dec. 1, 1976, see section 
703(c) of Pub. L. 94-502, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 3693 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-508 effective Dec. 3, 1974, see section 503 
of Pub. L. 93-508, set out as a note under section 3452 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 92-540 effective 90 days after Oct. 24, 1972, 
see section 601(b) of Pub. L. 92-540, set out as a note under section 
4101 of this title.


                     Veteran's Employment Provisions

    Pub. L. 93-567, title I, Sec. 104, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1848, as 
amended by Pub. L. 94-444, Sec. 12(a), Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1483; Pub. 
L. 94-502, title VI, Sec. 601(c), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2404, which 
authorized Secretary of Labor to provide for an outreach and public 
information program for veterans utilizing, to maximum extent, the 
Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and the 
Veterans' Administration, was repealed by Pub. L. 95-524, Sec. 7, Oct. 
27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2021.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 1101.
