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[CITE: 45USC911]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
              CHAPTER 18--MILWAUKEE RAILROAD RESTRUCTURING
 
Sec. 911. New career training assistance


(a) Eligible employees

    Any employee who elects to receive a separation allowance from the 
Milwaukee Railroad under an employee protection agreement entered into 
under section 908 of this title shall be entitled to receive from the 
Board expenses for training in qualified institutions for new career 
opportunities.

(b) Commencement of training as condition

    To be entitled for assistance under this section, an employee must 
begin his course of training within two years following the date of his 
separation from employment with the Milwaukee Railroad.

(c) Filing of application; Board determination

    Entitlement to expenses for assistance under this section shall be 
determined by the Board on the basis of an application therefor filed by 
an employee with the Board.

(d) Assistance prohibited after April 1, 1984

    No assistance may be provided under this section after April 1, 
1984.

(e) Definitions

    As used in this section--
        (1) the term ``expenses'' means actual expenses paid for room, 
    board, tuition, fees, or educational material in an amount not to 
    exceed $3,000; and
        (2) the term ``qualified institution'' means an educational 
    institution accredited for payment by the Veterans' Administration 
    under chapter 36 of title 38, or a State-accredited institution 
    which has been in existence for not less than two years.

(Pub. L. 96-101, Sec. 12, Nov. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 96-254, 
title I, Sec. 119(f), May 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 408.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 96-254 inserted reference to State-
accredited institutions which have been in existence for not less than 
two years.

                         Change of Name

    Reference to Veterans' Administration deemed to refer to Department 
of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 10 of Pub. L. 100-527, set out 
as a Department of Veterans Affairs Act note under section 301 of Title 
38, Veterans' Benefits.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 912, 913, 919 of this title.
