Sec. 233. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW
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## SEC. 233 TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW ###
(a)Entitlement to Additional Rehabilitation Programs ####
(1)In general Section 3102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “ A person ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In General > > A person” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > ### “(b) Additional Rehabilitation Programs for Persons Who Have Exhausted Rights to Unemployment Benefits Under State Law > > > ####
(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person who has completed a rehabilitation program under this chapter shall be entitled to an additional rehabilitation program under the terms and conditions of this chapter if— > > > ##### “(A) > > the person is described by paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection (a); and > > > ##### “(B) > > the person— > > > ###### “(i) > > has exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law or under Federal law with respect to a benefit year; > > > ###### “(ii) > > has no rights to regular compensation with respect to a week under such State or Federal law; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > is not receiving compensation with respect to such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada; and > > > ##### “(C) > > begins such additional rehabilitation program within six months of the date of such exhaustion. > > > #### “(2) > > For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person shall be considered to have exhausted such person’s rights to regular compensation under a State law when— > > > ##### “(A) > > no payments of regular compensation can be made under such law because such person has received all regular compensation available to such person based on employment or wages during such person’s base period; or > > > ##### “(B) > > such person’s rights to such compensation have been terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with respect to which such rights existed. > > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the terms ‘compensation’, ‘regular compensation’, ‘benefit year’, ‘State’, ‘State law’, and ‘week’ have the respective meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). > > > #### “(4) > > No person shall be entitled to an additional rehabilitation program under paragraph
(1)from whom the Secretary receives an application therefor after March 31, 2014.” > . ####
(2)Duration of additional rehabilitation program Section 3105(b) of such title is amended— #####
(A)by striking “Except as provided in subsection
(c)of this section,” and inserting “(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2)and in subsection (c),”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > The period of a vocational rehabilitation program pursued by a veteran under section 3102(b) of this title following a determination of the current reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal may not exceed 12 months.” > . ###
(b)Extension of Period of Eligibility Section 3103 of such title is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “in subsection (b), (c), or (d)” and inserting “in subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e)”; ####
(2)by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (f); and ####
(3)by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection (e): > > ### “(e) > > > ####
(1)> > The limitation in subsection
(a)shall not apply to a rehabilitation program described in paragraph (2). > > > #### “(2) > > A rehabilitation program described in this paragraph is a rehabilitation program pursued by a veteran under section 3102(b) of this title.” > . ###
(c)Effective Date **[**[38 U.S.C. 3102 note](/us/usc/t38/s3102)**]** The amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)shall take effect on June 1, 2012, and shall apply with respect to rehabilitation programs beginning after such date. ###
(d)Comptroller General Review Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— ####
(1)conduct a review of the training and rehabilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code; and ####
(2)submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller General for improving such training and rehabilitation.
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TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW
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