§ 3119. — Rehabilitation research and special projects.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC3119]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
CHAPTER 31--TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-
CONNECTED DISABILITIES
Sec. 3119. Rehabilitation research and special projects
(a) The Secretary shall carry out an ongoing program of activities
for the purpose of advancing the knowledge, methods, techniques, and
resources available for use in rehabilitation programs for veterans. For
this purpose, the Secretary shall conduct and provide support for the
development or conduct, or both the development and conduct, of--
(1) studies and research concerning the psychological,
educational, employment, social, vocational, industrial, and
economic aspects of the rehabilitation of disabled veterans,
including new methods of rehabilitation; and
(2) projects which are designed to increase the resources and
potential for accomplishing the rehabilitation of disabled veterans.
(b) For the purpose specified in subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to make grants to or contract with public or
nonprofit agencies, including institutions of higher learning.
(c) The Secretary shall cooperate with the Commissioner of the
Rehabilitation Services Administration and the Director of the Institute
of Handicapped Research in the Department of Education, the Assistant
Secretary for Veterans' Employment in the Department of Labor, and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding rehabilitation studies,
research, and special projects of mutual programmatic concern.
(Added Pub. L. 96-466, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat.
2184, Sec. 1519; amended Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec. 423(b)(1)(A),
Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered Sec. 3119, Pub. L. 102-83,
Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1519 of this title as this
section.
1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 802(a)(2) of Pub. L. 96-
466, set out as a note under section 3100 of this title.
