§ 3121. — Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC3121]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
CHAPTER 31--TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-
CONNECTED DISABILITIES
Sec. 3121. Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation
(a)(1) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to be known
as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ``Committee'').
(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary
from the general public and shall serve for terms to be determined by
the Secretary not to exceed three years. Veterans with service-connected
disabilities shall be appropriately represented in the membership of the
Committee, and the Committee shall also include persons who have
distinguished themselves in the public and private sectors in the fields
of rehabilitation medicine, vocational guidance, vocational
rehabilitation, and employment and training programs. The Secretary may
designate one of the members of the Committee appointed under this
paragraph to chair the Committee.
(3) The Committee shall also include as ex officio members the
following: (A) one representative from the Veterans Health
Administration and one from the Veterans Benefits Administration, (B)
one representative from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of
the Department of Education and one from the National Institute for
Handicapped Research of the Department of Education, and (C) one
representative of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
Employment and Training of the Department of Labor.
(b) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek
the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of
veterans' rehabilitation programs under this title.
(c) The Committee shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on
the rehabilitation programs and activities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs and shall submit such other reports and recommendations to the
Secretary as the Committee determines appropriate. The annual report
shall include an assessment of the rehabilitation needs of veterans and
a review of the programs and activities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs designed to meet such needs. The Secretary shall submit with
each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of
this title a copy of all reports and recommendations of the Committee
submitted to the Secretary since the previous annual report of the
Secretary was submitted to the Congress pursuant to such section.
(Added Pub. L. 96-466, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat.
2186, Sec. 1521; amended Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec. 423(b)(1), Dec.
18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 14(c)(5), June 13, 1991,
105 Stat. 285; renumbered Sec. 3121 and amended Pub. L. 102-83,
Secs. 2(c)(3), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 402, 406; Pub. L. 103-446,
title XII, Sec. 1201(b)(1), (i)(5), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4682, 4688.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 103-446 substituted ``Veterans
Health Administration'' for ``Department of Medicine and Surgery'' and
``Veterans Benefits Administration'' for ``Department of Veterans'
Benefits''.
1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 1521 of this
title as this section.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102-54 substituted ``Veterans' Employment
and Training'' for ``Veterans' Employment''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(c)(3), substituted ``section
529'' for ``section 214''.
1989--Subsecs. (a)(1), (2), (b). Pub. L. 101-237 substituted
``Secretary'' and ``Department of Veterans Affairs'' for
``Administrator'' and ``Veterans' Administration'', respectively,
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.
