§ 4110. — Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC4110]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
CHAPTER 41--JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS
Sec. 4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and
Training
(a)(1) There is hereby established within the Department of Labor an
advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Veterans
Employment and Training.
(2) The advisory committee shall--
(A) assess the employment and training needs of veterans;
(B) determine the extent to which the programs and activities of
the Department of Labor are meeting such needs; and
(C) carry out such other activities that are necessary to make
the reports and recommendations referred to in subsection (f) of
this section.
(b) The Secretary of Labor shall, on a regular basis, consult with
and seek the advice of the advisory committee with respect to the
matters referred to in subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(c)(1) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint at least 12, but no more
than 18, individuals to serve as members of the advisory committee
consisting of--
(A) representatives nominated by veterans' organizations that
have a national employment program; and
(B) not more than 6 individuals who are recognized authorities
in the fields of business, employment, training, rehabilitation, or
labor and who are not employees of the Department of Labor.
(2) A vacancy in the advisory committee shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) The following, or their representatives, shall be ex officio,
nonvoting members of the advisory committee:
(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2) The Secretary of Defense.
(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(4) The Secretary of Education.
(5) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
(6) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and
Training.
(7) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and
Training.
(8) The Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
(9) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
(10) The Postmaster General.
(11) The Director of the United States Employment Service.
(12) Representatives of--
(A) other Federal departments and agencies requesting a
representative on the advisory committee; and
(B) nationally based organizations with a significant
involvement in veterans employment and training programs, as
determined necessary and appropriate by the Secretary of Labor.
(e)(1) The advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly.
(2) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint the chairman of the
advisory committee who shall serve in that position for no more than 2
consecutive years.
(3)(A) Members of the advisory committee shall serve without
compensation.
(B) Members of the advisory committee shall be allowed reasonable
and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for persons serving intermittently in
the Government service in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I
of chapter 57 of title 5 while away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of the responsibilities of the advisory
committee.
(4) The Secretary of Labor shall provide staff and administrative
support to the advisory committee through the Veterans Employment and
Training Service.
(f)(1) Not later than July 1 of each year, the advisory committee
shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a report on the employment and
training needs of veterans. Each such report shall contain--
(A) an assessment of the employment and training needs of
veterans;
(B) an evaluation of the extent to which the programs and
activities of the Department of Labor are meeting such needs; and
(C) any recommendations for legislation, administrative action,
and other action that the advisory committee considers appropriate.
(2) In addition to the annual reports made under paragraph (1), the
advisory committee may make recommendations to the Secretary of Labor
with respect to the employment and training needs of veterans at such
times and in such manner as the advisory committee determines
appropriate.
(g) Within 60 days after receiving each annual report referred to in
subsection (f)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to Congress a
copy of the report together with any comments concerning the report that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(h) The advisory committee shall continue until terminated by law.
(Added Pub. L. 97-306, title III, Sec. 308(a), Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat.
1441, Sec. 2010; amended Pub. L. 100-323, Secs. 10, 15(a)(2), (3),
(b)(1), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 566, 574; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV,
Sec. 423(b)(8)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2093; Pub. L. 102-16,
Sec. 8(a), Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 52; renumbered Sec. 4110 and amended
Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat.
404-406; Pub. L. 102-568, title V, Sec. 504, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.
4340; Pub. L. 103-446, title XII, Sec. 1201(a)(5), (g)(3), (i)(7), Nov.
2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4682, 4687, 4688.)
Prior Provisions
Prior section 4110, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1246;
Pub. L. 88-207, Dec. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 402; Pub. L. 98-160, title II,
Sec. 205, Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 99-576, title VII,
Sec. 701(88), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3299, related to disciplinary
boards, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 401(a)(3), May
7, 1991, 105 Stat. 210. See section 7464 of this title.
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 1201(g)(3), substituted
``shall appoint'' for ``shall, within 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, appoint''.
Subsec. (d)(9). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 1201(a)(5), substituted
``Administrator of the Small Business Administration'' for ``Secretary
of the Small Business Administration''.
Subsec. (e)(3)(B). Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 1201(i)(7), struck out ``,
United States Code,'' after ``title 5'' and substituted ``the advisory
committee'' for ``the Board''.
1992--Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-568 struck out ``are chartered
by Federal law and'' after ``that''.
1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 2010 of this
title as this section.
Pub. L. 102-16 amended section generally, substituting present
catchline and text consisting of subsecs. (a) to (h) for former
catchline which read ``Secretary of Labor's Committee on Veterans'
Employment'' and former text consisting of subsecs. (a) to (c).
Subsec. (d)(9). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
1989--Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary of
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator''.
1988--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-323, Sec. 15(b)(1), inserted ``and
Training'' after ``for Veterans' Employment''.
Pub. L. 100-323, Sec. 15(a)(3), substituted ``Notwithstanding
section 2002A(b) of this title, the'' for ``The''.
Pub. L. 100-323, Sec. 15(a)(2), struck out ``of Labor'' after
``Secretary'' in first sentence.
Subsec. (b)(1)(D) to (I). Pub. L. 100-323, Sec. 10, added subpars.
(D), (H), and (I) and redesignated former subpars. (D) to (F) as (E) to
(G), respectively.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by section 10 of Pub. L. 100-323 effective on 60th day
after May 20, 1988, and amendment by section 15(a)(2), (3), (b)(1) of
Pub. L. 100-323 effective May 20, 1988, see section 16(b)(2) of Pub. L.
100-323, set out as a note under section 3104 of this title.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in
subsec. (g) of this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as
amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and
Finance, and page 125 of House Document No. 103-7.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463,
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
