38 U.S.C. § 4103A
Section 4103A · Disabled veterans outreach program
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 21, 2001 version.
(a)(1) The amount of funds made available for use in a State under section 4102A(b)(5)(A)(i) of this title shall be sufficient to support the appointment of one disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist for each 7,400 veterans who are between the ages of 20 and 64 residing in such State. Each such specialist shall be a qualified veteran. Preference shall be given in the appointment of such specialists to qualified disabled veterans. If the Secretary finds that no qualified disabled veteran is available for such appointment, such appointment may be given to any qualified veteran. Each such specialist shall be compensated at rates comparable to those paid other professionals performing essentially similar duties in the State government of the State concerned.
(2) Specialists appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to and shall not supplant employees assigned to local employment service offices pursuant to section 4104 of this title.
(b)(1) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists shall be assigned only those duties directly related to meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, with priority for the provision of services in the following order:
(a) Requirement for Employment by States of a Sufficient Number of Specialists.—(1) Subject to approval by the Secretary, a State shall employ such full- or part-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists as the State determines appropriate and efficient to carry out intensive services and facilitate placements under this chapter to meet the employment needs of eligible veterans with the following priority in the provision of services:
(2) Not more than three-fourths of the disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists in each State shall be stationed at local employment service offices in such State. The Secretary, after consulting the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director for Veterans’ Employment and Training assigned to a State under section 4103 of this title, may waive the limitation in the preceding sentence for that State so long as the percentage of all disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists that are stationed at local employment service offices in all States does not exceed 80 percent. Specialists not so stationed shall be stationed at centers established by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a program of readjustment counseling pursuant to section 1712A of this title, veterans assistance offices established by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 7723 of this title, and such other sites as may be determined to be appropriate in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Each disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall carry out the following functions for the purpose of providing services to eligible veterans in accordance with the priorities set forth in subsection (b) of this section:
(1) Development of job and job training opportunities for such veterans through contacts with employers, especially small- and medium-size private sector employers.
(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, promotion and development of apprenticeship and other on-job training positions pursuant to section 3687 of this title.
(3) The carrying out of outreach activities to locate such veterans through contacts with local veterans organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the State employment service agency and local employment service offices, and community-based organizations.
(4) Provision of appropriate assistance to community-based groups and organizations and appropriate grantees under other Federal and federally funded employment and training programs including title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in providing services to such veterans.
(5) Provision of appropriate assistance to local employment service office employees with responsibility for veterans in carrying out their responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
(6) Consultation and coordination with other appropriate representatives of Federal, State, and local programs (including the program conducted under the Veterans’ Job Training Act (Public Law 98–77; 29 U.S.C. 1721 note)) 1 for the purpose of developing maximum linkages to promote employment opportunities for and provide maximum employment assistance to such veterans.
(7) The carrying out of such other duties as will promote the development of entry-level and career job opportunities for such veterans.
(8) Development of outreach programs in cooperation with appropriate Department of Veterans Affairs personnel engaged in providing counseling or rehabilitation services under chapter 31 of this title, with educational institutions, and with employers in order to ensure maximum assistance to disabled veterans who have completed or are participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under such chapter.
(9) Provision of vocational guidance or vocational counseling services, or both, to veterans with respect to veterans’ selection of and changes in vocations and veterans’ vocational adjustment.
(10) Provision of services as a case manager under section 14(b)(1)(A) of the Veterans’ Job Training Act (Public Law 98–77; 29 U.S.C. 1721 note).1
(11) Coordination of employment services with training assistance provided to veterans by entities receiving funds under section 2021 of this title.
(3) In facilitating placement of a veteran under this program, a disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall help to identify job opportunities that are appropriate for the veteran's employment goals and assist that veteran in developing a cover letter and resume that are targeted for those particular jobs.
(b) Requirement for Qualified Veterans.—A State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, employ qualified veterans to carry out the services referred to in subsection (a). Preference shall be given in the appointment of such specialists to qualified disabled veterans.
(c) Part-Time Employees.—A part-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall perform the functions of a disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist under this section on a half-time basis.
(d) Additional Requirement for Full-time Employees.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist shall perform only duties related to meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as described in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non-veteran-related duties that detract from the specialist's ability to perform the specialist's duties related to meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans.
(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.