U.S.Code

Page 743

TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES

member or former member became eligible for retired
pay under this section.
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Survivor Benefit
Plan’ means the plan established under subchapter II of
chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.’’

§ 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services: Department of Labor
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Labor,
in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish
and maintain a program to furnish counseling,
assistance in identifying employment and training opportunities, help in obtaining such employment and training, and other related information and services to members of the armed
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned who are being separated from active
duty and the spouses of such members. Such
services shall be provided to a member within
the time periods provided under paragraph (3) of
section 1142(a) of this title, except that the Secretary concerned shall not provide preseparation
counseling to a member described in paragraph
(4)(A) of such section.
(2) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with the Secretary of
Labor in establishing and maintaining the program under this section.
(3) The Secretaries referred to in paragraph (1)
shall enter into a detailed agreement to carry
out this section.
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—In establishing
and carrying out a program under this section,
the Secretary of Labor shall do the following:
(1) Provide information concerning employment and training assistance, including (A)
labor market information, (B) civilian work
place requirements and employment opportunities, (C) instruction in resume´ preparation,
and (D) job analysis techniques, job search
techniques, and job interview techniques.
(2) In providing information under paragraph
(1), use experience obtained from implementation of the pilot program established under
section 408 of Public Law 101–237.
(3) Provide information concerning Federal,
State, and local programs, and programs of
military and veterans’ service organizations,
that may be of assistance to such members
after separation from the armed forces, including, as appropriate, the information and services to be provided under section 1142 of this
title.
(4) Inform such members that the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security are required under section
1143(a) of this title to provide proper certification or verification of job skills and experience acquired while on active duty that may
have application to employment in the civilian sector for use in seeking civilian employment and in obtaining job search skills.
(5) Provide information and other assistance
to such members in their efforts to obtain
loans and grants from the Small Business Administration and other Federal, State, and
local agencies.

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(6) Provide information about the geographic areas in which such members will relocate after separation from the armed forces,
including, to the degree possible, information
about employment opportunities, the labor
market, and the cost of living in those areas
(including, to the extent practicable, the cost
and availability of housing, child care, education, and medical and dental care).
(7) Work with military and veterans’ service
organizations and other appropriate organizations in promoting and publicizing job fairs for
such members.
(8) Provide information regarding the public
and community service jobs program carried
out under section 1143a of this title.
(c) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
encourage and otherwise promote maximum
participation by members of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program carried
out under this section.
(d) USE OF PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In
carrying out the program established under this
section, the Secretaries may—
(1) provide, as the case may be, for the use of
disabled veterans outreach program specialists, local veterans’ employment representatives, and other employment service personnel
funded by the Department of Labor to the extent that the Secretary of Labor determines
that such use will not significantly interfere
with the provision of services or other benefits
to eligible veterans and other eligible recipients of such services or benefits;
(2) use military and civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense and the Department of
Homeland Security;
(3) use personnel of the Veterans Benefits
Administration of the Department of Veterans
Affairs and other appropriate personnel of
that Department;
(4) use representatives of military and veterans’ service organizations;
(5) enter into contracts with public entities;
(6) enter into contracts with private entities, particularly with qualified private entities that have experience with instructing
members of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program carried out under
this section on—
(A) private sector culture, resume writing,
career networking, and training on job
search technologies;
(B) academic readiness and educational opportunities; or
(C) other relevant topics; and
(7) take other necessary action to develop
and furnish the information and services to be
provided under this section.
(e) PARTICIPATION IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—As part of the program carried out
under this section, the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Homeland Security may permit
a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program to participate in an apprenticeship program registered under the Act
of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), or a pre-apprenticeship