Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§4102 Purpose
Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS › § 4102
Summary
Create and run three kinds of programs for eligible veterans and others: job and job-training intensive services, employment placement, and job-training placement. An Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training must write and run the rules through the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service at the Department of Labor. The goal is to give veterans the most job and training opportunities, with priority for disabled veterans and for veterans who served on active duty in a war or in a campaign or expedition with an authorized campaign badge, and to help servicemembers move into civilian jobs that match their military experience.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §4102
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The Congress declares as its intent and purpose that there shall be an effective (1) job and job training intensive services program, (2) employment placement service program, and (3) job training placement service program for eligible veterans and eligible persons and that, to this end policies and regulations shall be promulgated and administered by an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, established by section 4102A of this title, through a Veterans’ Employment and Training Service within the Department of Labor, so as to provide such veterans and persons the maximum of employment and training opportunities, with priority given to the needs of disabled veterans and veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized through existing programs, coordination and merger of programs and implementation of new programs, including programs carried out by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to implement all efforts to ease the transition of servicemembers to civilian careers that are consistent with, or an outgrowth of, the military experience of the servicemembers.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Prior section 4102, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 102, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1368; Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 110(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2848, related to divisions of Department of Medicine and Surgery, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 210. See section 7305 of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 2001 of this title prior to the amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 92–540.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–288, § 5(a)(1)(B), substituted “job and job training intensive services program,” for “job and job training counseling service program,”. Pub. L. 107–288, § 5(b)(1), substituted “and veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized” for “and veterans of the Vietnam era” and inserted before period “, including programs carried out by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to implement all efforts to ease the transition of servicemembers to civilian careers that are consistent with, or an outgrowth of, the military experience of the servicemembers”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 2002 of this title as this section and substituted “4102A” for “2002A”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–323 inserted “and Training” after “for Veterans’ Employment” and substituted “Veterans’ Employment and Training Service” for “Veterans Employment Service”. 1983—Pub. L. 98–160 substituted “an Assistant” for “a Assistant”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–306 inserted “and
Regulations
” after “to this end policies”, and inserted “, with priority given to the needs of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era” after “opportunities”. 1980—Pub. L. 96–466 struck out “Deputy” before “Assistant Secretary”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–502 inserted “by a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veteran’s Employment, established by section 2002A of this title,” after “promulgated and administered”. 1974—Pub. L. 93–508 substituted “eligible veterans and eligible persons” for “eligible veterans” and “to provide such veterans and persons” for “to provide such veterans”. 1972—Pub. L. 92–540 substituted provisions stating the Congressional declaration of purpose, for provisions relating to the assignment of veterans’ employment representatives. See section 2003 of this title. 1966—Pub. L. 89–358 inserted “or of service after
January 31, 1955” after “veterans of any war” in cls. (3) and (5); “or of service after
January 31, 1955” after “veteran of any war” in first sentence; and “or of service after
January 31, 1955,” after “veterans of any war” in cls. (1) and (4), wherever appearing, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 Amendment Pub. L. 107–288, § 5(b)(2), Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2045, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 7, 2002].”
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 802(e) of Pub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 4101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–502 effective Dec. 1, 1976, see section 703(c) of Pub. L. 94–502, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3693 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1974 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–508 effective Dec. 3, 1974, see section 503 of Pub. L. 93–508, set out as a note under section 3452 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1972 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 92–540 effective 90 days after Oct. 24, 1972, see section 601(b) of Pub. L. 92–540, set out as a note under section 4101 of this title. Veteran’s Employment Provisions Pub. L. 93–567, title I, § 104, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1848, as amended by Pub. L. 94–444, § 12(a), Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1483; Pub. L. 94–502, title VI, § 601(c), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2404, which authorized Secretary of Labor to provide for an outreach and public information program for veterans utilizing, to maximum extent, the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and the Veterans’ Administration, was repealed by Pub. L. 95–524, § 7, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2021.
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38 U.S.C. § 4102
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73