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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Sets $19 million as the maximum amount per fiscal year for reimbursement to states and local agencies administering veterans' education benefits.</p> <p>Extends through FY2007 a pilot program of on-job training for veterans' claims adjudicators.</p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive, for public interest purposes on a case-by-case basis, the residency requirement for a Director for Veterans' Employment and Training.</p> <p>Includes veterans of the Global War on Terror within an ongoing veterans' unemployment study.</p> <p>Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 to extend through 2009 an increase in benefits for veterans pursuing apprenticeships or on-job training.</p>]]></text>
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