[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 115-89
115th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of
State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for
purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor
Opportunity Reform Act'' or the ``VALOR Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES FOR MULTI-STATE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(1)(A) The State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship
program is--
``(i) for purposes of approval of the program, the State
approving agency for the State in which the headquarters of the
apprenticeship program is located; and
``(ii) for all other purposes, the State approving agency
for the State in which the apprenticeship program takes place.

``(B) In this paragraph, the term `multi-State apprenticeship
program' means a non-Federal apprenticeship program operating in more
than one State that meets the minimum national program standards, as
developed by the Department of Labor.''.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR
ASSISTANCE FOR APPRENTICESHIP AND OTHER ON-JOB
TRAINING.

Section 3680(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``shall have received--'' and all that follows through
``person's certificate,'' and inserting ``receives from the training
establishment a certification''.

Approved November 21, 2017.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3949:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-398 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
Nov. 7, considered and passed House.
Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate.