Recordkeeping requirements. 79 Stat. 926. 80 Stat. 1376. "(2) Funds authorized under this section shall not be available to pay the cost of hospital, medical, or other care of patients except to the extent that such cost is determined by the Administrator to be incident to research, training, or demonstration activities carried out under this section. "(d) The Administrator, after consultation with the Subcommittee shall prescribe regulations covering the terms and conditions for making grants under this section. "(e) Each recipient of a grant under this section shall keep such records as the Administrator may prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant is made or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such records as will facilitate an effective audit. "(f) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient of any grant under this section which are pertinent to any such grant. "§ 5056. Coordination with programs carried out under the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965 "The Administrator and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate programs carried out under this subchapter and programs carried out under title IX of the Public Health Service Act. "S 5057. Reports to Congress "The Administrator shall submit to the Congress not more than sixty days after the end of each fiscal year separate reports on the activities carried out under sections 5053 and 5054 of this subchapter, each report to include (1) an appraisal of the effectiveness of the programs authorized herein and the degree of cooperation from other sources, financial and otherwise, and (2) recommendations for the improvement or more effective administration of such programs." SEC. 2. The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SUBCHAPTER IV-SHARING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION "5051. Statement of congressional purpose. "5052. Definitions. "5053. Specialized medical resources. "5054. Exchange of medical information. "5055. Pilot programs; grants to medical schools. "5056. Coordination with programs carried out under the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965. "5075. Reports to Congress." TITLE III-MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS CORRECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR SEC. 301. Section 210 of title 38, United States Code, is 72 Stat. 1114. amended by adding “(1)” immediately after "(c)" and the following new paragraph: "(2) If the Administrator determines that benefits administered by the Veterans' Administration have not been provided by reason of administrative error on the part of the Federal Government or any of its employees, he is authorized to provide such relief on account of such error as he determines equitable, including the payment of moneys to any person whom he determines equitably entitled thereto." * (b) The catchline of such section 233 is amended to read: 80 Stat. 1377 "§ 233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits; personal property; emergency transportation of employees.” (c) The analysis at the head of chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting: "233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits; personal property." and inserting in lieu thereof: "233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits; personal property; emergency transportation of employees." AUTHORIZING TREATMENT OF NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY SEC. 304. That section 610 of title 38, United States Code, is 72 Stat. 1141. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) While any veteran is receiving hospital care in any Veterans' Administration facility, the Administrator may, within the limits of Veterans' Administration facilities, furnish medical services to correct or treat any non-service-connected disability of such veteran, in addition to treatment incident to the disability for which he is hospitalized, if the veteran is willing, and the Administrator determines that the furnishing of such medical services (1) would be in the interest of the veteran, (2) would not prolong the hospitalization of such veteran, and (3) would not interfere with the furnishing of medical services to other veterans under authority other than this subsection." 16. MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (Public Law 89-792, approved November 7, 1966) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Hearings on H.R. 14690 and other bills to amend the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, were held before the Select Committee on Labor, of the House Committee on Education and Labor, on June 2, 6, 7, and 8, 1966. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 211 pages. H.R. 16715, the Manpower Development and Training Amendments of 1966, was introduced by Representative Elmer J. Holland, of Pennsylvania, on July 29, 1966. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported from that committee on September 8, 1966 (H. Rept. 2017). It passed the House, under suspension of the rules, on September 19, 1966. In the Senate, hearings on H.R. 16715 were held before the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on September 27, 1966. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 53 pages. H.R. 16715 was reported in the Senate on October 12, 1966 (S. Rept. 1712). It passed the Senate on October 13, 1966. It was approved by the President on November 7, 1966 and became Public Law 89-792. B. DIGEST OF THE ACT The act amends the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962. Public Law 89-792 provides a program of testing, counseling, selecting, and referral of persons 45 years of age or older for occupational training and further schooling. It authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purpose of facilitating the provision of appropriate physical examinations and medical treatment for persons selected or eligible for training under this act. It provides that experimental programs for part-time training of persons be established in areas where there are critical shortages of persons with occupational skills. It requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to give preference to vocational training and education provided through State educational agencies. It establishes experimental and demonstration programs of training and education for persons in correctional institutions to enable them to obtain employment upon release. It relaxes the former requirements for enrollment and payment of individuals needing occupational training. C. TEXT OF THE LAW Following is the full text of Public Law 89-792. AN ACT To amend the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 SEC. 2. (a) Section 104 (a) of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") is amended by striking out "1967" and inserting in lieu there- 12 Stat. 267 of "1968". (b) Section 105 of the Act is amended by striking out "1967" where it appears in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "1968", and by amending the last sentence thereof to read as follows: "Of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this Act, not more than $300,000 may be used for purposes of this section." 42 USC 2572b. 42 USC 2572c. 76 Stat. 25; 77 Stat. 422. SEC. 3. (a) Section 202 of the Act is amended by redesignating subsection (c) through (h), and all cross references there- 42 USC 2582. to, as (d) through (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: training. "(c) The Secretary of Labor shall provide, where appropri- Referral for ate, a special program of testing, counseling, selection, and referral of persons forty-five years of age or older for occupational training and further schooling designed to meet the special problems faced by such persons in the labor market." (b) Section 202 of the Act is further amended by striking out the last subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections: "(j) Whenever appropriate, the Secretary of Labor may also refer, for the attainment of basic education and communications and employment skills, those eligible persons who indicate their intention to and will thereby be able to pursue, subsequently or concurrently, courses of occupational training of a type for which there appears to be a reasonable expectation of employment, or who have completed or do not need occupational training but do require such other preparation to render them employable. Such referrals shall be considered a referral for training within the meaning of this Act. "(k) The Secretary of Labor may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purpose of furthering the objectives of this Act by facilitating the provision of appropriate physical examinations, medical treatment, and prostheses for persons selected or otherwise eligible to be selected for training under this Act. The agreement may provide that where any such person cannot reasonably be so stat. 1434. expected to pay the cost of the services and the services are not otherwise available without cost to him from any other resource in the community, there may be expended (from sums appropriated to carry out this title and pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) not more than an aggregate of $100 to provide such services to that SO Stat 1435. Training allowances. 77 Stat. 422. 42 USC 2583. 78 Stat. 512. 42 USC 2731-2736. 76 Stat. 28; 79 Stat. 78. 42 USC 2583. person. If the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is unable to arrange for the provision of services under this section, the Secretary of Labor may expend not more than an aggregate of $100 to provide such services to any one person. (1) In order to assist in providing qualified workers in areas or in occupations in which there are critical skill shortages the Secretary of Labor shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, provide an experimental program for part-time training of persons, including employed persons, to meet such skill shortages." "SEC. 4. (a) Section 203 (c) of the Act is amended (1) by striking out in the first sentence "two years" and inserting in lieu thereof "one year", (2) by striking out in the second sentence "not less than one year and" and inserting in lieu thereof "not less than one year or", and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this subsection or in subsection (h), the Secretary may refer any individual who has completed a program under part B of title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to training under this Act, and such individual may be paid a training allowance as provided in section 203 (a) of this Act without regard to the requirements imposed on such payments by the preceding sentences of subsection (c) or by subsection (h) of this section. Such payments shall not exceed the average weekly gross unemployment compensation payment (including allowances for dependents) for a week of total unemployment in the State making such payments during the most recent four-calendar-quarter period for which such data are available. Such persons shall not be deemed youths for the purpose of applying the provision under this subsection limiting the number of youths who may receive training allowances." (b) Section 203 (h) of the Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause to permit an individual referred to further training to receive training allowances so that he may be prepared adequately for full-time employment." (c) Section 203 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(j) To assure the maximum use of training opportunities, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to make, or cause to be made, advance payments of training allowances or a part thereof to individuals selected for training who, because of immediate financial needs for the maintenance of themselves or their dependents pending receipt of training allowances, would otherwise be unable to enter or continue training. The total advance payments to a trainee under this subsection outstanding at any time shall not exceed the amount of the average weekly gross unemployment compensation payment (including allowances for dependents) for a week of total unemployment in the |