PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR CERTAIN SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

SEC. 401. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR CERTAIN SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS. (a) Program Made Permanent.— (1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 1163 is amended by striking out “during the program period” and inserting in lieu thereof “after January 31, 1985,”. (2) Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified veteran’ means a veteran who has a service-connected disability, or service-connected disabilities, not rated as total but who has been awarded a rating of total disability by reason of inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of such disability or disabilities.” (b) Counseling Services.— Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out “During the program period, the Secretary” and inserting in lieu thereof “The Secretary”. (c) Notice.— Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking out “during the program period” and all that follows through “(a)(2)(A)” and inserting in lieu thereof “after January 31, 1985, of a rating of total disability described in subsection (a)(2)”. (d) Clerical Amendments.— (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 1163. Trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings”. (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 is amended to read as follows: “1163. Trial work periods and vocational rehabilitation for certain veterans with total disability ratings.”.