TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

SEC. 602. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES. (a) Rehabilitation Resources.—Section 3115 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking out “or” after “(including the Department of Veterans Affairs),”; and (ii) by inserting “or of any federally recognized Indian tribe,” after “financial assistance,”; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting “any federally recognized Indian tribe,” after “contributions,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(c) For purposes of this section, the term federally recognized Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.”. (b) Allowances.—Section 3108(c)(2) is amended by inserting “or federally recognized Indian tribe” after “local government agency”. (c) Technical Correction.— (1) Section 404(b) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (106 Stat 4338) is amended by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof “, but shall not apply to veterans and other persons who originally applied for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, before November 1, 1990.”. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as of October 29, 1992.