WAIVER OF WAGE INCREASE AND MINIMUM PAYMENT RATE REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT JOB TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVAL.

SEC. 205. WAIVER OF WAGE INCREASE AND MINIMUM PAYMENT RATE REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT JOB TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVAL. (a) In General.— Section 3677(b) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking “(A)” and “(B)” and inserting “(i)” and “(ii)”, respectively; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not apply with respect to a training establishment operated by the United States or by a State or local government.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to approval of programs of training on the job under section 3677 of title 38, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1998.