2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–389, § 317(a), substituted “an annual study” for “a study every two years” in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) to (G), and struck out former subpars. (A) to (E) which read as follows:

“(A) Special disabled veterans.

“(B) Veterans of the Vietnam era who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era.

“(C) Veterans who served on active duty during the Vietnam era who did not serve in the Vietnam theater of operations.

“(D) Veterans who served on active duty after the Vietnam era.

“(E) Veterans discharged or released from active duty within four years of the applicable study.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–389, § 317(b), added subsec. (c).

1998—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105–368, § 1005(b)(14)(B), redesignated par. (3) as subsec. (b).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–368 redesignated subsec. (a)(3) as (b), substituted “subsection (a)” for “paragraph (1)”, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The first study under this section shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.”

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–446 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall conduct, on a biennial basis, studies of unemployment among special disabled veterans and among veterans who served in the Vietnam Theater of Operations during the Vietnam era and promptly report to the Congress on the results of such studies.”

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 2010A of this title as this section.

Section effective on 60th day after May 20, 1988, see section 16(b)(2) of Pub. L. 100–323, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 3104 of this title.

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in subsec. (b) of this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 125 of House Document No. 103–7.