US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 4112

Performance incentive awards for quality employment, training, and placement services

(a)

Criteria for Performance Incentive Awards .—

(1)
section 4102A(c)(2)(A)(i)(III) of this title For purposes of carrying out a program of performance incentive awards under , the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, shall establish criteria for performance incentive awards programs to be administered by States to—
(A)
encourage the improvement and modernization of employment, training, and placement services provided under this chapter; and
(B)
recognize eligible employees and employment service offices for excellence in the provision of such services or for having made demonstrable improvements in the provision of such services.
(2)
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1 See References in Text note below.
section 4102A(b)(7) of this title The Secretary shall establish such criteria in consultation with representatives of States, political subdivisions of States, and other providers of employment, training, and placement services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998  consistent with the performance measures established under .
(b)

Form of Awards .—

Under the criteria established by the Secretary for performance incentive awards to be administered by States, an award under such criteria may be a cash award or such other nonfinancial awards as the Secretary may specify.
(c)

Administration and Use of Awards .—

Performance incentive cash awards under this section—
(1)
section 4102A(c)(7) of this title shall be made from amounts allocated from the grant or contract amount for a State for a program year under ;
(2)
in the case of such an award made to an eligible employee, shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient; and
(3)
in the case of such an award made to an employment service office, may be used by that employment service office for any purpose.
(d)

Eligible Employee Defined .—

In this section, the term “eligible employee” means any of the following:
(1)
A disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist.
(2)
A local veterans’ employment representative.
(3)
1section 4101(7) of this title An individual providing employment, training, and placement services to veterans under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998  or through an employment service delivery system (as defined in ).

Pub. L. 107–288, § 3(a)116 Stat. 2037Pub. L. 109–461, title VI, § 603120 Stat. 3437(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 105–220112 Stat. 936Pub. L. 113–128, title V128 Stat. 1703section 3361(a) of Title 29Pub. L. 113–128128 Stat. 1425section 3101 of this titleThe Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (d)(3), is , , , and was repealed by , §§ 506, 511(a), , , 1705, effective . Pursuant to , references to a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 are deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, , , . For complete classification of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Tables. For complete classification of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1247Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 109(a)80 Stat. 1370Pub. L. 93–82, title II, § 205(b)87 Stat. 192Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 110(8)90 Stat. 2849Pub. L. 96–151, title III, § 30593 Stat. 1096Pub. L. 96–330, title I, § 11594 Stat. 1039Pub. L. 98–223, title II, § 20998 Stat. 44Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 224102 Stat. 532Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3)105 Stat. 210A prior section 4112, , , ; , , ; , , ; , title II, §§ 209(b)(3), 210(c)(6), , , 2861, 2864; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to special medical advisory group and other advisory bodies, prior to repeal by , , . See sections 7312 and 7313 of this title.

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–461, § 603(a)(1)2006—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). , inserted “and employment service offices” after “recognize eligible employees”.

Pub. L. 109–461, § 603(b)Subsec. (c). , substituted “Administration and Use of Awards” for “Relationship of Award to Grant Program and Employee Compensation” as heading.

Pub. L. 109–461, § 603(a)(2)(B)(i)Subsec. (c)(2). , substituted “in the case of such an award made to an eligible employee, shall be” for “is”.

Pub. L. 109–461, § 603(a)(2)(A)Subsec. (c)(3). , (B)(ii), (C), added par. (3).