106 STAT. 2762 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992, 4491 and, based on the outcome of such an investigation, may disapprove such program. (h) ON-JOB TRAINING.— For the purposes of this section, approval of a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training for the purposes of section 3687 of title 38, United States Code, shall be considered to meet all requirements established under the provisions of this subtitle (other than subsection (b) and (d)(3)) for approval of a program ofjob training. SEC. 4487. PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYERS; OVERPAYMENT. (a) PAYMENTS. —(I)(A) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and subject to section 4485(d), the implementing officied shall make payments to employers in accordance with this section. The amount payable to such an employer on behalf of an eligible person with respect to an approved program of job training under this subtitle shall be determined by such ofiElcial at the beginning of such program. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), that amount shall be equal to 50 percent of the product of (i) the starting hourly rate of wages paid to the eligible person by the employer (without regard to overtime or premium pay), and (ii) the number of hours to be worked by the eligible person during the entire program period. (B) In no case may the amount determined under subparagraph (A) exceed— (i) $12,000 for an eligible person with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more; or (ii) $10,000 for an eligible person not described in clause (i). (b) PAYMENT PERIOD. — (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the implementing official shall pay training assistance to employers under this section on a quarterly basis. (2) The implementing ofi^cial may pay training assistance to an employer on a monthly basis if the implementing official determines (pursuant to regulations prescribed by the implementing official) that the number of employees of the employer is such that the payment of assistance on a quarterly basis would be burdensome to the employer. (3) The implementing official shall withhold 25 percent of each payment due under this subsection with respect to an eligible person. The total amount withheld with respect to an eligible person under this paragraph shall be paid to the employer at the end of the four month period of employment of such person under this subtitle beginning on the date of completion of training. (c) TOOLS AND OTHER WORK-RELATED MATERIALS. — In addition to payments under subsection (a), the implementing official shall reimburse the employer for the cost of tools and other work-related materials necessary for the eligible person's participation in the program of job training in an amount up to $500 if the employer presents to the implementing official a certification signed by the employer and eligible person that— (1) tools and other work-related materials are necessary for the eligible person's participation in the job training program, (2) the eligible person bought the tools and other workrelated materials, and (3) the employer paid the eligible person for the cost of the tools and otner work-related materials.
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