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#caad  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide funds to 
! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s to hire       
vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to     
assi/ ! ,corps ) curation & hi/oric     
pres]vation activities1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s & o!r 
,f$]al ag5cies are requir$ to pres]ve & 
catalogue artifacts & o!r items (       
national hi/orical significance t are   
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artifacts )9 ! c>e ( ,f$]al ag5cies are 
/or$ 9 hundr$s ( repositories & museums 
across ! ,nation4  7#c7 ,9 ,octob]      
#bjji1 ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 ,c5t] (     
,exp]tise = ! ,curation & ,managem5t (  
,ar*aeological ,collections1 initiat$ ! 
,vet]ans' ,curation ,program to employ &
 tra9 ,iraq & ,afghani/an vet]ans 9     
ar*aeological process+4  7#d7 ,!        
,vet]ans' ,curation ,program employs    
vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 !    

sort+1 clean+1 & catalogu+ ( artifacts  
manag$ by ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7#e7    
,employees ( ! ,vet]ans' ,curation      
,program ga9 valuable "w skills1 includ+
 comput] database managem5t1 records    
managem5t1 photographic & scann+        
te*niques1 comput] s(tw>e pr(ici5cy1    
vocabul>y & writ+ skills1 & int]p]sonal 
communication skills1 z well z k & tra9+
 9 ar*aeology & hi/ory4  7#f7 ,s9ce     
#bjji1 a total ( #bda vet]ans h         
p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,vet]ans' ,curation      
,program1 includ+ ! curr5t class ( #ch  
p>ticipants4 ,( ! #bjc graduates ( !    
program1 #hg p]c5t h receiv$ p]man5t    
employm5t 9 a field relat$ to tra9+     
receiv$ "u ! program or *os5 to cont9ue 
_! education4  7#g7 ,exp]i5ce 9         
ar*aeological curation ga9$ ?r\gh !     
,vet]ans' ,curation ,program is valuable
 tra9+ & exp]i5ce = ! museum1 =5sics1   
adm9i/rative1 records managem5t1 & o!r  
fields4  7#h7 ,vet]ans' ,curation       
,program p>ticipants may assi/ ! ,corps 
( ,eng9e]s 9 develop+ a m effici5t &    

compreh5sive collections managem5t      
program & also may provide ! work=ce to 
meet ! records managem5t ne$s at o!r    
ag5cies & dep>tm5ts1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #b4 ,tra9+ &     
employm5t = vet]ans & memb]s ( ,arm$    
,=ces 9 curation & hi/oric pres]vation  
,us+ available funds1 ! ,secret>y ( !   
,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1   
%all c>ry out a ,vet]ans' ,curation     
,program to hire vet]ans & memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces to assi/ ! ,secret>y 9 c>ry+
 out curation & hi/oric pres]vation     
activities4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ag1           
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