Sec. 2 Veterans retraining assistance program (a) Permanent program— Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–56; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— ⋯ (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking “the period beginning October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014” and inserting “each subsequent fiscal year that the program is carried out”; and ⋯ (2) by striking subsection (k). ⋯ (b) Conforming amendments— Such section is further amended— ⋯ (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “Not later than July 1, 2012, the” and inserting “The”; ⋯ (2) in subsection (b), by striking “Except as provided by subsection (k), each” and inserting “Each”; ⋯ (3) in subsection (e)(1)(G), by striking “by not later than October 1, 2013,”; ⋯ (4) by striking subsection (i); and ⋯ (5) by redesignating subsections (j) and (l) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively. ⋯