Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/956

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106 STAT. 2750 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 1001 et seq.). Not more than 10 percent of the funds provided under this subsection may be used for administrative costs. (g) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993. — Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Defense Agencies, $5,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance under this section. SEC. 4467. mPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSIST- ANCE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS UNDER THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT. (a) ADDITIONAL STATE DISLOCATED WORKER UNIT ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. —Section 311(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1661(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", including immediate notification to substate grantees of current or projected permanent closures or substantial layoffs in the substate area of such grantee to continue and expand the services initiated by the rapid response teams"; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking out "on the plan; and" and inserting in lieu thereof on the plan;"; (3) in paragraph (10), by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(11) the State unit will provide the Secretary with a cost breakdown of all funds made available under this title used by such unit for administrative expenditures; and "(12) the State will not transfer the responsibility for the rapid response assistance functions of the State unit under section 314(b) to another entity, but the State may contract with another entity to perform rapid response assistance services. ". (b) OVERSIGHT BY SECRETARY OF RAPID RESPONSE ASSISTANCE SERVICES. — Section 314(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The Secretary shall oversee the administration by each State of the rapid response assistance services provided in such State and the effectiveness, efficiency, and timeliness of the delivery of such services. If the Secretary determines tiiat such services are not being performed adequately, the Secretary shall implement appropriate corrective action, including, where necessary, the selection of a new rapid response assistance service provider.". (c) EXPANDED DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL LAYOFF FOR RAPID RESPONSE ASSISTANCE. —Section 314(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(b)) (as amended by subsection (b)) is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) For purposes of rapid response assistance provided by a State dislocated worker unit, the term 'substantial layoff means a layoff of 50 or more individuals.". (d) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE DISLOCATED WORKERS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 314.— Section 314 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(D, by inserting "is unemployed and" after "to provide needs-related payments to an eligible dislocated worker who"; and . (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: