Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/500

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104 STAT. 1852 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 (B) any proposed cancellation of, or reduction in, any contract for products or services for the Department of Defense, if the proposed closure, cancellation, or reduction will have a substantial impact on employment; (2) when feasible, identify the location at which employment which will be affected by such closure, cancellation, or reduction; and (3) provide to the Secretary of Labor information with respect to such proposed closure, cancellation, or reduction. (b) NOTIFICATION TO GOVERNOR OF STATE CONCERNED. —If the Secretary of Labor receives information under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Governor of each State in which such proposed closure, cancellation, or reduction will occur pursuant to guidelines established by the Economic Adjustment Committee to avoid duplicative notification. SEC. 4202. DEFENSE CONVERSION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM Part B of title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662-1662c) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "D EF ENSE CONVERSION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM ?9^IJS(?16^T*^' "^^C' 325. (a) IN GENERAL.— From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 4203 of the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990, the Secretary may make grants to States, substate grantees, employers, employer associations, and representatives of employees to provide training, adjustment assistance, and employment services to eligible employ- ees adversely affected by reductions in expenditures by the United States for defense or by closures of United States military facilities. For purposes of this section, an eligible employee is an eligible dislocated worker as defined in section 301(a) who has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or lay off, as a consequence of reductions in expenditures by the United States for defense or by closures of United States military facilities as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary. "(b) APPLICATION.—In reviewing applications for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to applications from areas which have the greatest number of eligible employees. "(c) USE OF FUNDS. —Grants under subsection (a) may be used for any purpose for which funds may be used under section 314 or this part. "(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out the grant program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to entities referred to in that subsection for the purpose of developing demonstration projects to encourage and promote innovative responses to the dislocation resulting from reductions in expenditures by the United States for defense or by the closure of United States military installations. Such demonstration projects may include— "(1) projects to facilitate the placement of eligible employees in occupations experiencing skill shortages that will make use of the skills acquired by the eligible employees during their employment;