PUBLIC LAW 103-252—MAY 18, 1994 108 STAT. 657 for the purpose of enabling such agencies to demonstrate new approaches to dealing with the problems caused by entrenched, chronic unemployment and lack of economic opportunities for urban youth. Demonstrations shall include such activities as peer counseling, mentoring, development of job skills, assistance with social skills, community services, family literacy, parenting skills, opportunities for employment or entrepreneurship, and other services designed to assist such at-risk youth to continue their education, to secure meaningful employment, to perform community service, or to pursue other productive alternatives within the community."; and (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: "(4) Such grants made under this subsection on a competitive basis shall be based on an annual competition determined by the Secretary. Grants made under this subsection shall not exceed $500,000."; and (4) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: "(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out this section. "(2) Of the amounts appropriated for this section, not less than 30 percent and not more than 40 percent shall be used to carry out the programs authorized under subsection (c). "(3) In addition to sums which are required to carry out the evaluation, reporting, and dissemination of results under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f), the Secret£uy is authorized to reserve up to 2 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) for administration of the program as well as for planning and technical assistance.". SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE. This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on October 1, 1994. TITLE III—LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES. (a) SHORT TITLE. —This title may be cited as the "Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994". (b) REFERENCES.— Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.). SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. Subsection (a) of section 2602 (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this title, to States to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs.". 42 USC 9901 note. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994. 42 USC 8621 note.
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