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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978

92 STAT. 1965

The Secretary shall continue the operation of any such program for so long as such program is consistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, " (3) For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall Allocation of reserve from funds available for this title an amount equal to not less funds. than 5 percent of the amount allocated pursuant to section 202(a). "(e) In administering programs under this section, the Secretary Consultation and shall consult with appropriate State and local officials and may enter agreements into agreements with such officials to assist in the operation of such programs. In implementing this section the Secretary shall determine in consultation with appropriate State and local educational agencies, that no substantia] duplication will exist. ' J O B SEARCH AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

"SEC. 304. (a) The Secretary is authorized to carry out job search 29 USC 874. and relocation assistance through agreements with States, State agencies or prime sponsors. "(b) Job search assistance shall be available to economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons. "(c)(1) Relocation assistance may be provided in the form of loans Loans or grants, or grants, or both, subject to such standards as the Secretary establishes. "(2) Relocation assistance shall be available only to involuntarily unemployed individuals who cannot reasonably be expected to secure fulltime employment in the community in which they reside, and have bona fide offers of employment (other than temporary or seasonal employment). " V E n; R A N 8 INFORMATION AND OUTREACH

"SEC. 305, The Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with the 29 USC 875. Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health, Edu- Consultation. cation, and Welfare, shall provide for an outreach and public information program utilizing, to the maximum extent, the facilities of the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and the Veterans' Administration to exercise maximum efforts to develop jobs and job training opportunities for disabled and Vietnam-era veterans, and inform all such veterans about employment, job-training, on-thejob training and educational opportunities under this Act, under title 38, United States Code, and other provisions of law; and inform prime sponsors. Federal contractors and subcontractors, Federal agencies, educational institutions, labor unions, and employers of their statutory responsibilities toward such veterans, and provide them with technical assistance in meeting those responsibilities. "PROGRAMS FOR THE

HANDICAPPED

"SEC. 306. (a)(1) The Congress finds and declares that due to the 29 USC 876 rapid implementation of programs to assist handicapped individuals mandated under the Education for the Handicapped Act and section 20 USC 1401 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, there is a need for people to note. provide the special supportive services and removal of architectural 29 USC 794. barriers required by these Acts. "(2) The Congress further declares that the individuals to be served under this section represent a large percentage of the unemployed, and that these services will provide meaningful improvement of the lives of the handicapped individuals served.