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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1537

"(4) monitor performance and expenditures and annually certify compliance with standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 106(g); "(5) conduct research and serve as a nationsil clearinghouse Research and for gathering and disseminating information on plant closings development. and worker dislocation; and "(6) provide technical assistance and staff training services to States, communities, businesses, and unions, as appropriate. "(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Secretary shall designate or create an identifiable dislocated workers unit or office to coordinate the functions of the Secretary under this title. ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES

323. (a) CIRCUMSTANCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR USE OF FUNDS.— 29 USC I662b. Amounts reserved for this part under section 302(a)(2) may be used to provide services of the type described in section 314 in the following circumstances: "(1) mass layoffs, including mass layoffs caused by natural disasters or Federal actions (such as relocations of Federal facilities) when the workers are not expected to return to their previous occupations; "(2) industrywide projects; "(3) multistate projects; "(4) special projects carried out through agreements with Indian tribal entities; "(5) special projects to address national or regional concerns; "(6) demonstration projects, including the projects described in section 324; "(7) to provide additional financial assistance to programs and activities provided by States and substate grantees under part A of this title; and "(8) to provide additional assistance under proposals for financial assistance that are submitted to the Secretary and approved by the Secretary after consultation with the Governor of the State in which the project is to operate. "(b) USE OF FUNDS IN EMERGENCIES.—Amounts reserved for this part under section 302(a)(2) may also be used to provide services of the type described in section 314 whenever the Secretary (with agreement of the Governor) determines that an emergency exists with respect to any particular distressed industry or any particularly distressed area to provide emergency financial assistance to dislocated workers. The Secretary may make arrangements for the immediate provision of such emergency financial assistance for the purposes of this section with any necessary supportive documentation to be submitted at a date agreed to by the Governor and the Secretary. "(c) STAFF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) Amounts reserved for this part under section 302(a)(2) may be used to provide staff trsdning and technical assistance services to States, communities, businesses and labor organizations, and other entities involved in providing adjustment assistance to workers. Applications for technical assistance funds shall be submitted in accordance with procedures issued by the Secretary. "(2) Not more than 5 percent of the funds reserved for this part in any fiscal year shall be used for the purpose of this subsection. "SEC.

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