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 102 STAT. 2404 Contracts. 42 USC 1315 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988

SEC. 505. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ' Secretary") shall enter into agreements with not less than 5 nor more than 10 nonprofit organizations (including community development corporations) submitting applications under this section for the purpose of conducting demonstration projects in accordance with subsection (b) to create employment opportunities for certain low-income individuals. (b) NATURE OF PROJECT.—(1) Each nonprofit organization conducting a demonstration project under this section shall provide technical and financial assistance to private employers in the community to assist them in creating employment and business opportunities for those individuals eligible to participate in the projects as described in this subsection. (2) For purposes of this section, a nonprofit organization is any organization (including a community development corporation) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of paragraph (3) or (4) of section 501(c) of such Code. (3) A low-income individual eligible to participate in a project conducted under this section is any individual eligible to receive aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and any other individual whose income level does not exceed 100 percent of the official poverty line as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. (c) CONTENT OF APPLICATIONS; SELECTION PRIORITY.—(1) Each nonprofit organization submitting an application under this section shall, as part of such application, describe— (A) the technical and financial assistance that will be made available under the project conducted under this section; (B) the geographic area to be served by the project; (C) the percentage of low-income individuals (as described in subsection (b)) and individuals receiving aid to families with dependent children under title IV of the Social Security Act in the area to be served by the project; and (D) unemployment rates in the geographic areas to be served and (to the extent practicable) the jobs available and skills necessary to fill those vacancies in such areas. (2) In approving applications under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications proposing to serve those areas containing the highest percentage of individuals receiving edd to families with dependent children under title IV of such Act. (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Each nonprofit organization participating in a demonstration project conducted under this section shall provide assurances in its agreement with the Secretary that it has or will have a cooperative relationship with the agency responsible for administering the job opportunities and basic skills training program (as provided for under title IV of the Social Security Act) in the area served by the project. (e) DURATION.—Each demonstration project conducted under this section shall be commenced not later than September 30, 1989, and shall be conducted for a 3-year period; except that the Secretary

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