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 PUBLIC LAW 101-554—NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2751 Public Law 101-554 101st Congress An Act To establish an employment training program for displaced homemakers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) the Nation has a vested interest in building a quality and productive workforce that will enable the United States to compete effectively in the global marketplace; (2) two in every three new entrants to the workforce during the 1990's will be women, and such women need appropriate basic and occupational skills to fill jobs requiring much higher skill levels than the jobs of today; (3) there are approximately 15,600,000 displaced homemakers in the United States, the majority of whom are women not in the labor force, who live in poverty and who require educational, vocational, training and other services to obtain financial independence and economic security; and (4) Federal, State, and local programs addressing the training and employment needs of displaced homemakers have been freigmented and insufficient to serve displaced homemakers effectively. 0?) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to provide assistance to States to provide coordination and referral services, support service assistance, and program and technical assistance to displaced homemakers and displaced homemaker service providers. Such assistance will enable public and private entities to better meet the needs of displaced homemakers and will expand the employment and self- sufficiency options of displaced homemakers. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act: (1) The term "adult population" includes individuals aged 22 through 64. (2) The term "community-based organization" has the same meaning given that term in section 4 of the Job Training Partnership Act. (3) The term "displaced homemaker" means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who— (A) has been dependent either— Nov. 15, 1990 [H.R. 3069] Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act. Intergovernmental relations. Grant programs. 29 USC 2301 note. 29 USC 2301. 29 USC 2302.

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