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 104 STAT. 2752 PUBLIC LAW 101-554—NOV. 15, 1990 (i) on public assistance and whose youngest child is within 2 years of losing eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, or (ii) on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, and (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. (4) The term "eligible service provider" means— (A) a community-based organization; (B) a local educational agency (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Job Training Partnership Act); (C) a postsecondary school (as such term is defined in such section); (D) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in such section); (E) an area vocational education school (as such term is defined in such section); or (F) other entities designated by the Governor that have the demonstrated ability to meet the needs of displaced homemakers. (5) The term "eligible statewide public agency or statewide nonprofit organization" means agencies and organizations with demonstrated experience administering programs that serve displaced homemakers. (6) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor. (7) The term "State" includes any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. (8) The term "supportive services assistance" means assistance which is necessary to enable an individual eligible for services under this Act to participate in programs funded under this Act. Such services may include transportation, health care, special services and materials for the handicapped, child care, adult dependent care, meals, temporary shelter, financial counseling and other reasonable expenses required for participation in the program and may be provided in-kind or through cash assistance. 29 USC 2303. SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. (a) GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY. — Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), for any fiscal year for which the appropriation for this Act is less than $25,000,000, the Secretary shall make the funds available as grants to eligible State agencies and statewide nonprofit organizations on a competitive award basis. Ob) STATE GRANT PROGRAM. —Except as provided in subsection (c), for any fiscal year for which the appropriation for this Act equals or exceeds $25,000,000, and for any fiscal year thereafter the Secretary shall use the available funds to make grants to States from allocations under section 7. (c) RESERVATION. —The Secretary shall reserve such amounts as are necessary, not to exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, for training and technical assistance under section 14(b), and for administration and evaluation of the programs funded under this Act.

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