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 104 STAT. 3140 PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 American Conservation and Youth Service Corps Act of 1990. 42 USC 12501 note. 42 USC 12541. 42 USC 12542. Indians. (4) a description of the procedure for training supervisors and participants and for supervising and organizing participants in such proposed program; (5) a description of the procedures to ensure that the proposed program provides participants with an opportunity to reflect on their service experiences; (6) a description of the budget for the program; and (7) assurances that, prior to the placement of a participant in the program, the applicant will consult with any local labor organization representing employees in the area who are engaged in the same or similar work as that proposed to be carried out by such project. Subtitle C—American Conservation and Youth Corps SEC. 120. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the "American Conservation and Youth Service Corps Act of 1990". SEC. 121. GENERAL AUTHORITY. The Commission may make grants under section 102 to States or local applicants, to the Secretary of Agriculture, to the Secretary of the Interior, or to the Director of ACTION for the creation or expansion of full-time or summer youth corps programs. SEC. 122. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) CoMPETmvE GRANT. — The Commission shall award grants under this subtitle on a competitive basis to States or Indian tribes that have submitted applications under section 123. (b) DIRECT GRANTS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —In the case of a State that does not apply for a grant under this subtitle or have an application approved under section 123, the Commission may award grants directly to public or private nonprofit agencies with experience in youth programs within such State. (2) EVALUATION. — (A) APPLICATION OF CRITERIA. — The Commission shall apply the criteria described in section 123 in determining whether to award a grant to a local applicant under this subsection. (B) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION.— If more than one local applicant within a State applies for funds, the Commission shall allocate funds among such applicants in such manner as the Commission considers equitable. (3) INDIAN TRIBES. —An Indian tribe shall be treated the same as a State for purposes of making grants under this subtitle. (4) GRANT TO FEDERAL AGENCY. — If a State has failed to establish a youth corps program and no local youth corps programs exist within such State, the Commission may make a grant to a Federal agency to directly administer a youth corps program. (c) LIMITATION. — (1) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.— Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of assistsuice made available to a program agency under

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