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 PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3177 receive assistance under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306); "(6) provide assurances that there will be a sufficient number of supervisory personnel on the project and that the supervisory personnel are trained in the skills needed to C€UTy out the project; "(7) describe activities that will be undertaken to develop the leadership skills of participants; "(8) set forth a detailed bucket and describe the system of fiscal controls and auditing and accountability procedures that will be used to ensure fiscal soundness; and "(9) set forth assurances, arrangements, and conditions the Director determines are necessary to carry out this title. "SEC. 711. SELECTION OF PROJECTS. 42 USC 5091J. "In approving applications for assistance under this title, the Director shall give priority to applicants that demonstrate the following: "(1) POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS.—The greatest likelihood of success, as indicated by such factors as the past experience of an applicant with housing rehabilitation or construction, youth and youth education and employment training programs, management capacity, fiscal reliability, and community support. "(2) NEED.— Have the greatest need for assistance, as determined by factors such as— "(A) the degree of economic distress of the community from which participants would be recruited, including— "(i) the extent of poverty; "(ii) the extent of youth unemployment; and "(iii) the number of individuals who have dropped out of high school; and "(B) the degree of economic distress of the locality in which the housing would be rehabiliteted or constructed, including— "(i) objective measures of the incidence of homelessness; "(ii) the relation between the supply of affordable housing for low-income families and the number of such families in the locality; "(iii) the extent of housing overcrowding; and "(iv) the extent of poverty. "SEC. 712. MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 42 USC 5091k. "(a) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.— The program established under this title shall be administered by an individual with significant experience in the administration of youth service programs that explicitly attempt to enhance the basic academic and vocational skills of participants in such programs. The Director is authorized to delegate any of the functions of the Director under this title as may be appropriate to the Secretary of Labor and provide for the performemce of any of the provisions of this title on a cost-reimbursable basis by the Secretary of Labor. "(b) DIRECTOR ASSISTANCE. —The Director may enter into contracts with a qualified public or private nonprofit agency to provide assistance to the Director in the management, supervision, and coordination of Youthbuild projects receiving assistance under this title.

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