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 PUBLIC LAW 102-367 —SEPT. 7, 1992 106 STAT. 1079 "(1) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— "(A) IN GENERAL,— The Secretary shall establish a program of pilot and demonstration programs for the purpose of developing and improving techniques and demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods in addressing employment and training needs. The Secretary may award grants and enter into contracts with entities to carry out the programs. "(B) PROJECTS.—Such programs may include projects in such areas as— "(i) school-to-work,transition; "(ii) new methods of imparting literacy skills and basic education; "(iii) new training techniques (including projects undertaken with the private sector); "(iv) methods to eliminate artificial barriers to employment; "(v) approaches that foster participation of groups that encounter special problems in the labor market (such as displaced homemakers, teen parents, welfare recipients, and older individuals); "(vi) processes that demonstrate effective methods for alleviating the adverse effects of dislocations and plant closings on workers and their communities; and "(vii) cooperative ventures among business, industry, labor, trade associations, community-based organizations or nonprofit organizations to develop new and cost-effective approaches to improving work force literacy. "(2) EVALUATION COMPONENT. —Demonstration programs assisted under this subsection shall include a formal, rigorous evaluation component. Pilot programs assisted under this subsection shall include an appropriate evaluation component. "(3) SPECIAL RULE.— No demonstration program under this subsection shall be assisted under this section for a period of more than 7 years. No pilot program under this subsection shall be assisted under this section for a period of more than 3 years. "(d) EVALUATION.— "(1) PROGRAMS.— "(A) JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of programs conducted under this Act, including the cost effectiveness of the program in achieving the purposes of this Act. "(B) OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary may conduct evaluations of other federally funded employment-related activities including programs administered under— "(i) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.); "(ii) the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); "(iii) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); "(iv) chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.); and "(v) the Federal unemployment insurance program under titles III, IX, and XII of the Social Security

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