Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/952

 106 STAT. 2746 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 under paragraph (1) not later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Secretary receives the application. provide timely written notification to an applicant upon determination by the Secretary that the applicant has not satisfied the requirements under paragraph (1). "(d) SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—In reviewing applications for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense— "(A) in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall not approve an application for a grant unless the application contains assurances that the applicant will use amounts from a grant to provide needs-related payments in accordance with subsection (i); "(B) shall select applications from areas most severely impacted by the reduction in defense expenditures and base closures, pcuticularly areas with existing high poverty levels or existing high unemployment levels; and "(C) shall select applications from areas which have the greatest number of eligible individuals, taking into account the ratio of eligible individuals in the anected commvuiity to the population of such community. subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall give priority to each of the following: "(A) Applications received from substate grantees. "(B) Applications received from any applicant on behalf of affected employers in a similar defense-related industry or on behalf of a single employer with multiple bases or plants within a State. "(C) Applications demonstrating employer-employee cooperation, including the participation of labor-management committees or other employer-employee entities. "(e) RETENTION OF PORTION OF GRANT AMOUNT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— "(1) PORTION RELATING TO GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIRE- MENTS.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall retain 25 percent of the amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a) and shall disburse the amount to the applicant not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the applicant is satisfactorily implementing the plans and strategies described in subsection (c)(l)(B). "(2) PORTION RELATING TO STATE DISLOCATED WORKER SERV- ICES.—The Secretary of Defense shall retain up to 20 percent of the amount retained under paragraph (1) (not to exceed $50,000) and shall disburse the amount to the State dislocated worker unit not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the applicant has provided verification that such imit has satisfactorily provided the activities and services described in subsection (c)(l)(C). The amount disbursed under the preceding sentence shall be used to reimburse such unit for expenses incurred in providing such activities and services. "(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Subject to the requirements of subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), grants under subsection (a) may be used only for the following purposes:
 * (4) TIMELY NOTIFICATION.— The Secretary of Defense shall
 * (2) PRIORITY.—In reviewing applications for grants under

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