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 108 STAT. 4054 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—(X!T. 20, 1994 activities that the entity will carry out using amounts received under the grant; and (3) agree to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward the costs of the activities to be conducted with grant funds, in an amount equal to the amount required under subsection (d). (c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—An entity shall use amounts received under a grant awarded under this section to carry out the purposes described in section 543 through activities such as— (1) the provision of technical assistance to workers, worker organizations, employers. State economic development agencies. State industrial extension programs, Advanced Technology Centers, and National Manufacturing Technology Centers to identify advanced workplace practices and strategies that enhance the effective evaluation, selection, and implementation of advanced workplace technologies; (2) the researching and identification of new and advanced workplace technologies, and advanced workplace practices that promote the improvement of workers* skills, wages, working conditions, and job security, that research the link between advanced workplace practices and long-term corporate performance, and which are consistent with the needs of local communities and the need for a healthy environment; and (3) the development and dissemination of training programs and materials to be used for and by workers, worker organizations, employers. State economic development agencies, State industrial extension programs. Advanced Technology Centers, and National Manufacturing Technology Centers relating to the activities and services provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), and regarding successful practices including practices which address labor-management cooperation and the involvement of workers in the design, development, and implementation of workplace practices and technologies. (d) TERMS OF GRANTS AND NON-FEDERAL SHARES. — (1) TERMS. —Grants awarded under this section shall be for a term not to exceed six years. (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE. — Amounts required to be contributed by an entity under subsection (b)(3) shall equal— (A) an amount equal to 15 percent of the amount provided under the grant in the first year for which the grant is awarded; (B) an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount provided under the grant in the second year for which the grant is awarded; (C) an amount equal to 33 percent of the amount provided under the grant in the third year for which the grant is awarded; (D) an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount provided under the grant in the fourth year for which the grant is awarded; and (E) an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount provided under the grant in the fifth and sixth years for which the grant is awarded. Reports. (e) EVALUATION.— The Department shall develop mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of the use of a grant awarded under this section in carrying out the purposes under section 543

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