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 -•Bli^S**' ' PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1035 (b) OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. —The Secretary may conduct evaluations of other federally funded employment-related programs and activities under other provisions of law. (c) TECHNIQUES.— Evaluations conducted under this section shall utilize appropriate methodology and research designs, including the use of control groups chosen by scientific random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall conduct as least 1 multisite control group evaluation under this section by the end of fiscal year 2005. (d) REPORTS. —The entity carrying out an evaluation described in subsection (a) or (b) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a draft report and a final report containing the results of the evaluation. (e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 30 days after the Deadlines, completion of such a draft report, the Secretary shall transmit the draft report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. Not later than 60 days after the completion of such a final report, the Secretary shall transmit the final report to such committees of the Congress. (f) COORDINATION.— The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of evaluations carried out by States pursuant to section 136(e) with the evaluations carried out under this section. SEC. 173. NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS. 29 USC 2918. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to award national emergency grants in a timely msmner— (1) to an entity described in subsection (c) to provide employment and training assistance to workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass lay- offs, or closures and realignments of military installations; (2) to provide assistance to the Governor of any State within the boundaries of which is an area that has suffered an emergency or a major disaster as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)) (referred to in this section as the "disaster area") to provide disaster relief employment in the area; and (3) to provide additional assistance to a State or local board for eligible dislocated workers in a case in which the State or local board has expended the funds provided under this section to carry out activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and can demonstrate the need for additional funds to provide appropriate services for such workers, in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Secretary. (b) ADMINISTRATION. —The Secretary shall designate a dislocated worker office to coordinate the functions of the Secretary under this title relating to employment and training activities for dislocated workers, including activities carried out under the national emergency grants. (c) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. — (1) GRANT RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY. — (A) APPLICATION.— To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1), an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

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