Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 82.djvu/1395

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PUBLIC LAW 90-636-OCT. 24, 1968

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States on a National, State, local, or other appropriate basis for use in public and private job placement and related activities and in connection with job matching programs conducted pursuant to this subsection. The Secretary is directed to develop and establish a program for matching the qualifications of unemployed, underemployed, and low-income persons with employer requirements and job opportunities on a National, State, local, or other appropriate basis. Such programs shall be designed to provide a quick and direct means of communication among local recruitment, job training and placement agencies and organizations, and between such agencies and organizations on a National, State, local, or other appixjpriate basis, with a view to the referral and placement of such persons in jobs. In the development of such a program, the Secretary shall make maximum possible use of electronic data processing and telecommunication systems for the storage, retrieval, and communication of job and worker information. "(c) A report on the activities and achievements under this section shall be included in the report required under section 107. 42 USC 2574. " (d) Not less than 2 per centum of the sums appropriated in any 42 fiscal year to carry out titles I, II, and III of this Act shall be available 2581,use 2571, 2611. only for carrying out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section." SEC. 3. (a) Section 202(f) of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 is amended by striking "(i)'* and inserting in lieu '^^ ^^^ ''•^^^• thereof " (j) ". (b) The first sentence of section 231 of such Act is amended by " ^ "^^ ''^^^• ^ striking " (i) " and inserting in lieu thereof " (j)". SEC. 4. Section 203(c) of the Manpower Development and Train- Training ing Act of 1962 is amended by striking out the words "at a rate not in ^ 4Tusc^ 2583. excess of $20 a week" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "at a rate which shall not exceed the average weekly gross unemployment compensation payment (including allowances for dependents) for a week of total unemployment in the State making such payments during the most recent four-calendar-quarter period for which such data are available". SEC. 5. (a) Section 203(a) of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 is amended by striking out "and the Virgin Islands" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". (b) The third sentence of section 231 of such Act is amended by ^^jt'^^g^a^^j''^ inserting after "purposes of the Act" the following: ", and except that 42 USC 2601. the State agency for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be paid up to 100 per centum of such costs". "S at (c) Section 308 of such Act is amended by striking out "and Guam" 42 tu s e. "2618. e and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". SEC. 6. Section 204(a) of the Manpower Development and Training JJ^r^^^"^"^ Act of 1962 is amended by inserting before the period at the end '^^'2'use 2584 thereof a colon and the following: '•'•Provided. That the Secretary shall not refuse to receive for consideration any application from an applicant who desires to conduct a training program under this part". SEC. 7. Section 231 of the Manpower Development and Training Act ^^^^^^ center. of 1962 is amended by renumbering the existing provisions (a) and by adding new subsection (b) as follows: "(b) In making arrangements for institutional training financed in whole or in part with funds appropriated to carry out title I, and title II, parts A, B, C, and D of this Act, including but not limited to 2581. use 2571 ^^^2 basic education, employability and communications skills, prevocational training, vocational and technical programs, and supplementary

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