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 152 State apportionment.

Within-State apportionment.

P u b l i c a t i o n in Federal Register.

PUBLIC LAW 92-54-JULY 12, 1971

[85 STAT.

(1) not less than 80 per centum shall be apportioned among the States in an equitable manner, taking into consideration the proportion which the total number of unemployed persons in each such State bears to such total number of such persons, respectively, in the United States, but not less than $1,500,000 shall be apportioned to any State, except that not less than $1,500,000 shall be apportioned among the Virgin Islands, Guam,' American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (2) the remainder shall be available as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. (b) The amount apportioned to each State under clause (1) of subsection (a) shall be apportioned amon^ areas within each such State in an equitable manner, taking into consideration the proportion which the total number of unemployed persons in each such area bears to such total number of such persons, respectively, in that State. (c) As soon as practicable after funds are appropriated to carry out this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the apportionments required by subsections (a)(1) and (b) of this section. TRAINING A N D MANPOWER SERVICES

SEC. 10. For the purpose of providing training and manpower services for persons employed in public service employment programs assisted under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to utilize, in addition to any funds otherwise available under federally supported manpower programs, not to exceed 15 per centum of the amounts appropriated under section 5. SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY Employee s t a t u s, periodic reviews.

Programs, continuing evaluation.

SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary shall establish procedures for periodic reviews by an appropriate agency of the status of each person employed in a public service job under this Act to assure that— (1) in the event that any person employed in a public service job under this Act and the reviewing agency finds that such job will not provide sufficient prospects for advancement or suitable continued employment, maximum efforts shall be made to locate employment or training opportunities providing such prospects, and such person shall be offered appropriate assistance in securing placement in the opportunity which he chooses after appropriate counseling; and (2) as the rate of unemployment approaches the objective of section 5(b)(1) or financial assistance will otherwise no longer be available under this Act, maximum efforts shall be made to locate employment or training opportunities not supported under this Act for each person employed in a public service job under this Act, and such person shall be offered appropriate assistance in securing placement in the opportunity which he chooses after appropriate counseling. (b) The Secretary shall review the implementation of the procedures established under subsection (a) of this section six months after funds are first obligated under this Act and at six-month intervals thereafter. (c) From funds appropriated pursuant to section 5, the Secretary may reserve such amount, not to exceed 1 per centum, as he deems necessary to provide for a continuing evaluation of programs assisted under this Act and their impact on related programs.

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