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PUBLIC LAW 93-203-DEC. 28, 1973

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Public Law 93-203 AN ACT

December 28, 1973

To assure opportunities for employment and training to unemployed and underemployed persons.

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Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives of the Comprehensive United States of America in Congress assewhled. That this Act may be ^^°^^y^^^^_ ^^^ cited as the "Compreliensive Employment and Ti-aining Act of 1973". Training Act of 1973. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 2. It is the purpose of this Act to provide job trainino- and employment opportunities for economically disadvanta*>e(l, unemployed, and underemployed persons, and to assure that training- and other services lead to maximum employment opportunities and enhance self-sufficiency by establishing a flexible and decentralized system of Federal, State, and local programs. TKAXSrnOXAL

PROVISIONS

SEC. 3. (a) To the extent necessary to provide for the orderly transition of supporting job training programs, and to provide continued financial assistance for such programs, prior to July 1, 1974, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance in the same manner and on the same conditions as provided in the Manpower Development Stat. 23. and Training Act of 1962, as in eifect prior to June 30, 1973, title I 76 USC 2571 42 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and the Emergency no^e Employment Act of 1971, as in effect prior to June 30, 1973, from ^s Stat. sos. - C I

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lunds appropriated pursuant to tins Act. note. (b) The authority contained in this section shall not be construed ss Stat. i46. to postpone or impede the prompt designation of prime sponsors and note.^^*^ " ^ ^ the implementation of othei" provisions of this Act. (c) Notwithstanding any other pi-ovision of this Act other than the provisions of section 4(d)(1), the Secretary is author-ized from appropriations available under- this Act for fiscal year 1974 to provide financial assistance for the program described in section 304(a)(3) ^°^^' P- ^^^• during the period June 1, 1974, through October 1, 1974, in the same manner and on the same conditions as provided pursuant to the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as in effect prior to June 30, 1973, and title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as in effect prior to repeal by this Act. AUTHORIZATION

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APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 4. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless enacted in specific limitation of the provisions of this subsection, any funds appropriated to cari-y out this Act which are not obligated prior to the end of the fiscal year for which such funds were appr-opriated shall remain available for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year, and any funds obligated in any fiscal year may be expended during a period of two years from the date of obligation. (c)(1) For the purpose of affording adequate notice of funding available under this Act, appropriations under this Act are authorized to be included in an appropriation Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which they are available for obligation. (2) Ixi order to effect a transition to the advance funding method

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