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PUBLIC LAW 93-203-DEC. 28, 1973

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SPECIAL I. I M I T A ' J I O X S

SEC. 417. (a) The Secretary shall not use any funds made available to carry out this part for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, in a manner thkt will increase the residential capacity of Job Corps centers above forty-five thousand enrollees. (b) The Secretary shall take necessarv action to assure that on or „,^°"!^" ^"""": ^

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before June 30. 1968. of the total number of Job Corps enrollees receiving- training- at least 25 per centum shall be women. The Secretary shall immediately take steps to achieve an enrollment ratio of 50 per centum women enrollees in training in the Job Corps consistent with (1) efficiency and economy in the operation of the program, (2) sound administrative practice, and (3) the socioeconomic, educational, and training needs of the population to be served. (c) The Secretaryshall take necessar}^ action to assure that for any fiscal year the direct operating costs of Job Corps centers which have been in operation for more than nine months do not exceed $6,900 per enrol lee. (d) The Secretary shall take necessar}- action to assure that all stvulies. evaluations, pioposals. and data produced or developed with Federal funds in the course of the operation of any conservation or training center shall become the property of the United States. I ' O E r i l C A E DISCKI-AEIXATIOX AXD POLITICAL ACTIVITY

SEC. 418. (a) Xo officer or employee of the executive branch of the Federal (jlovermiient shall make any inquiry concerning the political iiffiliation or Ix'liefs of any enrollee or applicant for enrollment in the C'ori)S. All disclosures concerning such matters shall be ignored, except as to such uiembership in political parties or organizations as constitutes by law a disqualification for Government employment. Xo discrimination shall be exercised, threatened, or promised by any person in the executive branch of the Federal Government against or in favor of any enrollee in the Corps, or any applicant for enrollment in the Corps because of his political affiliation or beliefs, except as may be specificall}' authorized or required by law. (b) Xo officer, employee,, or enrollee of the Corps shall take any active part in political management or- in political campaigjis, except as may be proxided by or pursuant to statute, and no such officer, cmployee. or enrollee shall use his official position or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the I'esult thereof. All such persons shall retain the right to vote as they may choose and to express, in theii- pi-ivate capacities, their opinions on all political ^:ubjects and candidates. Any officer, employee, enrollee, or other Fed- solicitation of era] employee who solicits funds for political purposes from members ^i^nl'.''^' contnbuof the Corps shall be in violation of section 602 of title 18, United States Code. ^2 Stat. 722. (c) Whenever the Ignited States Civil Service Connnission finds „„Yi°l,^*'°"^' penalty. that any person has violated the provisions of this section, it shall, after giving due notice and 0pportunity foi- explanation to the officer or employee or enrollee concerned, certify the facts to the Secretary with specific instructions as to discipline or dismissal or other corrective actions. ADIMIXLSTRA'IIVE I'KOMSIOXS

SEC. 419. (a) In carrying out the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall have the same powerS as the Director of the Office of

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