Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/783

 PUBLIC LAW 94-135—NOV. 28, 1975

89 STAT. 723

"(e) The Secretary shall not delegate any function of the Secretary under this title to any other department or agency of the Federal Government. 'PARTICIPANTS NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

"SEC. 904. (a) Eligible individuals who are employed in any project 42 USC 3056b. funded under this title shall not be considered to be Federal employees as a result of such employment and shall not be subject to the provisions of part III of title 5, United States Code. 5 USC 2101. "(b) No contract shall be entered into under this title with a contractor who is, or whose employees are, under State law, exempted from operation of the State workmen's compensation law, generally applicable to employees, unless the contractor shall undertake to provide either through insurance by a recognized carrier, or by self-insurance, as authorized by State law, that the persons employed under the contract, shall enjoy workmen's compensation coverage equal to that provided by law for covered employment. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

"SEC. 905. (a) The Secretary shall consult with, and obtain the writ- 42 USC 3056c. ten views of, the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging prior to the establishment of rules or the establishment of general policy in the administration of this title. "(b) The Secretary shall consult and cooperate with the Director of the Community Services Administration, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the heads of other Federal agencies carrying out related programs, in order to achieve optimal coordination with such other programs. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall promote programs or projects of a similar nature. Each Federal agency shall cooperate with the Secretary in disseminating information relating to the availability of assistance under this title and in promoting the identification and interests of individuals eligible for employment in projects assisted under this title. " E Q U I T A B L E DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE

"SEC. 906. (a)(1) From sums appropriated under this title for each 42 USC 3056d. fiscal year, the Secretary shall first reserve such sums as may be necessary for national grants or contracts with public agencies and public or private nonprofit organizations to maintain the level of activities carried on under such grants or contracts at least at the level of such activities supported under this title and under any other provision of Federal law relating to community service employment programs for older Americans in the fiscal year ending June 30^ 1975. Preference in awarding such grants or contracts shall be given to national organizations of proven ability in providing employment services to older persons under this program and similar programs. The Secretary, in awarding grants and contracts under this section, shall, to the extent feasible, assure an equitable distribution of activities under such grants and contracts, in the aggregate, among the States, taking into account the needs of underserved States. "(2) The Secretary shall allot for projects within each State the remainder of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under section 908 so that each State will receive an amount which bears the same ratio to such remainder as the product of the number of persons aged fiftyfive or over in the State and the allotment percentage of such State

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