Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1055

 PUBLIC LAW 94-369—JULY 22, 1976

90 STAT. 1005

which meets the requirements set forth in section 206(a), and is approved by the Secretary under the provisions of section 206(b). . ., (D) If local unemployment rate data (as defined in paragraph (4)(B) of this subsection without regard to the parenthetical phrase at the end of such definition) for a local government jurisdiction is unavailable to the Secretary for purposes of determining the amount to be set aside for such government under subparagraph (C) then the Secretary shall determine such amount under subparagraph (C) by using the local unemployment rate determined under the parenthetical phrase of subsection (4)(B) for all local governments in such State treated as one jurisdiction under paragraph (A) of this subsection unless better unemployment rate data, certified by the Secretary of Labor, is available. (4) DEriNiTiONS.—For purposes of this subsection— (A) the local excess unemployment percentage is equal to the difference resulting from the subtraction of 4.5 percentage points from the local unemployment rate, but shall not be less than zero; (B) the local unemployment rate is equal to the rate of unemployment in the jurisdiction of the local government during the appropriate calendar quarter, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and reported to the Secretary (in the case of local governments treated as one local government under paragraph (3)(A), the local unemployment rate shall be the unemployment rate of the State adjusted by excluding consideration of unemployment and of the labor force within identifiable local governments, other than county governments, within the jurisdiction of that State); (C) the local revenue sharing amount is the amount determined under section 108 of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 for the one-year period beginning on July 1, 31 USC 1227. 1975 (and in the case of local governments treated as one local government under paragraph (3)(A), the local revenue sharing amount shall be the sum of the local revenue sharing amounts of all eligible local governments within the State, adjusted by excluding an amount equal to the sum of the local revenue sharing amounts of identifiable local governments within the jurisdiction of that State); (D) the term "identifiable local government" means a unit of general local government for which the Secretary of Labor has made a determination concerning the rate of unemployment for purposes of title II or title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 during the current or 29 USC 841, preceding fiscal year; and 961. (E) the term "local government" means the government of a county, municipality, township, or other unit of government below the State which— (i) is a unit of general government (determined on the basis of the same principles as are used by the Social ., "l •" and Economic Statistics Administration for general statistical purposes), and (ii) performs substantial governmental functions. Such term includes the District of Columbia and also

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