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 PUBLIC LAW 94-444—OCT. 1, 1976

90 STAT. 1479

men and women applying for such jobs, and shall give special consideration to such alternative working arrangements as flexible hours of work, shared time, and part-time jobs, for eligible persons, particularly for parents of young children and for older persons. " (e) The Secretary, through the affiliated State employment secu- Available jobs, rity agencies, shall take steps to inform the recipients of unemployment notification. compensation benefits of any available public service jobs for which such recipients may be eligible, but such notification shall clearly state that such notification is designed only to inform, and in no way to coerce, such recipients with respect to the availability of such jobs. a APPROVAL OF PROJECTS

" SEC. 609. (a) I n order for a project application submitted by a project applicant to be approved by the prime sponsor for financial assistance provided in accordance with subsection (b) of section 607, copies of such application shall have been submitted at the time of such application to the prime sponsor's planning council established under section 104, for the purpose of affording such council an opportunity to submit comments and recommendations with respect to that application to the prime sponsor. No member of a prime sponsor's planning council shall cast a vote on any matter in connection with a project in which that member (or any organization with which that member is associated) has a direct interest. " (b) Consistent with procedures established by the prime sponsor in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, the prime sponsor shall not disapprove a project application submitted by a project applicant unless it has first considered any comments and recommendations made by the prime sponsor's planning council and unless it has provided such applicant and the planning council with a written statement of its reasons for such disapproval.". (b)(1) Section 701(a) of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(15) 'project applicants' includes States and agencies thereof, units of general local government and agencies thereof or combinations or associations of such governmental units when the p r i m a r y purpose of such combinations or associations is to assist such governmental units to provide public services, special purpose political subdivisions having the power to levy taxes and spend funds or serving such special purpose within an area served by one or more units of general local government, local educational agencies as defined in section 801(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, institutions of higher education as defined in section 1201(a) of the H i g h e r Education Act of 1965, community-based organizations as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection, community development corporations, nonprofit groups and organizations serving Indians or Native Hawaiians, fi K1 other nonprofit private organizations or institutions engaged in public service.". (2) The last sentence of section 606 of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows: " I n reallocating any such funds, the Secretary shall give priority first to other areas within the same State and then to areas within other

Applications. 29 USC 969. Ante, p. 1477. 29 USC 814.

Disapproval.

29 USC 981. "Project applicants."

20 USC 881. 20 USC 1141.

Funds, reallocation. 29 USC 966.

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