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 90 STAT. 1480

Ante, p. 1478. 29 USC 965. Ante, p. 1479. 29 USC 982.

29 USC 841, 861. Ante, p. 1478.

29 USC 845. Restriction. 29 USC 965.

PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 4 4 4 — O C T. 1, 1976 States, taking into account the number of eligible unemployed individuals (as described in section 608) in such areas.". (3) Section 605 of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after "projects and activities" a comma and the following: "including projects and activities to be carried out by project applicants as defined in section 701(a) (15) of this Act,". (c) Section 702 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 subsection: " (c) The Secretary shall not, by regulation or otherwise, impose any quota or lijnitation on the number or percentage of persons hired under title II or VI, or both, of this Act who were former employees of public employers under this Act and who held jobs supported under title II or VI of this Act on June 30, 1976, or who are hired to fill vacancies under the provisions of section 607(c)(2). Any person who, between June 30, 1976, and the date of enactment of this Act, was laid off from a job supported under title II or VI of this Act by reason of such a quota or limitation may be reinstated by the prime sponsor without regard to the provisions of section 607(c). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any prime sponsor from complying with section 205(c)(8) of this Act.". (d) Section 605 of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973 is amended by inserting " (a) " after such section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (b) No funds for public service employment programs under this Act may be used to provide public services, through a private or nonprofit organization or institution, which are customarily provided by a State, a political subdivision, or a local educational agency in the area served by the project.". SEC. 6. (a) Title 11 of the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part: " P A R T B — REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNEMPLOYMENT B E N E F I T S P A I D ON B A S I S OF P U B L I C SERVICE EMPLOYMENT a PAYMENTS TO STATES

26 USC 3304 note.

Payment methods.

" SEC. 220. (a) E a c h State shall be paid by the United States with respect to each individual— " (1) who receives compensation with respect to any benefit year, and " (2) whose base period wages for such benefit year include public service wages, an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount of compensation paid to such individual with respect to such benefit year for weeks of unemployment which begin on or after January 1, 1976, as the amount of the public service wages included in the individual's base period wages bears to the total amount of the individual's base period wages. " (b) E a c h State shall be paid, either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secretary, the sum that the Secretary estimates is payable to such State under this part for each calendar month. The sum shall be reduced or increased by the amount

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