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 90 STAT. 2206

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 language skills, and a corresponding shortage of instructional materials and of instructional methods and techniques suitable for such instruction. <GENERAL (

20 USC 2412.

Report to President and

Congress.

29 USC 871.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE

COMMISSIONER

"SEC. 182. (a) The Commissioner and the Secretary of Labor together shall— "(1) develop and disseminate accurate information on the status of bilingual vocational training in all parts of the United States; "(2) evaluate the impact of such bilingual vocational training on the shortages of well-trained personnel, the unemployment or underemployment of persons with limited English-speaking ability, and the ability of such persons to acquire sufficient job skills and English language skills to contribute fully to the economy of the United States; and (3) report their findings annually to the President and the Congress.

"(b) The Commissioner shall consult with the Secretary of Labor with respect to the administration of this part. Regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner to carry out this part shall be consistent with those promulgated by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to section 301(b) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 and shall be approved by the Secretary of Labor before issuance. "AUTHORIZATION or APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 2413.

"SEC. 183. There are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1978, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $90,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, to carry out the provisions of sections 184, 186, and 188 of this part, except that 65 per centum of such amounts shall be available only for grants and contracts under section 184, 25 per centum shall be available only for grants and contracts under section 186, and 10 per centum shall be available only for grants and contracts under section 188. "AUTHORIZATION or GRANTS

20 USC 2414.

"SEC. 184. (a) From the sums made available for grants under this section pursuant to section 183, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with appropriate State agencies, local educational agencies, postsecondary education institutions, private nonprofit vocational training institutions, and to other nonprofit organizations especially created to serve a group whose language as normally used is other than English in supplying training in recognized occupations and in new and emerging occupations, which shall include instruction in the English language designed to insure that participants in the training will be assisted to pursue such occupations in environments where English is the language normally used, and to enter into contracts with private for-profit agencies and organizations, to assist them in conducting bilingual vocational training programs for persons of all ages in all communities of the United States which are designed to insure that vocational training programs are available to all individuals who desire and need such bilingual vocational education.

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