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 PUBLIC LAW 94-487—OCT. 12, 1976 ing September 30, 1976, and not to exceed $100,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979.". SEC. 122. Section 1002 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, is amended by striking the entire section and inserting the following: "SEC. 1002. For the purpose of this title the term 'eligible area' means any area, which the Secretary of Labor designates as an area which has a rate of unemployment equal to or in excess of 7 per centum for the most recent calendar quarter or any area designated pursuant to section 204(c) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 which has unemployment equal to or in excess of 7 per centum with special consideration given to areas with unemployment rates above the national average.". SEC. 123. (a) Section 1003(c) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(c) Where necessary to effectively carry out the purposes of this title, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to assist eligible areas in making applications for grants under this title.". (b) Section 1003(d) of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, funds allocated by the Secretary of Commerce shall be available only for a program or project which the Secretary identifies and selects pursuant to this subsection, and which can be initiated or implemented promptly and substantially completed within twelve months after allocation is made. In identifying and selecting programs and projects pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall (1) give priority to programs and projects which are most effective in creating and maintaining productive employment, including permanent and skilled employment measured as the amount of such direct and indirect employment generated or suDported by the additional expenditures of Federal funds under this title, and (2) consider the appropriateness of the proposed activity to the number and needs of unemployed persons in the eligible area.". (c) Section 1003(e) of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(e)(1) The Secretary, if the national unemployment rate is equal to or exceeds 7 per centum for the most recent calendar quarter, shall expedite and give priority to grant applications submitted for such areas having unemployment in excess of the national average rate of unemployment for the most recent calendar quarter. Seventy per centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to this title shall be available only for.q-rants in areas as defined in the first sentence of this subsection. "(2) Not more than 15 per centum of all amounts appropriated to carry out this title shall be available under this title for projects or programs within any one State, except that in the case of Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, not less than one-half of 1 per centum in the aggregate shall be available for such projects or programs.". SEC. 124. Section 1004 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1004. (a) Within forty-five days after any funds are appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this title, after the date of enactment of the Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments of 1976, each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, each regional commission established by section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 or

90 STAT. 2337

"Eligible area." 42 USC 3246a.

29 USC 844. Grant applications.

42 USC 3246b. Funds allocation priorities.

Program review, 42 USC 3246c.

Ante, p. 2331. 40 USC app. 101.

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