Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/657

 PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978

92 STAT. 1937

"(1) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to insure that pay- Regulations, ments to employers organized for profit shall not exceed the difference between the costs of recruiting, training, and supportive services and the costs of lower productivity associated with employing an individual who lacks the requisite skills to perform the job in which the individual is placed and such costs for those otherwise employed. The length of time for which such payments may be made shall not exceed that period of time generally required for the acquisition of skills needed for a position within a particular occupation. " (m) Prime sponsors shall provide, where employment opportunities already exist or where there is a reasonable expectation of nearterm expansion of such employment potential, employment and training opportunities in the development and use of solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and other alternative energy technologies, and conservation, especially those clean, safe, renewable resources which may assist communities in resolving energy demand problems, thereby reducing their reliance on conventional nonrenewable fuels. For purposes of this section, solar energy sources has the meaning set forth in section 3 of the Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974. 42 USC 5552. "(n)(1) Xo prime sponsor may use any funds received under this Act to assist or promote union organizing. Without limiting the powers otherwise granted to the Secretary, funds found by the Secretary to be in violation of this subsection shall be refunded promptly to the United States Treasury. "(2) No individual may be required to join a union as a condition of enrolling in a program assisted under this Act in which only institutional training is provided, unless such institutional training involves individuals employed under a collective-bargaining agreement which contains a union security provision. "(o) No funds provided under this Act shall be paid to any nongovernmental organization, association, firm or other entity for the conduct of any program or activity (other than under title VII or Post, p. 2010. on-the-job training) under this Act unless— "(1) such organization, association, firm or other entity has a meritorious written plan which has been reviewed and evaluated by the prime sponsor or, where appropriate, the Secretary, according to standards promulgated by the Secretary and is found to meet the purposes and requirements of the Act; and "(2) such organization, association, firm or other entity is selected on the basis of merit which shall mean at least that such organization, association, firm or other entity— "(A) has the administrative capability to perform effectively under the program; "(B) has submitted a written plan under paragraph (1) that compares favorably to other plans; and "(C) has not been seriously deficient in its conduct of or participation in any Department of Labor program in the past, or, is not a successor organization to one that was seriously deficient in the past, unless the Secretary in his discretion certifies after a clear, convincing, and detailed showing, that the deficiencies will be eliminated and performances substantially improved; and "(3) a comprehensive and independent monitoring program designed to insure compliance with i^o, plan and this Act is in effect

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