Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1411

 PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1369

istration, monitoring, and evaluation of Native American employment and training programs authorized under this Act. (f) Funds available for this section shall be expended for programs and activities consistent with the purposes of this section including but not limited to such programs and activities carried out by recipients under other provisions of this Act. (g) No provision of this section shall abrogate in any way the trust responsibilities of the Federal Government to Native American bands, tribes, or groups. (h)(1) The Secretary shall, after consultation with representatives of Indians and other Native Americans, prescribe such rules, regulations, and performance standards relating to Native American programs under this section as may be required to meet the special circumstances under which such programs operate. (2) Recipients of funds under this section shall establish performance goals, which shall, to the extent required by the Secretary, comply with performance standards established by the Secretary pursuant to section 108. (i) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance as necessary to tribes, bands, and groups eligible for assistance under this section. (j) For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall reserve, from funds available for this title (other than part B) for any fiscal year, an amount equal to 3.3 percent of the amount available for part A of title II of this Act for such fiscal year.

Rules, regulations and performance standards. Performance goals.

Technical assistance.

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS

SEC. 402. (a) The Congress finds and declares that— (1) chronic seasonal unemployment and underemployment in the agricultural industry, aggravated by continual advancements in technology and mechanization resulting in displacement, constitute a substantial portion of the Nation's rural employment problem and substantially affect the entire national economy; and (2) because of farmworker employment and training problems, such programs shall be centrally administered at the national level. O> The Secretary is directed to take appropriate action to estabt) lish administrative procedures and machinery (including personnel having particular competence in this field) for the selection, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of migrant and seasonal employment and training programs authorized under this Act. (c)(l) The Secretary shall provide services to meet the emplo3niient and training needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers through such public agencies and private nonprofit organizations as the Secretary determines to have an understamding of the problems of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, a familiarity with the area to be served, and a previously demonstrated capability to administer effectively a diversified employability development program for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. In awarding any grant or contract for services under this section, the Secretary shall use procedures consistent with standard competitive Government procurement policies. (2) The Secretary may approve the designation of grantees under this section for a period of two years. (3) Programs and activities supported under this section, including those carried out under other provisions of this Act, shall enable

29 USC 1672.

Grants or contracts.

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