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1So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.

basis with other eligible service providers for

grants under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §12, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2756.)

§ 2312. National activities

(a) 1 Information

From amounts available under section 2303(c)

of this title, the Secretary shall implement a

uniform data collection system to collect information from the States. The information to be

collected shall include—

(1) the number of displaced homemakers

served,

(2) the race, age, and sex of displaced homemakers,

(3) the number of dependents of displaced

homemakers,

(4) the amount of income of displaced homemakers,

(5) the range of services identified during the

assessment process as necessary for displaced

homemakers, and

(6) the services received by displaced homemakers and appropriate outcomes, including

type of training and education received, and

type of job and wage-at-placement for displaced homemakers placed.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §13, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2756.)

§ 2313. Administrative provisions

(a) In general

The Secretary shall take appropriate action to

establish administrative procedures for the selection, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of displaced homemaker programs authorized under this chapter.

(b) Special rule

The Secretary may provide, where appropriate, through grants or contracts, training and

technical assistance to statewide public agencies or statewide nonprofit organizations serving displaced homemakers.

(c) Report

The Secretary shall biennially report to the

Congress on the funds and services provided to

displaced homemakers and the results of any

evaluations under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §14, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2757.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2303 of this title.

§ 2314. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this chapter $35,000,000 for fiscal year

1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each

succeeding fiscal year. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section are authorized to remain

available for two fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year for which appropriated.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §15, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2757.)

CHAPTER 26—NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE

WORKPLACE

Sec.

2401. Purpose; designation.

Sec.

2402. Establishment.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Eligible recipient.

(c) Report.

2403. Use of funds.

(a) Center activities.

(b) Fellowships.

2404. Gifts and donations.

2405. Authorization.

(a) In general.

(b) Availability.

§ 2401. Purpose; designation

It is the purpose of this chapter to address the

problems created by the simultaneous convergence of broad economic, social, cultural, political, and technological changes in the workplace

through a national center administered by the

Department of Labor that will join together

workplace experts from America’s best institutions of higher education with experts from the

public and private sectors to conduct research,

share information, and propose remedies.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1511, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 831.)

§ 2402. Establishment

(a) Establishment

(1) In general

There is authorized to be established the National Center for the Workplace (hereafter in

this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Center’’)

through competitive grant or contract between the Secretary of Labor and an eligible

recipient.

(2) Matching funds

In order to receive the grant described in

paragraph (1) an eligible entity shall provide

matching funds from non-Federal sources

equal to 25 percent of the funds received pursuant to such grant.

(b) Eligible recipient

An eligible recipient shall be a consortium of

institutions of higher education in the United

States. The consortium shall represent a diversity of views on and an expertise in the field of

employment policy, and shall be represented and

coordinated by a host institution of higher education that meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Broad collective knowledge of and demonstrable experience in the wide range of

employment and workplace issues.

(2) A faculty that, collectively, demonstrates a nonpartisan research and policy

perspective joining the several relevant workplace disciplines (labor economics, industrial

relations, collective bargaining, human resource management, sociology, psychology,

and law) in a multidisciplinary approach to

workplace issues.

(3) Established credibility and working relationships with employers, unions, and government agencies on a national scale, and established means of providing education and technical assistance to each of the above groups

that include publications, state-of-the-art

electronic and video technology, and distinguished extension/outreach programs operating on a national and international level.