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coordination with Federal, State, or local programs that serve the target population;

(8) provide assurances that funds provided

under this part for a fiscal year will be used

only to pay the Federal share attributable to

this part of the cost of programs and services

not otherwise available in the target area and

will supplement, and not supplant, funding

from other local, State, and Federal sources

available to youth in the target area during

the previous year; and

(9) permit funds provided under this part to

be used to support paid work experience programs if such programs are combined with

other education and training activities.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §494, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1089;

amended Pub. L. 103–50, ch. V, §502, July 2, 1993,

107 Stat. 254.)

AMENDMENTS

1993—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–50 substituted ‘‘30’’

for ‘‘21’’.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1782b of this

title.

§ 1782d. Job guarantees

(a) Program authority

The Secretary shall permit a reasonable number of the grant recipients under this part to

enter into an agreement to provide, in accordance with this section, a job guarantee program

to youths meeting prior school attendance and

performance standards.

(b) Guarantee agreements

A grant recipient providing such a job guarantee program shall enter into an agreement with

the Secretary, which agreement shall—

(1) provide that the program be available to

youth age 16 to 19 who undertake a commitment to continue and complete their high

school education;

(2) require the grant recipient to guarantee

employment to each youth undertaking the

commitment if such youth meets school attendance and performance standards for the

previous school semester, as established by

the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Education;

(3) provide that the grant recipient will

make additional services available to support

the undertaking of any such youth, which

shall include counseling, job development and

placement, and supportive services (including

child care and transportation);

(4) specify the conditions under which funds

provided under this part may be used to provide wage subsidies of up to 50 percent through

employers, which conditions shall—

(A) encourage subsidies to employers who

provide advanced or specialized training, or

who provide a structured and integrated

learning experience involving the school and

employer; and

(B) limit the duration of such subsidies to

not more than 1 year;

(5) require that the employment provided to

any such youth shall not exceed 15 hours per

week during the school year;

(6) permit employment to continue through

the summer following high school graduation,

or until the youth reaches age 19, whichever is

later; and

(7) contain such other terms and conditions

as the Secretary requires by regulation.

(c) Selection of grant recipients

In determining which grant recipients to permit to enter an agreement under this section,

the Secretary shall seek to target funds to areas

with the highest poverty rates.

(d) Youth eligibility

All youth, regardless of income, residing in an

eligible high poverty area shall be eligible to

participate in the job guarantee program.

(e) Private funds

Nothing in this section shall be construed to

prohibit the grant recipient from raising funds

to augment such grant if such funds are utilized

under the conditions of the grant, except that

such funds shall not be used for administration.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §495, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1090.)

§ 1782e. Payments; Federal share

(a) Payments required

In any fiscal year, the amount of a grant

awarded under this part shall be based on the

size of the target area and the extent of the poverty in such area, and shall be of sufficient size

and scope to carry out an effective program

under this part.

(b) Federal share

The Federal share attributable to this part of

the cost of providing comprehensive services as

provided in section 1782a(a) of this title shall be

not less than 70 percent for each fiscal year a

grant recipient receives assistance under this

chapter.

(c) Other Federal sources

In providing for the remaining share of such

cost, each grant recipient may provide not more

than 20 percent of such cost from Federal

sources other than funds received pursuant to

this part.

(d) Non-Federal share

A grant recipient shall provide non-Federal

funds in an amount not less than 10 percent of

such cost, an in-kind contribution equivalent to

such percent (as determined by the Secretary),

or a combination thereof.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §496, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1091.)

§ 1782f. Reporting

The Secretary is authorized to establish such

reporting procedures as are necessary to carry

out the purposes of this part.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §497, as added Pub. L.

102–367, title IV, §406, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1091.)