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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1513, 1604, 1651,

2302, 2508 of this title; title 20 sections 2471, 5938, 6103;

title 42 sections 685, 12773.

§ 1504. Enforcement of Military Selective Service

Act

The Secretary shall insure that each individual participating in any program established

under this chapter, or receiving any assistance

or benefit under this chapter, has not violated

section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act

(50 U.S.C. App. 453) by not presenting and submitting to registration as required pursuant to

such section. The Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the Secretary

in carrying out this section.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, §604, formerly title V,

§504, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1399; renumbered title

VI, §604, Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, §712(a)(1), (2),

Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3248.)

§ 1505. State job bank systems

(a) Funding authorities; authorization of appropriations

(1) The Secretary shall carry out the purposes

of this section with sums appropriated pursuant

to paragraph (2) for any fiscal year.

(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year

1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each

succeeding fiscal year.

(b) Availability of funds; purposes of systems

The Secretary shall make such sums available

through the United States Employment Service

for the development and implementation of job

bank systems in each State. Such systems shall

be designed to use computerized electronic data

processing and telecommunications systems for

such purposes as—

(1) identifying job openings and referring

jobseekers to job openings, with continual updating of such information;

(2) providing information on occupational

supply and demand; and

(3) utilization of such systems by career information delivery systems (including career

counseling programs in schools).

(c) Software capability and compatibility of systems; development of systems

Wherever possible, computerized data systems

developed with assistance under this section

shall be capable of utilizing software compatible

with other systems (including management information systems and unemployment insurance

and other income maintenance programs) used

in the administration of employment and training programs. In developing such systems, special consideration shall be given to the advice

and recommendations of the State occupational

information coordinating committees (established under section 2422(b) of title 20), and other

users of such systems for the various purposes

described in subsection (b) of this section.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, §605, formerly title V,

§505, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, §6307(a),

Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1541; renumbered title VI,

§505, Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, §712(a)(1), Nov. 7,

1988, 102 Stat. 3248; renumbered §605, Pub. L.

102–367, title VII, §702(a)(20), Sept. 7, 1992, 106

Stat. 1113.)

§ 1506. Educational assistance and training

(a) Use of fund

The Secretary of Labor shall provide for

grants to States to provide educational assistance and training for United States workers.

The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary

of Education in making grants under this section.

(b) Allocation of funds

Within the purposes described in subsection

(a) of this section, funds in the account used

under this section shall be allocated among the

States based on a formula, established jointly

by the Secretaries of Labor and Education, that

takes into consideration—

(1) the location of foreign workers admitted

into the United States,

(2) the location of individuals in the United

States requiring and desiring the educational

assistance and training for which the funds

can be applied, and

(3) the location of unemployed and underemployed United States workers.

(c) Disbursement to States

(1) Within the purposes and allocations established under this section, disbursements shall be

made to the States, in accordance with grant

applications submitted to and approved jointly

by the Secretaries of Labor and Education, to be

applied in a manner consistent with the guidelines established by such Secretaries in consultation with the States. In applying such

grants, the States shall consider providing funding to joint labor-management trust funds and

other such non-profit organizations which have

demonstrated capability and experience in directly training and educating workers.

(2) Not more than 5 percent of the funds disbursed to any State under this section may be

used for administrative expenses.

(d) Limitation on Federal overhead

The Secretaries shall provide that not more

than 2 percent of the amount of funds disbursed

to States under this section may be used by the

Federal Government in the administration of

this section.

(e) Annual report

The Secretary of Labor shall report annually

to the Congress on the grants to States provided

under this section.

(f) ‘‘State’’ defined

In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ has the

meaning given such term in section 1101(a)(36) of

title 8.

(Pub. L. 101–649, title VIII, §801, Nov. 29, 1990, 104

Stat. 5087.)

CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of the Immigration Act

of 1990, and not as part of the Job Training Partnership

Act which comprises this chapter.