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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2889 

To provide funds to States, units of general local government, and communitybased organizations to save and create local jobs through the retention, 

restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To provide funds to States, units of general local government, and community-based organizations to save and 

create local jobs through the retention, restoration, or 

expansion of services needed by local communities, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Jobs for America 

5 Act’’. 

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1 TITLE I—LOCAL COMMUNITY 

2 JOBS 

3 SEC. 101. STABILIZATION FUNDING FOR LOCAL JOBS. 

4 From the amount appropriated by section 111, the 

5 Secretary of Labor, acting through the Employment and 

6 Training Administration of the Department of Labor and 

7 in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

8 Development, shall provide funds to States, units of gen9 eral local government, and community-based organizations 

10 to save and create local jobs through the retention, res11 toration, or expansion of services needed by local commu12 nities. 

13 SEC. 102. ALLOTMENT FORMULA. 

14 (a) RESERVATIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—Of the 

15 amount appropriated under section 111 for each fiscal 

16 year, the Secretary may reserve— 

17 (1) not more than 1 percent to administer this 

18 title; and 

19 (2) not more than 0.5 percent to award grants, 

20 on a competitive basis, to Indian tribes for purposes 

21 of this title. 

22 (b) MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALLOTMENT BY

23 THE SECRETARY.—Of the amounts appropriated under 

24 section 111 and not reserved under subsection (a), the 

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1 Secretary shall make available for allotment the amounts 

2 for each fiscal year as follows: 

3 (1) Seventy percent to entitlement communities, 

4 of which the Secretary shall make available for allot5 ment— 

6 (A) 25 percent by making available for al7 lotment to each entitlement community an 

8 amount which bears the same ratio to the total 

9 amount made available under this subpara10 graph as the population of the entitlement com11 munity bears to the total population of all enti12 tlement communities; 

13 (B) 25 percent by making available for al14 lotment to each entitlement community an 

15 amount which bears the same ratio to the total 

16 amount made available under this subpara17 graph as the extent of poverty in the entitle18 ment community bears to the extent of poverty 

19 in all entitlement communities; and 

20 (C) 50 percent by making available for al21 lotment to each entitlement community in an 

22 amount which bears the same ratio to the total 

23 amount made available under this subpara24 graph as the number of unemployed individuals 

25 in the entitlement community bears to the total 

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1 number of unemployed individuals in all entitle2 ment communities. 

3 (2) Thirty percent to States, of which the Sec4 retary shall make available for allotment— 

5 (A) 25 percent by making available for al6 lotment to each State an amount which bears 

7 the same ratio to the total amount made avail8 able under this subparagraph as the population 

9 of the State bears to the total population of all 

10 States; 

11 (B) 25 percent by making available for al12 lotment to each State in an amount which bears 

13 the same ratio to the total amount made avail14 able under this subparagraph as the extent of 

15 poverty in the State bears to the extent of pov16 erty in all States; and 

17 (C) 50 percent by making available for al18 lotment to each State in an amount which bears 

19 the same ratio to the total amount made avail20 able under this subparagraph as the number of 

21 unemployed individuals in the State bears to 

22 the total number of unemployed individuals in 

23 all States. 

24 (c) RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENTS BY STATES.— 

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1 (1) RESERVATION.—Of the amount of funds al2 lotted to a State under section 104(c)(2)(A) for each 

3 fiscal year, a State may reserve not more than 2 

4 percent for administrative purposes. 

5 (2) ALLOTMENTS BY STATES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall provide 

7 all of the funds allotted to the State under sec8 tion 104(c)(2)(A) that are not reserved under 

9 paragraph (1) as follows: 

10 (i) Not more than 50 percent of the 

11 funds to units of general local government 

12 located in nonentitlement areas of the 

13 State to continue to provide employee com14 pensation to employees employed by each 

15 such unit, as of the date the State receives 

16 the attotment under section 104(c)(2)(A), 

17 in positions that— 

18 (I) provide local services to the 

19 public; and 

20 (II) would otherwise be termi21 nated or reduced as a result of fiscal 

22 constraints of such unit. 

23 (ii) Not more than 50 percent of the 

24 remainder of the funds (after allotting 

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1 based organizations for each such organi2 zation to employ individuals newly hired or 

3 employed under a contract entered into on 

4 or after the date on which the State re5 ceives the allotment under section 

6 104(c)(2)(A) to provide services or func7 tions that are not customarily provided by 

8 a unit of general local government located 

9 in a nonentitlement area of the State. 

10 (iii) All of the remainder of the funds 

11 (after allotting funds under clauses (i) and 

12 (ii)) to units of general local government 

13 located in nonentitlement areas of the 

14 State for each such unit to provide em15 ployee compensation to individuals newly 

16 hired to carry out the local public services 

17 described in subclauses (I) and (II) of sec18 tion 103(c)(1)(B)(i) for the unit. 

19 (B) ALLOTMENTS.—In allotting funds 

20 under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, a 

21 State shall— 

22 (i) provide to each unit of general 

23 local government and community-based or24 ganization located in a nonentitlement area 

25 of a Congressional district of the State not 

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1 less than an amount of funds that bears 

2 the same ratio to the total amount made 

3 available to be allotted to the State under 

4 subsection (b)(2) for such fiscal year as 

5 the population of the nonentitlement area 

6 of the Congressional district bears to the 

7 total population of all nonentitlement areas 

8 of the State; 

9 (ii) if the total amount of funds allot10 ted by the Secretary to a State under sec11 tion 104(c)(2)(A) on behalf of units of 

12 general local government and community13 based organizations located in the non14 entitlement area of a Congressional district 

15 of the State is less than the amount to be 

16 provided to the units and organizations 

17 under clause (i) for such fiscal year, pro18 vide to the units and organizations an 

19 amount of funds equal to the amount of 

20 funds so allotted for such fiscal year; and 

21 (iii) consult with local elected officials 

22 from among units of general local govern23 ment located in nonentitlement areas of 

24 such State in determining the method of 

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1 allotment of such funds under clauses (i) 

2 and (ii). 

3 (d) RULE FOR PROVIDING FUNDS TO COMMUNITY4 BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—In providing funds under this 

5 title to community-based organizations, a unit of general 

6 local government or State shall, to the extent practicable, 

7 give priority to community-based organizations that will 

8 provide services or functions in accordance with this title 

9 to— 

10 (1) public use microdata areas that have a pov11 erty rate of 12 percent or more; or 

12 (2) units of general local government that have 

13 an unemployment rate that is 2 percent higher than 

14 the national unemployment rate. 

15 SEC. 103. USES OF FUNDS BY UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL 

16 GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED OR17 GANIZATIONS. 

18 (a) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—Of the amount of 

19 funds received under section 104(c)(1) for each fiscal year, 

20 a unit of general local government that is an entitlement 

21 community— 

22 (1) may use not more than 5 percent for ad23 ministrative purposes; 

24 (2) may use up to 50 percent of the remainder 

25 of such funds (after using the funds pursuant to 

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1 paragraph (1)) to continue to provide employee com2 pensation to employees employed by the unit, as of 

3 the date the unit receives funds under section 

4 104(c)(1), in positions that— 

5 (A) provide local services to the public; and 

6 (B) would otherwise be terminated or re7 duced as a result of fiscal constraints of such 

8 unit; 

9 (3) may provide up to 50 percent of the remain10 der of such funds (after using the funds pursuant to 

11 paragraph (1) and (2)) to a community-based orga12 nization to employ individuals newly hired or em13 ployed under a contract entered into on or after the 

14 date on which the unit receives funds under section 

15 104(c)(1) to provide services or functions that are 

16 not customarily provided by the unit, of which— 

17 (A) not less than 93 percent shall be used 

18 by the organization to provide employee com19 pensation to such individuals; 

20 (B) not more than 5 percent may be used 

21 by the organization for supportive services; and 

22 (C) not more than 2 percent may be used 

23 by the organization for administrative purposes; 

24 and 

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1 (4) shall use all of the remainder of such funds 

2 (after using the funds pursuant to paragraphs (1) 

3 through (3)), to the extent that the unit determines 

4 that it has a need for additional employees, to pro5 vide employee compensation to individuals newly 

6 hired by the unit to carry out the local public serv7 ices described in subclauses (I) and (II) of sub8 section (c)(1)(B)(i) for the unit. 

9 (b) NONENTITLEMENT AREAS.—Of the amount of 

10 funds received under section 104(c)(2)(B) for each fiscal 

11 year— 

12 (1) a unit of general local government that is 

13 located in a nonentitlement area of a State— 

14 (A) may use not more than 2 percent for 

15 administrative purposes; and 

16 (B) shall use all of the remainder of such 

17 funds (after using the funds pursuant to sub18 paragraph (A)) to provide employee compensa19 tion to individuals described in clause (i) or (iii) 

20 of section 102(c)(2)(A), as determined by the 

21 State; and 

22 (2) a community-based organization— 

23 (A) shall use not less than 93 percent to 

24 provide employee compensation to individuals 

25 described in section 102(c)(2)(A)(ii); 

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1 (B) may use up to 5 percent for supportive 

2 services; and 

3 (C) may use up to 2 percent for adminis4 trative purposes. 

5 (c) FUNDED POSITIONS; CONSULTATION BY CHIEF

6 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.— 

7 (1) FUNDED POSITIONS.— 

8 (A) FULL-TIME, FULL-YEAR EMPLOY9 MENT.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—An individual hired 

11 under this title by a unit of general local 

12 government or community-based organiza13 tion shall fill a position that offers full14 time, full-year employment. 

15 (ii) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of 

16 this subparagraph— 

17 (I) the term ‘‘full-time’’, when 

18 used in relation to employment, has 

19 the meaning already established or, if 

20 the meaning has not been established, 

21 determined to be appropriate for pur22 poses of this title, by the unit of gen23 eral local government or community24 based organization hiring an indi25 vidual under this title; and 

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1 (II) the term ‘‘full-year’’, when 

2 used in relation to employment, means 

3 a position that provides employment 

4 for a 12-month period, except that in 

5 the case of a position that provides a 

6 service required by a unit or organiza7 tion for only the duration of a school 

8 year, the term means a position that 

9 provides employment for such dura10 tion. 

11 (B) SERVICES FOR UNITS.—An individual 

12 hired under this title— 

13 (i) by a unit of general local govern14 ment, shall fill a position to assist the unit 

15 in— 

16 (I) restoring local public services 

17 terminated on or after the date that is 

18 5 years before the date of enactment 

19 of this title; 

20 (II) expanding existing local pub21 lic services; or 

22 (III) retaining local public serv23 ices that would otherwise be reduced 

24 as a result of the fiscal constraints of 

25 such unit; or 

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1 (ii) by a community-based organiza2 tion, shall fill a position to provide services 

3 or functions that are not customarily pro4 vided by a unit of general local govern5 ment. 

6 (2) CONSULTATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI7 CERS.—A chief executive officer of a unit of general 

8 local government shall consult with the local commu9 nity and labor organizations representing employees 

10 of such unit in determining the positions that should 

11 be funded under this title for such unit for each fis12 cal year. 

13 SEC. 104. STATEMENTS OF NEED; APPROVAL AND ALLOT14 MENT OF FUNDS. 

15 (a) SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS; NOTICE OF AL16 LOTMENT AND INTENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

18 (A) NOTICE OF ALLOCATION.—The Sec19 retary shall post on a publicly accessible Inter20 net Web site of the Department of Labor, the 

21 total amount of funds made available for allot22 ment under this title for a fiscal year to each 

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1 ble to receive funds under this title for such fis2 cal year. 

3 (B) SUBMISSION.—In order to receive 

4 funds under this title for a fiscal year for which 

5 funds are appropriated to carry out this title, a 

6 unit of general local government, community7 based organization, or a State shall submit a 

8 statement in accordance with paragraph (2) or 

9 (3), as applicable, certifying the information de10 scribed in subsection (b) for such fiscal year. 

11 (C) NOTICE OF INTENT.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Seven days prior to 

13 the submission of a statement under sub14 paragraph (B), a unit of general local gov15 ernment that is an entitlement community 

16 or State shall publish public notice of the 

17 intent to submit a statement under such 

18 subparagraph, which includes a copy of the 

19 statement. 

20 (ii) INTERNET WEB SITE.—In pub21 lishing public notice under clause (i), a 

22 unit of general local government or State 

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1 able Internet Web site of the unit or State, 

2 as applicable. 

3 (2) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.— 

4 (A) STATEMENTS FROM UNITS.—In order 

5 to receive funds under this title for a fiscal year 

6 for which funds are appropriated to carry out 

7 this title, a unit of general local government 

8 that is an entitlement community shall submit 

9 to the Secretary, at such time and in such man10 ner as determined by the Secretary, a state11 ment that certifies the information described in 

12 subsection (b)— 

13 (i) with respect to such unit for such 

14 fiscal year; and 

15 (ii) with respect to the community16 based organizations the unit plans to fund, 

17 using funds the unit receives under this 

18 title, for such fiscal year. 

19 (B) STATEMENTS FROM COMMUNITY20 BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—In order to receive 

21 funds for a fiscal year from a unit of general 

22 local government that is an entitlement commu23 nity receiving funds for such fiscal year under 

24 this title, a community-based organization shall 

25 submit to a unit of general local government 

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1 that is an entitlement community, at such time 

2 and in such manner as determined by the unit, 

3 a statement certifying the information described 

4 in subsection (b) with respect to such organiza5 tion for such fiscal year. 

6 (3) NONENTITLEMENT AREAS.— 

7 (A) STATEMENT FROM UNITS AND ORGA8 NIZATIONS.—In order to receive funds for a fis9 cal year from a State receiving funds for such 

10 fiscal year under this title, a unit of general 

11 local government that is located in a nonentitle12 ment area of the State, or a community-based 

13 organization, shall submit to the State, at such 

14 time and in such manner as determined by the 

15 State, a statement certifying the information 

16 described in subsection (b)— 

17 (i) with respect to such unit for such 

18 fiscal year; or 

19 (ii) with respect to such organization 

20 for such fiscal year. 

21 (B) STATEMENTS FROM STATES.—After 

22 reviewing the statements received under sub23 paragraph (A) for a fiscal year, a State shall 

24 submit to the Secretary, at such time and in 

25 such manner as determined by the Secretary, a 

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1 statement certifying the information described 

2 in subsection (b) with respect to the units of 

3 general local government and community-based 

4 organizations that the State plans to fund, 

5 using funds the State receives under this title, 

6 for such fiscal year. 

7 (b) INFORMATION CERTIFIED.—A statement sub8 mitted under subsection (a) shall certify, with respect to 

9 a unit of general local government or community-based or10 ganization, as applicable, the following information: 

11 (1) The amount of funds requested by such 

12 unit or organization. 

13 (2) The number of individuals who will receive 

14 employee compensation with such funds. 

15 (3) The job titles of, and the amount of em16 ployee compensation and the employers (units or or17 ganizations) for, the positions that will be filled by 

18 the individuals. 

19 (4) Whether the positions will— 

20 (A) in the case of employment with a unit, 

21 assist in retaining, restoring, or expanding an 

22 existing local public service; or 

23 (B) in the case of employment with an or24 ganization, provide services or functions that 

25 are not customarily provided by a unit that is 

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1 an entitlement community, or a unit located in 

2 a nonentitlement area of a State. 

3 (5) The estimated date of hiring for the posi4 tions. 

5 (6) A statement documenting the need for the 

6 services to be carried out by the individuals hired for 

7 the positions. 

8 (7) In the case of a unit that desires to use 

9 funds received under this title to continue to provide 

10 employee compensation for existing employees of the 

11 unit in accordance with section 102(c)(2)(A)(i) or 

12 103(a)(2), a statement documenting the fiscal con13 straints of the unit that would result in the termi14 nation or reduction of the positions of such employ15 ees. 

16 (8) A description of the unit’s or organization’s 

17 plan to target recruitment efforts for positions fund18 ed under this title in accordance with section 105(b). 

19 (9) An assurance by the unit or organization 

20 that the unit or organization will comply with all 

21 provisions of this title. 

22 (10) An assurance by the unit or organization 

23 that the unit or organization will comply with all ap24 plicable Federal, State, and local labor laws, includ25 ing laws concerning wages and hours, labor relamstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tions, family and medical leave, occupational safety 

2 and health, and nondiscrimination. 

3 (c) APPROVAL AND ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—Within 30 

5 days of receipt of a statement submitted under sub6 section (a)(2)(A) by unit of general local government 

7 that is an entitlement community, the Secretary 

8 shall allot to the unit the amount of funds requested 

9 by the unit for a fiscal year, not to exceed the total 

10 amount of funds available to be allotted under sec11 tion 102(b)(1) to the unit for such fiscal year. 

12 (2) NONENTITLEMENT AREAS.— 

13 (A) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.— 

14 Within 30 days of receipt of a statement sub15 mitted under subsection (a)(3)(B) by a State 

16 with respect to a unit of general local govern17 ment located in a nonentitlement area, or a 

18 community-based organization to provide serv19 ices or functions that are not customarily pro20 vided by a unit of general local government lo21 cated in a nonentitlement area, for a fiscal 

22 year, the Secretary shall allot to the State the 

23 amount of funds requested by the State for 

24 such unit or organization for such fiscal year, 

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1 able to be allotted under section 102(b)(2) to 

2 the State for such fiscal year. 

3 (B) STATE ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Not 

4 later than 15 days after receiving an allotment 

5 of funds from the Secretary under subpara6 graph (A), the State shall allot, in accordance 

7 with section 102(c)(2), all of the funds to the 

8 unit or organization for which such funds were 

9 provided by the Secretary under subparagraph 

10 (A). 

11 (3) WITHHELD FUNDS.—Notwithstanding para12 graphs (1) and (2), any funds under this title with13 held pursuant to a grievance filed under section 

14 110(b) shall be withheld until such grievance is re15 solved. 

16 (d) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 

17 (1) UNITS.—The funds made available for allot18 ment under this title for a fiscal year for a unit of 

19 general local government that is an entitlement com20 munity that does not submit, within 6 months after 

21 the date the Secretary posts a notice of allotment 

22 under subsection (a)(1)(A) for such unit, to the Sec23 retary a statement under subsection (a) that indi24 cates an intention to hire at least 1 individual under 

25 this title for such fiscal year, shall be made available 

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1 to be reallotted by the Secretary for the fiscal year 

2 immediately following such fiscal year, in accordance 

3 with the allotment formula under section 102(b)(1). 

4 (2) STATES.—The funds made available for al5 lotment under this title for a fiscal year for a State 

6 that does not submit, within 6 months after the date 

7 the Secretary posts a notice of allotment under sub8 section (a)(1)(A) for such State, shall be allotted by 

9 the Secretary to units of general local government 

10 and community-based organizations located in the 

11 nonentitlement area of the State to carry out the 

12 purposes of this title for such fiscal year. 

13 SEC. 105. COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS AND CON14 TRACTS; RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS. 

15 (a) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS AND CON16 TRACTS.—In hiring individuals for positions funded under 

17 this title, or using funds under this title to continue to 

18 provide employee compensation for existing employees, a 

19 unit of general local government or community-based or20 ganization shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, 

21 and local laws, personnel policies and regulations, and col22 lective bargaining agreements, as if such individual was 

23 hired, or such employee compensation was provided, with24 out assistance under this title. 

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1 (b) TARGETING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.—In re2 cruiting individuals for positions funded under this title, 

3 a unit of general local government or community-based or4 ganization shall target recruitment efforts with respect to 

5 individuals who— 

6 (1) have been in receipt of unemployment com7 pensation for at least 25 weeks; 

8 (2) have exhausted unemployment compensa9 tion within the last 2 years; 

10 (3) are veterans; or 

11 (4) are unemployed individuals who are not eli12 gible to receive unemployment compensation because 

13 they do not have sufficient wages to meet the min14 imum qualifications for such compensation. 

15 (c) BONUS GRANTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made 

17 available under paragraph (2), the Secretary may 

18 award a grant to each unit of general local govern19 ment and each community-based organization where 

20 at least 15 percent of the individuals hired for a po21 sition under this title by such unit or organization 

22 for a fiscal year are individuals described in sub23 section (b). 

24 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

25 There are authorized to be appropriated 

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1 $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each 

2 fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 106. EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND COMPENSATION. 

4 (a) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—An individual hired for a 

5 position funded under this title shall— 

6 (1) be considered an employee of the unit of 

7 general local government, or community-based orga8 nization, by which such individual was hired; and 

9 (2) receive the same employee compensation, 

10 have the same rights and responsibilities and job 

11 classifications, and be subject to the same job stand12 ards, employer policies, and collective bargaining 

13 agreements as if such individual was hired without 

14 assistance under this title. 

15 (b) LIMIT ON NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRA16 TIVE, OR PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS.— 

17 (1) UNITS.—Of the total number of positions 

18 funded under this title for a fiscal year for each unit 

19 of general local government and each community20 based organization— 

21 (A) not more than 20 percent shall be in 

22 a bona fide executive, administrative, or profes23 sional capacity; and 

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1 (B) at least 80 percent shall not be in a 

2 bona fide executive, administrative, or profes3 sional capacity. 

4 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub5 section, the terms ‘‘bona fide executive’’, ‘‘bona fide 

6 administrative’’; and ‘‘bona fide professional’’, when 

7 used in relation to capacity, shall have the meanings 

8 given such terms under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair 

9 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

10 213(a)(1)). 

11 (c) TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.—For each 

12 fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to carry out 

13 this title, each unit of general local government and each 

14 community-based organization that receives funds under 

15 this title for any such fiscal year shall use such funds to 

16 provide an amount equal to the total amount of employee 

17 compensation for individuals hired by such unit or organi18 zation, as appropriate, for such fiscal year under this title. 

19 (d) LIMIT ON PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—Notwith20 standing any agreement or other provision of law (other 

21 than those provisions of law pertaining to civil rights in 

22 employment), a unit of general local government or com23 munity-based organization shall not be obligated to employ 

24 the individuals hired under this title or retain the positions 

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1 filled by such individuals beyond the period for which the 

2 unit or organization receives funding under this title. 

3 SEC. 107. NONDISPLACEMENT. 

4 (a) NONDISPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

6 section 102(c)(2)(A)(i) and 103(a)(2), a unit of gen7 eral local government or community-based organiza8 tion may not employ an individual for a position 

9 funded under this title, if— 

10 (A) employing such individual will result in 

11 the layoff or partial displacement (such as a re12 duction in hours, wages, or employee benefits) 

13 of an existing employee, as of the date of em14 ploying such individual, of the unit or organiza15 tion; or 

16 (B) such individual will perform the same 

17 or substantially similar work that had pre18 viously been performed by an employee of the 

19 unit or organization who— 

20 (i) has been laid off or partially dis21 placed (as such term is described in sub22 paragraph (A)); and 

23 (ii) has not been offered by the unit 

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1 tion the employee had immediately prior to 

2 being laid off or partially displaced. 

3 (2) ELIMINATION OF POSITION.—For the pur4 poses of this subsection, a position shall be consid5 ered to have been eliminated by a unit of general 

6 local government or community-based organization if 

7 the position has remained unfilled and the unit or 

8 organization has not sought to fill such position for 

9 at least a period of one month. 

10 (3) PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—An indi11 vidual may not be hired for a position funded under 

12 this title in a manner that infringes upon the pro13 motional opportunities of an existing employee (as of 

14 the date of such hiring) of a unit or organization re15 ceiving funding under this title. 

16 (b) NONDISPLACEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

17 SERVICES.—A community-based organization receiving 

18 funds under this title may not use such funds to provide 

19 services or functions that are customarily provided by a 

20 unit of general local government where such services or 

21 functions are provided by the organization. 

22 SEC. 108. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

23 (a) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY.—A unit of general 

24 local government that is an entitlement community that 

25 receives funds under this title shall submit, every 90 days 

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1 during the period the unit receives such funds, to the Sec2 retary, a report that provides— 

3 (1) the status of the unit’s compliance with the 

4 statement submitted by the unit under section 

5 104(a)(2)(A); and 

6 (2) the status of the compliance of any commu7 nity-based organization that receives funds from the 

8 unit pursuant to this title with the statement sub9 mitted by the organization under section 

10 104(a)(2)(B). 

11 (b) NONENTITLEMENT AREA.— 

12 (1) UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS.—A unit of 

13 general local government located in a nonentitlement 

14 area of a State that is receiving funds under this 

15 title, or a community-based organization that is pro16 viding services in a nonentitlement area of such 

17 State, shall submit, every 90 days during the period 

18 the unit or organization receives funds from the 

19 State pursuant to this title, to the State, a report 

20 that provides the status of the compliance of the 

21 unit or organization with the statements submitted 

22 under section 104(a)(3)(A). 

23 (2) STATES.—A State shall submit, every 90 

24 days during the period the State receives funds 

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1 under this title, to the Secretary, a report containing 

2 the information received under paragraph (1). 

3 (c) POSTING OF REPORTS.—Upon receiving the re4 ports submitted under subsections (a) and (b)(2), the Sec5 retary shall post on a publicly accessible Web site of the 

6 Department of Labor such reports. 

7 SEC. 109. AUDITING BY THE SECRETARY. 

8 The Secretary shall perform random, periodic audits 

9 to determine compliance with this title. 

10 SEC. 110. DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS, WHISTLEBLOWER HOT11 LINE, AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE SEC12 RETARY. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ARBITRATION PROCE14 DURE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each unit of general local 

16 government that is an entitlement community and 

17 each State that receives funding under this title 

18 shall agree to the arbitration procedure described in 

19 this subsection to resolve disputes described in sub20 sections (b) and (c). 

21 (2) WRITTEN GRIEVANCES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—If an employee (or an 

23 employee representative) wishes to use the arbi24 tration procedure described in this subsection, 

25 such party shall file a written grievance within 

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1 the time period required under subsection (b) or 

2 (c), as applicable, simultaneously with the chief 

3 executive officer of a unit or State involved in 

4 the dispute and the Secretary. 

5 (B) IN-PERSON MEETING.—Not later than 

6 10 days after the date of the filing of the griev7 ance, the chief executive officer (or the designee 

8 of the chief executive officer) shall have an in9 person meeting with the party to resolve the 

10 grievance. 

11 (3) ARBITRATION.— 

12 (A) SUBMISSION.—If the grievance is not 

13 resolved within the time period described in 

14 paragraph (2)(B), a party, by written notice to 

15 the other party involved, may submit such 

16 grievance to binding arbitration before a quali17 fied arbitrator who is jointly selected and inde18 pendent of the parties. 

19 (B) APPOINTMENT BY SECRETARY.—If the 

20 parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 5 

21 days of submitting the grievance to binding ar22 bitration under subparagraph (A), one of the 

23 parties may submit a request to the Secretary 

24 to appoint a qualified and independent arbi25 trator. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified 

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1 and independent arbitrator within 15 days after 

2 receiving the request. 

3 (C) HEARING.—Unless the parties mutu4 ally agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall con5 duct a hearing on the grievance and issue a de6 cision not later than 30 days after the date 

7 such arbitrator is selected or appointed. 

8 (D) COSTS.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

10 in clause (ii), the cost of an arbitration 

11 proceeding shall be divided evenly between 

12 the parties to the arbitration. 

13 (ii) EXCEPTION.—If a grievant pre14 vails under an arbitration proceeding, the 

15 unit of general local government or State 

16 involved in the dispute shall pay the cost 

17 of such proceeding, including attorneys’ 

18 fees. 

19 (b) DISPUTES CONCERNING THE ALLOTMENT OF

20 FUNDS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a dispute as 

22 to whether— 

23 (A) a unit of general local government that 

24 is an entitlement community improperly re25 quested funds under this title by requesting 

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1 such funds for services or functions to be pro2 vided by a community-based organization that 

3 are customarily provided by the unit; or 

4 (B) a State improperly requested fund 

5 under this title by requesting such funds for 

6 services or functions to be provided by a com7 munity-based organization in a nonentitlement 

8 area of the State that are customarily provided 

9 by the unit located in such area, 

10 an employee or employee representative of the unit 

11 or State may file a grievance under subsection (a) 

12 not later than 15 days after public notice of an in13 tent to submit a statement under section 104(a) is 

14 published in accordance with paragraph (1)(C) of 

15 such section. 

16 (2) SECRETARIAL DUTIES.—Upon receiving a 

17 copy of the grievance, the Secretary shall withhold 

18 the funds subject to such grievance, unless and until 

19 the grievance is resolved under subsection (a), by the 

20 parties or an arbitrator in favor of providing such 

21 funding. 

22 (c) ALL OTHER DISPUTES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a dispute not 

24 covered under subsection (b) concerning compliance 

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1 eral local government that is an entitlement commu2 nity, State, or community-based organization receiv3 ing funds under this title, an employee or employee 

4 representative of the unit or State may file a griev5 ance under subsection (a) not later than 90 days 

6 after the dispute arises. In such cases, an arbitrator 

7 may award such remedies as are necessary to make 

8 the grievant whole, including the reinstatement of a 

9 displaced employee or the payment of back wages, 

10 and may submit recommendations to the Secretary 

11 to ensure further compliance with the requirements 

12 of this title, including recommendations to suspend 

13 or terminate funding, or to require the repayment of 

14 funds received under this title during any period of 

15 noncompliance. 

16 (2) EXISTING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.—A 

17 party to a dispute described in paragraph (1) may 

18 use the existing grievance procedure of a unit or 

19 State involved in such dispute, or the arbitration 

20 procedure described in this subsection, to resolve 

21 such dispute. 

22 (d) PARTY DEFINED.—For purposes of subsections 

23 (a), (b), and (c), the term ‘‘party’’ means an employee, 

24 employee representative, unit of general local government, 

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1 or State, involved in a dispute described in subsection (b) 

2 or (c). 

3 (e) WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE; ENFORCEMENT BY

4 THE SECRETARY.— 

5 (1) WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE.—The Sec6 retary shall post on a publicly accessible Internet 

7 Web site of the Department of Labor the contact in8 formation for reporting noncompliance with this title 

9 by a State, unit of general local government, com10 munity-based organization, or individual receiving 

11 funding under this title. 

12 (2) ENFORCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary re14 ceives a complaint alleging noncompliance with 

15 this title, the Secretary may conduct an inves16 tigation and after notice and an opportunity for 

17 a hearing, may order such remedies as the Sec18 retary determines appropriate, including— 

19 (i) withholding further funds under 

20 this title to a noncompliant entity; 

21 (ii) requiring the entity to make an 

22 injured party whole; or 

23 (iii) requiring the entity to repay to 

24 the Secretary any funds received under 

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1 this title during any period of noncompli2 ance. 

3 (B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

4 paragraph, the term ‘‘entity’’ means State, unit 

5 of general local government, community-based 

6 organization, or individual. 

7 (C) RECOMMENDATION BY AN ARBI8 TRATOR.—A remedy described in subparagraph 

9 (A) may also be ordered by the Secretary upon 

10 recommendation by an arbitrator appointed or 

11 selected under this section. 

12 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND AP13 PROPRIATIONS. 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated and there 

15 are appropriated (in addition to any other amounts appro16 priated to carry out this title and out of any money in 

17 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) such amounts 

18 as may be necessary to carry out this title, except for sec19 tion 105(c), for each fiscal year. 

20 SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this title: 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘city’’; ‘‘extent of 

23 poverty’’; ‘‘metropolitan city’’; ‘‘urban county’’; 

24 ‘‘nonentitlement area’’; ‘‘population’’; and ‘‘State’’ 

25 have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of 

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1 the Housing and Community Development Act of 

2 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302). 

3 (2) BENEFITS.—The term ‘‘benefits’’ has the 

4 meaning given the term ‘‘employment benefits’’ in 

5 section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 

6 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611). 

7 (3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 

8 term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a pri9 vate nonprofit organization that— 

10 (A) is representative of a community with11 in a unit of general local government or a sig12 nificant segment of the community; and 

13 (B) has demonstrated expertise and effec14 tiveness in providing services or functions to the 

15 community not customarily provided by the 

16 unit. 

17 (4) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.—The term 

18 ‘‘employee compensation’’ includes wages and bene19 fits. 

20 (5) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—The term 

21 ‘‘entitlement communities’’ includes metropolitan cit22 ies and urban counties. 

23 (6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

24 has the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of 

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1 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist2 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). 

3 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Labor. 

5 (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘sup6 portive services’’ means services such as transpor7 tation and child care that are necessary to enable an 

8 individual to be employed in a position funded under 

9 this title. 

10 (9) UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘un11 employed individual’’ has the meaning given such 

12 term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment 

13 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801). 

14 (10) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN15 MENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general local govern16 ment’’ means any city, county, town, township, par17 ish, village, or other general purpose political sub18 division of a State; Guam, the Northern Mariana Is19 lands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, or 

20 a general purpose political subdivision thereof; a 

21 combination of such political subdivisions that is rec22 ognized by the Secretary; and the District of Colum23 bia. 

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1 (11) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

2 meaning given such term in section 101 of the 

3 Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2801). 

4 (12) WAGE.—The term ‘‘wage’’ has the mean5 ing given such term in section 3 of the Fair Labor 

6 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 

7 TITLE II—EDUCATION JOBS 

8 FUND 

9 SEC. 201. EDUCATION JOBS FUNDS. 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated and there 

11 are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not 

12 otherwise obligated for necessary expenses for an Edu13 cation Jobs Fund, $23,000,000,000: Provided, That the 

14 amount under this heading shall be administered under 

15 the terms and conditions of sections 14001 through 14013 

16 and title XV of division A of the American Recovery and 

17 Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) except as 

18 follows: 

19 (1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

20 (A) Funds appropriated under this heading 

21 shall be available only for allocation by the Sec22 retary of Education (in this heading referred to 

23 as the Secretary) in accordance with sub24 sections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 

25 14001 of division A of Public Law 111–5 and 

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1 subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, except 

2 that the amount reserved under such subsection 

3 (b) shall not exceed $1,000,000 and such sub4 section (f) shall be applied by substituting 1 

5 year for 2 years. 

6 (B) Prior to allocating funds to States 

7 under section 14001(d) of division A of Public 

8 Law 111–5, the Secretary shall allocate 0.5 

9 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for 

10 schools operated or funded by the Bureau of In11 dian Affairs on the basis of the schools’ respec12 tive needs for activities consistent with this 

13 heading under such terms and conditions as the 

14 Secretary of the Interior may determine. 

15 (2) RESERVATION.—A State that receives an 

16 allocation of funds appropriated under this heading 

17 may reserve not more than 2 percent for the admin18 istrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities with 

19 respect to those funds. 

20 (3) AWARDS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN21 CIES.— 

22 (A) Except as specified in paragraph (2), 

23 an allocation of funds to a State shall be used 

24 only for awards to local educational agencies for 

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1 cation in accordance with paragraph (5) for the 

2 2013–2014 school year. 

3 (B) Funds used to support elementary and 

4 secondary education shall be distributed 

5 through a State’s primary elementary and sec6 ondary funding formula or based on local edu7 cational agencies’ relative shares of funds under 

8 part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec9 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 

10 et seq.) for the most recent fiscal year for which 

11 data are available. 

12 (C) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 

13 14002 of division A of Public Law 111–5 shall 

14 not apply to funds appropriated under this 

15 heading. 

16 (4) COMPLIANCE WITH EDUCATION REFORM AS17 SURANCES.—For purposes of awarding funds appro18 priated under this heading, any State that had an 

19 approved application for Phase II of the State Fiscal 

20 Stabilization Fund that was submitted in accordance 

21 with the application notice published in the Federal 

22 Register on November 17, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 

23 59142) shall be deemed to be in compliance with 

24 subsection (b) and paragraphs (2) through (5) of 

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1 subsection (d) of section 14005 of division A of Pub2 lic Law 111–5. 

3 (5) REQUIREMENT TO USE FUNDS TO RETAIN

4 OR CREATE EDUCATION JOBS.—Notwithstanding 

5 section 14003(a) of division A of Public Law 111– 

6 5, funds awarded to local educational agencies under 

7 paragraph (3)— 

8 (A) may be used only for compensation 

9 and benefits and other expenses, such as sup10 port services, necessary to retain existing em11 ployees, to recall or rehire former employees, 

12 and to hire new employees, in order to provide 

13 early childhood, elementary, or secondary edu14 cational and related services; and 

15 (B) may not be used for general adminis16 trative expenses or for other support services 

17 expenditures as those terms were defined by the 

18 National Center for Education Statistics in its 

19 Common Core of Data as of the date of enact20 ment of this title. 

21 (6) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR

22 RAINY-DAY FUNDS OR DEBT RETIREMENT.—A State 

23 that receives an allocation may not use such funds, 

24 directly or indirectly, to— 

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1 (A) establish, restore, or supplement a 

2 rainy-day fund; 

3 (B) supplant State funds in a manner that 

4 has the effect of establishing, restoring, or 

5 supplementing a rainy-day fund; 

6 (C) reduce or retire debt obligations in7 curred by the State; or 

8 (D) supplant State funds in a manner that 

9 has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obli10 gations incurred by the State. 

11 (7) DEADLINE FOR AWARD.—The Secretary 

12 shall award funds appropriated under this heading 

13 not later than 45 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act to States that have submitted ap15 plications meeting the requirements applicable to 

16 funds under this heading. The Secretary shall not 

17 require information in applications beyond what is 

18 necessary to determine compliance with applicable 

19 provisions of law. 

20 (8) ALTERNATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—If, 

21 within 30 days after the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act, a Governor has not submitted an approv23 able application, the Secretary shall provide for 

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1 standing section 14001(e) of division A of Public 

2 Law 111–5) for support of elementary and sec3 ondary education, under such terms and conditions 

4 as the Secretary may establish, provided that all 

5 terms and conditions that apply to funds appro6 priated under this heading shall apply to such funds 

7 distributed to such entity or entities. No distribution 

8 shall be made to a State under this paragraph, how9 ever, unless the Secretary has determined (on the 

10 basis of such information as may be available) that 

11 the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of para12 graph 10(A) are likely to be met, notwithstanding 

13 the lack of an application from the Governor of that 

14 State. 

15 (9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICA16 TION.—Section 442 of the General Education Provi17 sions Act shall not apply to a local educational agen18 cy that has previously submitted an application to 

19 the State under title XIV of division A of Public 

20 Law 111–5. The assurances provided under that ap21 plication shall continue to apply to funds awarded 

22 under this heading. 

23 (10) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 

24 (A) Except as provided in paragraph (8), 

25 the Secretary shall not allocate funds to a State 

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1 under paragraph (1) unless the Governor of the 

2 State provides an assurance to the Secretary 

3 that— 

4 (i) for State fiscal year 2014, the 

5 State will maintain State support for ele6 mentary and secondary education (in the 

7 aggregate or on the basis of expenditures 

8 per pupil) and for public institutions of 

9 higher education (not including support for 

10 capital projects or for research and devel11 opment or tuition and fees paid by stu12 dents) at not less than the level of such 

13 support for each of the two categories, re14 spectively, for State fiscal year 2009; 

15 (ii) for State fiscal year 2014, the 

16 State will maintain State support for ele17 mentary and secondary education and for 

18 public institutions of higher education (not 

19 including support for capital projects or for 

20 research and development or tuition and 

21 fees paid by students) at a percentage of 

22 the total revenues available to the State 

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1 egories, respectively, for State fiscal year 

2 2010; or 

3 (iii) in the case of a State in which 

4 State tax collections for calendar year 

5 2009 were less than State tax collections 

6 for calendar year 2006, for State fiscal 

7 year 2014 the State will maintain State 

8 support for elementary and secondary edu9 cation (in the aggregate) and for public in10 stitutions of higher education (not includ11 ing support for capital projects or for re12 search and development or tuition and fees 

13 paid by students)— 

14 (I) at not less than the level of 

15 such support for each of the two cat16 egories, respectively, for State fiscal 

17 year 2006; or 

18 (II) at a percentage of the total 

19 revenues available to the State that is 

20 equal to or greater than the percent21 age provided for each of the two cat22 egories, respectively, for State fiscal 

23 year 2006. 

24 (B) Section 14005(d)(1) and subsections 

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1 of Public Law 111–5 shall not apply to funds 

2 appropriated under this heading. 

3 TITLE III—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

4 AND FIREFIGHTER JOBS 

5 SEC. 301. APPROPRIATION. 

6 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

7 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 

8 for the following purposes, namely: 

9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

10 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 

13 Policing Services’’, for grants under section 1701 of title 

14 I of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for hiring and rehiring of addi16 tional career law enforcement officers under part Q of 

17 such title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section, 

18 $1,179,000,000, of which $2,950,000 shall be transferred 

19 to ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Salaries 

20 and Expenses’’ for management, administration and over21 sight of such grants. 

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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

2 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

3 FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Firefighter Assistance 

5 Grants’’ for necessary expenses for programs authorized 

6 by section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 

7 Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a), $500,000,000: Provided, 

8 That notwithstanding any provision under section 

9 34(a)(1)(A) of such Act specifying that grants must be 

10 used to increase the number of firefighters in fire depart11 ments, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in making 

12 grants under section 34 of such Act for fiscal year 2014, 

13 shall grant waivers from the requirements of subsections 

14 (a)(1)(B), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of such section: 

15 Provided further, That section 34(a)(1)(E) of such Act 

16 shall not apply with respect to funds appropriated in this 

17 or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal year 

18 2014 for grants under section 34 of such Act: Provided 

19 further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security, in mak20 ing grants under section 34 of such Act, shall ensure that 

21 funds appropriated under this or any other Act making 

22 appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are made available for 

23 the retention of firefighters and shall award grants not 

24 later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

25 Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer 

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1 any unused funds under this heading to make grants for 

2 programs authorized by section 33 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

3 2229) after notification to the Committees on Appropria4 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

5 TITLE IV—ON-THE-JOB 

6 TRAINING 

7 SEC. 401. APPROPRIATION. 

8 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

9 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 

10 for the following purposes, namely: 

11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

12 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

13 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ15 ment Services’’ for activities under the Workforce Invest16 ment Act of 1998 (‘‘WIA’’), $500,000,000 which shall be 

17 available for obligation on the date of enactment of this 

18 Act, Provided, That such funds shall be used solely for 

19 on-the-job training (as such term is defined in section 

20 101(31) of the WIA): Provided further, That 

21 $250,000,000 of such amount shall be for such on-the22 job training for individuals who reside in local areas 

23 that— 

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1 (1) have a poverty rate of 12 percent or more 

2 for each Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) in 

3 such local area; or 

4 (2) have an unemployment rate that is 2 per5 cent higher than the national unemployment rate. 

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