chief executive officer of a unit or State in-
volved in the dispute and the Secretary. 
(B) IN-PERSON MEETING.—Not later than 
10 days after the date of the filing of the griev-
ance, the chief executive officer (or the designee 
of the chief executive officer) shall have an in- 
person meeting with the party to resolve the 
grievance. 
(3) ARBITRATION.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—If the grievance is not 
resolved within the time period described in 
paragraph (2)(B), a party, by written notice to 
the other party involved, may submit such 
grievance to binding arbitration before a quali-
fied arbitrator who is jointly selected and inde-
pendent of the parties. 
(B) APPOINTMENT BY SECRETARY.—If the 
parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 5 
days of submitting the grievance to binding ar-
bitration under subparagraph (A), one of the 
parties may submit a request to the Secretary 
to appoint a qualified and independent arbi-
trator. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified 
and independent arbitrator within 15 days after 
receiving the request. 
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(C) HEARING.—Unless the parties mutu-
ally agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall con-
duct a hearing on the grievance and issue a de-
cision not later than 30 days after the date 
such arbitrator is selected or appointed. 
(D) COSTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the cost of an arbitration 
proceeding shall be divided evenly between 
the parties to the arbitration. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—If a grievant pre-
vails under an arbitration proceeding, the 
recipient of a grant under this section shall 
pay the cost of such proceeding, including 
attorneys’ fees. 
(k) DISPUTES CONCERNING
THE ALLOTMENT
OF 
FUNDS.—In a case where a unit of general local govern-
ment that is an entitlement community or a State has im-
properly requested funds for services or functions to be 
provided by a community-based organization that are cus-
tomarily provided by the unit or, in the case of a State, 
by a unit located in the nonentitlement area of the State 
where services or functions will be provided by the organi-
zation, an employee or employee representative of the unit 
or State may file a grievance under subsection (j) not later 
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than 15 days after public notice of an intent to submit 
an application under this section is published. Upon re-
ceiving a copy of the grievance, the Secretary shall with-
hold the funds subject to such grievance, unless and until 
the grievance is resolved under subsection (j), by the par-
ties or an arbitrator in favor of providing such funding. 
(l) ALL OTHER DISPUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a dispute not 
covered under subsection (k) concerning compliance 
with the requirements of this section by a recipient 
of a grant under this section, an employee or em-
ployee representative of the unit or State may file a 
grievance under subsection (k) not later than 90 
days after the dispute arises. In such cases, an arbi-
trator may award such remedies as are necessary to 
make the grievant whole, including the reinstate-
ment of a displaced employee or the payment of 
back wages, and may submit recommendations to 
the Secretary to ensure further compliance with the 
requirements of this title, including recommenda-
tions to suspend or terminate funding, or to require 
the repayment of funds received under this title dur-
ing any period of noncompliance. 
(2) EXISTING
GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURES.—A 
party to a dispute described in paragraph (1) may 
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use the existing grievance procedure of a recipient of 
a grant under this section, or the arbitration proce-
dure described in this subsection, to resolve such dis-
pute. 
(m) PARTY DEFINED.—For purposes of subsections 
(j), (k), and (l), the term ‘‘party’’ means the employee and 
the recipient of a grant under this section, involved in a 
dispute described in subsection (k) or (l). 
(n) WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE; ENFORCEMENT BY 
THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) WHISTLEBLOWER
HOTLINE.—The Sec-
retary shall post on a publicly accessible Internet 
Web site of the Department of Labor the contact in-
formation for reporting noncompliance with this title 
by a State, unit of general local government, com-
munity-based organization, or individual receiving 
funding under this title. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary re-
ceives a complaint alleging noncompliance with 
this title, the Secretary may conduct an inves-
tigation and after notice and an opportunity for 
a hearing, may order such remedies as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, including— 
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(i) withholding further funds under 
this title to a noncompliant entity; 
(ii) requiring the entity to make an 
injured party whole; or 
(iii) requiring the entity to repay to 
the Secretary any funds received under 
this title during any period of noncompli-
ance. 
(B) RECOMMENDATION
BY
AN
ARBI-
TRATOR.—A remedy described in subparagraph 
(A) may also be ordered by the Secretary upon 
recommendation by an arbitrator appointed or 
selected under this section. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene a na-
tional employment conference not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, to bring together leaders 
of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, govern-
ment, and all other interested parties. 
(b) SUBJECT.—The subject of the conference shall be 
employment, with particular attention to structural unem-
ployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth. The con-
ference shall also focus on issues such as adequate and 
effective incentives for employers to hire the long-term un-
employed. 
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