of United States military facilities, as determined in
accordance with regulations developed by the Sec-
retary, shall be eligible for education and training in
environmental restoration under this section.
(2) YOUNG ADULTS.—An individual who has at-
tained the age of 16 but not the age of 25 shall be
eligible for education and training in environmental
restoration under this section.
(c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In conducting the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1), the consortium
shall meet the following requirements:
(1) PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The consortium shall
establish and provide a work-based learning
system consisting of education and training in
environmental restoration, which may include
basic educational courses, on-site basic skills
training, and mentor assistance to eligible indi-
viduals described in subsection (b), which may
lead to the awarding of a certificate of comple-
tion or advanced degree at the institution of
higher education.
(B) USE OF CLOSED MILITARY INSTALLA-
TION.—To the extent practicable, the consor-
tium shall utilize a military installation closed
or selected to be closed under a base closure law
in providing on-site basic skills training to eligi-
ble individuals described in subsection (b).
(2) OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT.—The con-
sortium shall undertake outreach and recruitment
efforts to encourage participation by eligible individ-
uals in the program established under subsection
(a)(1).
(3) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—
The consortium shall—
(A) to the extent practicable, select eligible
individuals described in each of paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (b) for the program estab-
lished under subsection (a)(1); and
(B) give priority in the selection of young
adults described in subsection (b)(2) to those
young adults who—
(i) have not attended and do not plan
to attend a postsecondary educational in-
stitution; or
(ii) have, or are members of families
who have, received a total family income
that, in relation to family size, is not in
excess of the higher of—
(I) the official poverty line (as
defined by the Office of Management
and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); or
(II) 70 percent of the lower living
standard income level.
(4) INSTRUCTORS.—The consortium shall, to
the extent practicable, select instructors for the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1) from insti-
tutions of higher education, appropriate community
programs, and industry and labor.
(5) JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES.—The consor-
tium shall provide job placement services to each eli-
gible individual who receives a certificate of comple-
tion or advanced degree under paragraph (1)(A).
(6) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable,
the consortium shall consult with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies carrying out environ-
mental restoration programs for the purpose of
achieving coordination between such programs and
the program established by the consortium under
subsection (a)(1).
SEC. 5. SELECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall provide grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation under section 2(a) in a manner which will equitably
distribute such grants among the various regions of the
United States.
(b) PRIORITY.—In providing grants to institutions of
higher education under section 2(a), the Secretary shall
give priority to institutions of higher education located in
urban areas.
SEC. 6. ALLOCATION.
The Secretary shall provide grants under section 2(a)
in a fiscal year to each institution of higher education in
an amount totaling not more than 1⁄3 of amounts appro-
priated pursuant to section 9(a) for that fiscal year.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
(a) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The Secretary may
provide a grant to an institution of higher education under
section 2(a) only if such institution agrees to submit to
the Secretary, in each fiscal year in which the Secretary
makes payments under such grant to such institution, a
report containing—
(1) a description and evaluation of the program
established by such consortium under section
4(a)(1); and
(2) any other information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to the President and the
Congress an interim report containing—
(A) a compilation of the information con-
tained in the reports received by the Secretary
from each institution of higher education under
subsection (a); and
(B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the demonstration grants authorized under sec-
tion 2(a).
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1,
1997, the Secretary shall submit to the President
and the Congress a final report containing—
(A) a compilation of the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) a final evaluation of the effectiveness
of the demonstration grants authorized under
section 2(a), including a recommendation as to
the feasibility of reauthorizing such grants.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) BASE CLOSURE LAW.—The term ‘‘base clo-
sure law’’ means the following:
(A) The Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1808; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note).
(B) Title II of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 102 Stat.
2627; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
(C) Section 2687 of title 10, United States
Code.
(D) Any other similar law enacted after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.—The term
‘‘environmental restoration’’ means actions taken
consistent with a permanent remedy to prevent or
minimize the release of hazardous substances into
the environment so that such substances do not mi-
grate to cause substantial danger to present or
future public health or welfare or the environment.
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Labor.
(5) URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘‘urban area’’
means—
(A) a metropolitan statistical area having a
population of not less than 500,000 individuals;
or
(B) a State which does not contain a
standard metropolitan statistical area but has a
population of not less than 500,000 individuals.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996 to carry out this Act.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) shall remain available until
expended.
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