Sec. 111. State allotments
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Section 132 ( 29 U.S.C. 2862 ) is amended— by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The Secretary shall— reserve ½ of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year, of which— 50 percent shall be used to provide technical assistance under section 170; and 50 percent shall be used for evaluations under section 172; reserve 1 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to make grants to, and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska-Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out employment and training activities; reserve not more than 25 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to carry out the Jobs Corps program under subtitle C; reserve not more than 3.5 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year to— make grants to State or local boards to provide employment and training assistance to workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or closures and realignments of military installations; and provide assistance to Governors of States with an area that has suffered an emergency or a major disaster (as such terms are defined in paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 )) to provide disaster relief employment in the area; and from the remaining amount appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal year (after reserving funds under paragraphs
(1)through (4)), make allotments in accordance with subsection
(b)of this section. ; and by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: From the amount made available under subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1/4 of 1 percent to provide assistance to the outlying areas. The Republic of Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive funding under this subparagraph upon entering into an agreement for extension of United States educational assistance under the Compact of Free Association (approved by the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( Public Law 99–658 )) after the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act. After determining the amount to be reserved under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the amount referred to in subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to subparagraph
(B)for employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities. Subject to subparagraphs
(C)and
(D), of the remainder— 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each State, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in all States; 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the relative number of individuals in the civilian labor force in each State, compared to the total number of such individuals in all States; 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the relative number of individuals in each State who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more, compared to the total number of individuals in all States who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more; and 25 percent shall be allotted on the basis of the relative number of disadvantaged youth in each State, compared to the total number of disadvantaged youth in all States. The Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this paragraph for— each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is less than 100 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for fiscal year 2012; and fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, that is less than 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal year. Subject to clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this paragraph for— each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016, that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for fiscal year 2012; and fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year, that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for the preceding fiscal year. Subject to subparagraph
(C), the Secretary shall ensure that no State shall receive an allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal year that is less than 1/5 of 1 percent of the remainder described in subparagraph
(A)for the fiscal year. For the purpose of the formula specified in this paragraph: The term allotment percentage — used with respect to fiscal year 2012, means the percentage of the amounts allotted to States under title I of this Act, title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. ), the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, United States Code, and sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq. ), as such provisions were in effect for fiscal year 2012, that is received under such provisions by the State involved for fiscal year 2012; and used with respect to fiscal year 2016 or a succeeding fiscal year, means the percentage of the amounts allotted to States under this paragraph for the fiscal year that is received under this paragraph by the State involved for the fiscal year. The term disadvantaged youth means an individual who is not less than age 16 and not more than age 24 who receives an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of— the poverty line; or 70 percent of the lower living standard income level. The term individual means an individual who is age 16 or older. .
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- 29 USC 2862
- Pub. L. 99-658
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Sec. 111
State allotments
Cite29 USC 2862
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99-658
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