Sec. 4. Authority to award grants; duration
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Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, from the amounts appropriated under section 10(a) (and not reserved under paragraph
(2)of such section), the Secretary of Labor in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall award grants to eligible entities to assist such entities in developing and implementing strategies for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers. To receive assistance from the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering or awarding grants, or providing technical assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Labor may— enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a portion of the amounts appropriated under section 10(a); or receive from the Secretary of Health and Human Services a portion of the amounts appropriated under section 10(b). An agreement entered into under paragraph (1)— shall specify whether the procedures of the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or whether a single set of criteria developed by both Secretaries, shall be used to administer or award grants, or provide technical assistance, under this Act; and may require that applicants for a grant under this Act submit a single application for joint review by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. A grant under this Act shall be for not less than 5 years.