Sec. 1333. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TO DISLOCATED DEFENSE WORKERS AND YOUNG ADULTS
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## SEC. 1333 GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TO DISLOCATED DEFENSE WORKERS AND YOUNG ADULTS **[**[10 U.S.C. 2701 note](/us/usc/t10/s2701)**]** ###
(a)Grant Program Authorized ####
(1)The Secretary of Defense may establish a program to provide demonstration grants to institutions of higher education to assist such institutions in providing education and training in environmental restoration and hazardous waste management to eligible dislocated defense workers and young adults described in subsection (d). The Secretary shall award the grants pursuant to a merit-based selection process. ####
(2)A grant provided under this subsection may cover a period of not more than three fiscal years, except that the payments under the grant for the second and third fiscal year shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary and to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section in that fiscal year. ###
(b)Application To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an institution of higher education shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall include the following: ####
(1)An assurance by the institution of higher education that it will use the grant to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the education and training activities funded by the grant. ####
(2)A proposal by the institution of higher education to provide expertise, training, and education in hazardous materials and waste management and other environmental fields applicable to defense manufacturing sites and Department of Defense and Department of Energy defense facilities. ###
(c)Use of Grant Funds ####
(1)An institution of higher education receiving a grant under subsection
(a)shall use the grant to establish a consortium consisting of the institution and one or more of each of the entities described in paragraph
(2)for the purpose of establishing and conducting a program to provide education and training in environmental restoration and waste management to eligible individuals described in subsection (d). To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall authorize the consortium to use a military installation closed or selected to be closed under a base closure law in providing on-site basic skills training to participants in the program. ####
(2)The entities referred to in paragraph
(1)are the following: #####
(A)Appropriate State and local agencies. #####
(B)Local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. #####
(C)Community-based organizations (as defined in section 4(5) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1503(5)). #####
(D)Businesses. #####
(E)Organized labor. #####
(F)Other appropriate educational institutions. ###
(d)Eligible Individuals A program established or conducted using funds provided under subsection
(a)may provide education and training in environmental restoration and waste management to— ####
(1)individuals who have been terminated or laid off from employment (or have received notice of termination or lay off) as a consequence of reductions in expenditures by the United States for defense, the cancellation, termination, or completion of a defense contract, or the closure or realignment of a military installation under a base closure law, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or ####
(2)individuals who have attained the age of 16 but not the age of 25. ###
(e)Elements of Education and Training Program In establishing or conducting an education and training program using funds provided under subsection (a), the institution of higher education shall meet the following requirements: ####
(1)The institution of higher education shall establish and provide a work-based learning system consisting of education and training in environmental restoration— #####
(A)which may include basic educational courses, on-site basic skills training, and mentor assistance to individuals described in subsection
(d)who are participating in the program; and #####
(B)which may lead to the awarding of a certificate or degree at the institution of higher education. ####
(2)The institution of higher education shall undertake outreach and recruitment efforts to encourage participation by eligible individuals in the education and training program. ####
(3)The institution of higher education shall select participants for the education and training program from among eligible individuals described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection (d). ####
(4)To the extent practicable, in the selection of young adults described in subsection (d)(2) to participate in the education and training program, the institution of higher education shall give priority to those young adults who— #####
(A)have not attended and are otherwise unlikely to be able to attend an institution of higher education; or #####
(B)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. ####
(5)To the extent practicable, the institution of higher education shall select instructors for the education and training program from institutions of higher education, appropriate community programs, and industry and labor. ####
(6)To the extent practicable, the institution of higher education shall consult with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies carrying out environmental restoration programs for the purpose of achieving coordination between such programs and the education and training program conducted by the consortium. ###
(f)Selection of Grant Recipients To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education under subsection
(a)in a manner which will equitably distribute such grants among the various regions of the United States. ###
(g)Limitation on Amount of Grant to a Single Recipient The amount of a grant under subsection
(a)that may be made to a single institution of higher education in a fiscal year may not exceed ⅓ of the amount made available to provide grants under such subsection for that fiscal year. ###
(h)Reporting Requirements ####
(1)The Secretary may provide a grant to an institution of higher education under subsection
(a)only if the institution agrees to submit to the Secretary, in each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes payments under the grant to the institution, a report containing— #####
(A)a description and evaluation of the education and training program established by the consortium formed by the institution under subsection (c); and #####
(B)such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ####
(2)Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress an interim report containing— #####
(A)a compilation of the information contained in the reports received by the Secretary from each institution of higher education under paragraph (1); and #####
(B)an evaluation of the effectiveness of the demonstration grant program authorized by this section. ####
(3)Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a final report containing— #####
(A)a compilation of the information described in the interim report; and #####
(B)a final evaluation of the effectiveness of the demonstration grant program authorized by this section, including a recommendation as to the feasibility of continuing the program. ###
(i)Definitions For purposes of this section: ####
(1)Base closure law The term “**base closure law**” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(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 migrate 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 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. ####
(4)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Defense. ###
(j)Conforming Repeal **[**Omitted—Amendment**]**
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GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TO DISLOCATED DEFENSE WORKERS AND YOUNG ADULTS
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