113 HR 2889 IH: Local Jobs for America Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-07-31
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Local Jobs for America
Act
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Local
Community Jobs</header>
<section commented="no" id="H7FC2574E8852469AAD79176E9FD98099"><enum>101.</enum><header>Stabilization
funding for local jobs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From
the amount appropriated by
<internal-xref idref="HE75DE2299005416ABD6E979B6790080E" legis-path="111.">section 111</internal-xref>, the Secretary of Labor, acting
through the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor
and in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall
provide funds to States, units of general local government, and community-based
organizations to save and create local jobs through the retention, restoration,
or expansion of services needed by local communities.</text>
</section><section id="H4779D440DED441BDBBC532D82A0C05FB"><enum>102.</enum><header>Allotment
formula</header>
<subsection id="H4CBC58E1CD7E451B8FE4C38A5B5FD79C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservations by
the Secretary</header><text>Of the amount appropriated under
<internal-xref idref="HE75DE2299005416ABD6E979B6790080E" legis-path="111.">section 111</internal-xref> for each fiscal year, the
Secretary may reserve—</text>
<paragraph id="H5160AF0C441F4A558239CF63C779162E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 1
percent to administer this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H04CFAC936C67464BAE0653BCC43BB92C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 0.5 percent to award grants,
on a competitive basis, to Indian tribes for purposes of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3084046A5E3949C5901D4AFCFB4393C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Making funds
available for allotment by the Secretary</header><text>Of the amounts
appropriated under
<internal-xref idref="HE75DE2299005416ABD6E979B6790080E" legis-path="111.">section 111</internal-xref> and not reserved under
<internal-xref idref="H4CBC58E1CD7E451B8FE4C38A5B5FD79C" legis-path="103.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall make
available for allotment the amounts for each fiscal year as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H48225D343243425BAA33BDD98F933B89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Seventy percent to
entitlement communities, of which the Secretary shall make available for
allotment—</text>
<subparagraph id="H164213B313614AED9D91EDCF8EEB9AE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>25 percent by
making available for allotment to each entitlement community an amount which
bears the same ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph
as the population of the entitlement community bears to the total population of
all entitlement communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11C1F113BE034CE9A9602658A549C122"><enum>(B)</enum><text>25 percent by
making available for allotment to each entitlement community an amount which
bears the same ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph
as the extent of poverty in the entitlement community bears to the extent of
poverty in all entitlement communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86BE085DA8CA484DA9866C7DD1488F8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>50 percent by
making available for allotment to each entitlement community in an amount which
bears the same ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph
as the number of unemployed individuals in the entitlement community bears to
the total number of unemployed individuals in all entitlement
communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A91CA6C2CF647EF85AD20163299007D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Thirty percent to
States, of which the Secretary shall make available for allotment—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1BB15EFB065D4A3B848D5EEB42ADA754"><enum>(A)</enum><text>25 percent by
making available for allotment to each State an amount which bears the same
ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph as the
population of the State bears to the total population of all States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE78E0D209FC449CC8ED74C3C276A41E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>25 percent by
making available for allotment to each State in an amount which bears the same
ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph as the extent
of poverty in the State bears to the extent of poverty in all States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA605466B48474939A22124A1CD1E931A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>50 percent by
making available for allotment to each State in an amount which bears the same
ratio to the total amount made available under this subparagraph as the number
of unemployed individuals in the State bears to the total number of unemployed
individuals in all States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD2DE659576A425DA2F9050E32673F5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation and
allotments by states</header>
<paragraph id="HDA0AE49D3B0B4BD9A2834F2D1A7C13CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Of
the amount of funds allotted to a State under
<internal-xref idref="H6A91CA6C2CF647EF85AD20163299007D" legis-path="102.(b)(2)">section 104(c)(2)(A)</internal-xref> for each fiscal
year, a State may reserve not more than 2 percent for administrative
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC59977C011AA443BB8BEF29BDDAF8C4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allotments by
States</header>
<subparagraph id="H49B28385BEE642AFB9B03220C6EB09FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall provide
all of the funds allotted to the State under
<internal-xref idref="H6A91CA6C2CF647EF85AD20163299007D" legis-path="102.(b)(2)">section 104(c)(2)(A)</internal-xref> that are not
reserved under
<internal-xref idref="HDA0AE49D3B0B4BD9A2834F2D1A7C13CE" legis-path="102.(c)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> as follows:</text>
<clause id="H5EA74495B831445BBDE82C1F61F7040D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not
more than 50 percent of the funds to units of general local government located
in nonentitlement areas of the State to continue to provide employee
compensation to employees employed by each such unit, as of the date the State
receives the attotment under section 104(c)(2)(A), in positions that—</text>
<subclause id="H8EC9E77CC0E743689E097DCD1667E8DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide local
services to the public; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3A32BA0502374A40BC595025A3FA241A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would otherwise
be terminated or reduced as a result of fiscal constraints of such unit.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE9147413CC514654A71AEEE47B073F4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not
more than 50 percent of the remainder of the funds (after allotting funds under
<internal-xref idref="H5EA74495B831445BBDE82C1F61F7040D" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(i)">clause (i)</internal-xref>) to community-based
organizations for each such organization to employ individuals newly hired or
employed under a contract entered into on or after the date on which the State
receives the allotment under section 104(c)(2)(A) to provide services or
functions that are not customarily provided by a unit of general local
government located in a nonentitlement area of the State.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H86029738F7124FBF96E2F465FF3894BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>All of the
remainder of the funds (after allotting funds under
<internal-xref idref="H5EA74495B831445BBDE82C1F61F7040D" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(i)">clauses (i)</internal-xref> and
<internal-xref idref="HE9147413CC514654A71AEEE47B073F4B" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(ii)">(ii)</internal-xref>) to units of general local
government located in nonentitlement areas of the State for each such unit to
provide employee compensation to individuals newly hired to carry out the local
public services described in subclauses (I) and (II) of
<internal-xref idref="H9C35D3D927E04114B4393B74571B8060" legis-path="103.(c)(1)(B)(i)">section 103(c)(1)(B)(i)</internal-xref> for the
unit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AEF0C6036DB41EDA8ADCC916BF5014D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>In
allotting funds under
<internal-xref idref="H49B28385BEE642AFB9B03220C6EB09FE" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref> for a fiscal year,
a State shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7CE79BE36E1D4FF1A42116A18BCB4E4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to each unit of general local
government and community-based organization located in a nonentitlement area of
a Congressional district of the State not less than an amount of funds that
bears the same ratio to the total amount made available to be allotted to the
State under
<internal-xref idref="H6A91CA6C2CF647EF85AD20163299007D" legis-path="102.(b)(2)">subsection (b)(2)</internal-xref> for such fiscal year
as the population of the nonentitlement area of the Congressional district
bears to the total population of all nonentitlement areas of the State;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HA5BA29584527424A85418A10801B8265"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the total
amount of funds allotted by the Secretary to a State under
<internal-xref idref="H1C215FDB720744F1BA4DBF6855A5C204" legis-path="104.(c)(2)(A)">section 104(c)(2)(A)</internal-xref> on behalf of
units of general local government and community-based organizations located in
the nonentitlement area of a Congressional district of the State is less than
the amount to be provided to the units and organizations under
<internal-xref idref="H7CE79BE36E1D4FF1A42116A18BCB4E4C" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(B)(i)">clause (i)</internal-xref> for such fiscal year,
provide to the units and organizations an amount of funds equal to the amount
of funds so allotted for such fiscal year; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H43AB58526B2B4721AFB005F573CF855C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consult with
local elected officials from among units of general local government located in
nonentitlement areas of such State in determining the method of allotment of
such funds under clauses (i) and (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H82FA9880DF9749BF92EE6D8A47B08D2B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule for
providing funds to community-Based organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing funds under this title to
community-based organizations, a unit of general local government or State
shall, to the extent practicable, give priority to community-based
organizations that will provide services or functions in accordance with this
title to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEF02A7C7700D423598EC9733B271A6CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public use
microdata areas that have a poverty rate of 12 percent or more; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H387A24E0A8344110A223511DA0A43C80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>units of general
local government that have an unemployment rate that is 2 percent higher than
the national unemployment rate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF4E0EAF55DCB4976B43C52BA919F0680"><enum>103.</enum><header>Uses of funds
by units of general local government and community-based organizations</header>
<subsection id="H6231102F0D2E4D099A9192AFF6B0B553"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Entitlement
Communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount of
funds received under
<internal-xref idref="H1E8491D3045F442E8A34CDCD8C591AE1" legis-path="104.(c)(2)">section 104(c)(1)</internal-xref> for each fiscal year,
a unit of general local government that is an entitlement community—</text>
<paragraph id="H51D7696FD50744168D48F6C29BAF93DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may use not more
than 5 percent for administrative purposes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56537B9D611649BCAD14F1781E807013"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use up to 50
percent of the remainder of such funds (after using the funds pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H51D7696FD50744168D48F6C29BAF93DE" legis-path="103.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>) to continue to provide
employee compensation to employees employed by the unit, as of the date the
unit receives funds under section 104(c)(1), in positions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7DC4CFFC5594074A3A5588397B0CC84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide local
services to the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD771C6C70F1D4C5C8D0B185FCA0B4D08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would otherwise be
terminated or reduced as a result of fiscal constraints of such unit;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BB43610EEC44D4D81AC82705AA1594C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may provide up to
50 percent of the remainder of such funds (after using the funds pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H51D7696FD50744168D48F6C29BAF93DE" legis-path="103.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> and
<internal-xref idref="H56537B9D611649BCAD14F1781E807013" legis-path="103.(a)(2)">(2)</internal-xref>) to a community-based organization
to employ individuals newly hired or employed under a contract entered into on
or after the date on which the unit receives funds under section 104(c)(1) to
provide services or functions that are not customarily provided by the unit, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H11303E0A473B4149BE9A2944D3492839"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 93
percent shall be used by the organization to provide employee compensation to
such individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26D751DBFF1A4761933835D3DB4A028A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5
percent may be used by the organization for supportive services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ED0BFED1D5C4D66A87CB3DBF551A1F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not more than 2
percent may be used by the organization for administrative purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D7006F6325D4711A1780B7EAFEC68BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall use all of the remainder of such
funds (after using the funds pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H51D7696FD50744168D48F6C29BAF93DE" legis-path="103.(a)(1)">paragraphs (1)</internal-xref> through
<internal-xref idref="H6BB43610EEC44D4D81AC82705AA1594C" legis-path="103.(a)(3)">(3)</internal-xref>), to the extent that the unit
determines that it has a need for additional employees, to provide employee
compensation to individuals newly hired by the unit to carry out the local
public services described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subsection
<internal-xref idref="H9C35D3D927E04114B4393B74571B8060" legis-path="103.(c)(1)(B)(i)">(c)(1)(B)(i)</internal-xref> for the unit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8792D50CD3154940B9E8B2F6C64DF692"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonentitlement
areas</header><text>Of the amount of funds received under
<internal-xref idref="H4AC6E3070199435A98708E9A62E3BDF9" legis-path="104.(c)(2)(B)">section 104(c)(2)(B)</internal-xref> for each fiscal
year—</text>
<paragraph id="H0254A44081F1415990ED487AB4300C53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
unit of general local government that is located in a nonentitlement area of a
State—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B8B86AFB3224B819A60BE8B127AA28C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may use not more
than 2 percent for administrative purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF151E0C61068406D9723CA9425A9F1B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall use all of the remainder of such
funds (after using the funds pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H7B8B86AFB3224B819A60BE8B127AA28C" legis-path="103.(b)(1)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>) to provide
employee compensation to individuals described in clause (i) or (iii) of
<internal-xref idref="H49B28385BEE642AFB9B03220C6EB09FE" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)">section 102(c)(2)(A)</internal-xref>, as determined
by the State; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85E3A9560A7F407AA8AA8B7B81722575"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
community-based organization—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74CD42E2DB254631909967EF3E3EC79B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 93 percent to provide employee compensation to individuals described in
<internal-xref idref="HE9147413CC514654A71AEEE47B073F4B" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(ii)">section 102(c)(2)(A)(ii)</internal-xref>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27632C2D3BDA45DC89C4C89F6358F8FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may use up to 5
percent for supportive services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H509E87058C4C4EA7A6030DCBC8EF3275"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may use up to 2
percent for administrative purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40E238F6CAF34742B0991365323E34C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funded
Positions; Consultation by chief executive officers</header>
<paragraph id="H75E94105F4E84A3EAD8456AFF9877D5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funded
positions</header>
<subparagraph id="H315F33168EE74CBD8ED9873F16BEC1BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Full-time,
full-year employment</header>
<clause id="HBB9C057DF2BA4252977D9BF3B13B02AD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual hired under this title by a unit of general
local government or community-based organization shall fill a position that
offers full-time, full-year employment.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7A47A2680624172839518A88BA539C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this subparagraph—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H4FF59F76ECC14752B8B10AC0741E7599"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the term
<term>full-time</term>, when used in relation to employment, has the meaning
already established or, if the meaning has not been established, determined to
be appropriate for purposes of this title, by the unit of general local
government or community-based organization hiring an individual under this
title; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5D949F087DBE478AB724CC4CC3B18811"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the term
<term>full-year</term>, when used in relation to employment, means a position
that provides employment for a 12-month period, except that in the case of a
position that provides a service required by a unit or organization for only
the duration of a school year, the term means a position that provides
employment for such duration.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC543A8AE2FFC4F0B9FB906E1349C7CB8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Services for
units</header><text>An individual hired under this title—</text>
<clause id="H9C35D3D927E04114B4393B74571B8060"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by a unit of general local government,
shall fill a position to assist the unit in—</text>
<subclause id="H11FFB7B0B8D942A1BD498F14A3832230"><enum>(I)</enum><text>restoring local
public services terminated on or after the date that is 5 years before the date
of enactment of this title;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H030DAE79A236404895BA4EEE0D85A9D2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>expanding
existing local public services; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4893269746A7436D93E93372F042F843"><enum>(III)</enum><text>retaining local
public services that would otherwise be reduced as a result of the fiscal
constraints of such unit; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF28B21F302B8481993D6D8D613DB657A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by a community-based organization, shall
fill a position to provide services or functions that are not customarily
provided by a unit of general local government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1F6A42B983F74B50A80A127893B53EF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation by
Chief executive officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
chief executive officer of a unit of general local government shall consult
with the local community and labor organizations representing employees of such
unit in determining the positions that should be funded under this title for
such unit for each fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H959E859DA4D84EA59A9A334DD2EEADAF"><enum>104.</enum><header>Statements of
need; approval and allotment of funds</header>
<subsection id="H7A5DF57AD4C342768C36692F968FBA62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of
statements; Notice of Allotment and Intent</header>
<paragraph id="HD7310820A25B4A18B2BD7B95041102C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="HB602F5EEAA294B9281AFFA56A2A15090"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice of
Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall post on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department of
Labor, the total amount of funds made available for allotment under this title
for a fiscal year to each unit of general local government that is an
entitlement community and each State that is eligible to receive funds under
this title for such fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A85AD82A6C644B787793DB8F773F937"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>In
order to receive funds under this title for a fiscal year for which funds are
appropriated to carry out this title, a unit of general local government,
community-based organization, or a State shall submit a statement in accordance
with paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, certifying the information described
in subsection (b) for such fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H447F9BF6B3D74634AB4BB8BD1606EC72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notice of
Intent</header>
<clause id="H6E361F80E23A420791BB1B7A334E71FB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Seven days prior to the submission of a statement under
subparagraph (B), a unit of general local government that is an entitlement
community or State shall publish public notice of the intent to submit a
statement under such subparagraph, which includes a copy of the
statement.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H570F971601A345B9B013028E7A310052"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Internet Web
site</header><text>In publishing public notice under clause (i), a unit of
general local government or State shall post the notice and information
described in such clause on a publicly available Internet Web site of the unit
or State, as applicable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB51AA592DC14EF09EE1CE38C24D4FF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Entitlement
communities</header>
<subparagraph id="H48155D4742244B6A8A24C6319D2FD747"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Statements from
units</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to receive
funds under this title for a fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to
carry out this title, a unit of general local government that is an entitlement
community shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as
determined by the Secretary, a statement that certifies the information
described in <italic></italic>subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H6D95A48F94DA460CA9EF1E520BE40E26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
respect to such unit for such fiscal year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H81F819772C504AA38982E8CB87BDF7BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to
the community-based organizations the unit plans to fund, using funds the unit
receives under this title, for such fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C3065A3B2E54EADA351EE65E396CD77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statements from
Community-based organizations</header><text>In order to receive funds for a
fiscal year from a unit of general local government that is an entitlement
community receiving funds for such fiscal year under this title, a
community-based organization shall submit to a unit of general local government
that is an entitlement community, at such time and in such manner as determined
by the unit, a statement certifying the information described in subsection (b)
with respect to such organization for such fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H26E24CE82FEB4FD8BA4DE56C7FA49AED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonentitlement
areas</header>
<subparagraph id="H15069ACF7F994EDBA31D18B5F23B7F15"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Statement from
units and organizations</header><text>In order to receive funds for a fiscal
year from a State receiving funds for such fiscal year under this title, a unit
of general local government that is located in a nonentitlement area of the
State, or a community-based organization, shall submit to the State, at such
time and in such manner as determined by the State, a statement certifying the
information described in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H7525D240A6FF46D1A81942CAA6C349F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
respect to such unit for such fiscal year; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C5C984E2B664447B952B99F5CB4955E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to
such organization for such fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0214138C377486CAF6F9D17D0D4398B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statements from
states</header><text>After reviewing the statements received under subparagraph
(A) for a fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and
in such manner as determined by the Secretary, a statement certifying the
information described in subsection (b) with respect to the units of general
local government and community-based organizations that the State plans to
fund, using funds the State receives under this title, for such fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D82BE2B69F3453BBFFB0A1212F3BA7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
certified</header><text>A statement submitted under subsection (a) shall
certify, with respect to a unit of general local government or community-based
organization, as applicable, the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="HA65069A0C2EF419B97C64F6CA791CE03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount of
funds requested by such unit or organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04A21A1F97614536A6DADBE0AADBD487"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
individuals who will receive employee compensation with such funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9399435A03BF42C4B08BBEF9D761D220"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The job titles of,
and the amount of employee compensation and the employers (units or
organizations) for, the positions that will be filled by the
individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H871F553EC0C0424883B13738C2AFFC2F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the positions will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C3E7D8AB0944DC69C62B817952DF243"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
employment with a unit, assist in retaining, restoring, or expanding an
existing local public service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E13F261E7F5483092516107E1BF2772"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
employment with an organization, provide services or functions that are not
customarily provided by a unit that is an entitlement community, or a unit
located in a nonentitlement area of a State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1D971E9B409402FB4135CEFC409F5DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The estimated date
of hiring for the positions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H225803066C584438BEC3B441806DCE5F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A
statement documenting the need for the services to be carried out by the
individuals hired for the positions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A12029B081B45C48A89ED0207370E66"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In the case of a
unit that desires to use funds received under this title to continue to provide
employee compensation for existing employees of the unit in accordance with
<internal-xref idref="H5EA74495B831445BBDE82C1F61F7040D" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(i)">section 102(c)(2)(A)(i)</internal-xref> or
<internal-xref idref="H56537B9D611649BCAD14F1781E807013" legis-path="103.(a)(2)">103(a)(2)</internal-xref>, a statement documenting the
fiscal constraints of the unit that would result in the termination or
reduction of the positions of such employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9E47BB557B8475FA3AA749D10442742"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A
description of the unit’s or organization’s plan to target recruitment efforts
for positions funded under this title in accordance with
<internal-xref idref="HAB140F6A29054B73A76F418CF9B015EE" legis-path="105.(b)">section 105(b)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H182E84E244C2421CBB4522812BCB55C7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An assurance by
the unit or organization that the unit or organization will comply with all
provisions of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFFC76DC295347039C38234AF35A57D7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>An assurance by
the unit or organization that the unit or organization will comply with all
applicable Federal, State, and local labor laws, including laws concerning
wages and hours, labor relations, family and medical leave, occupational safety
and health, and nondiscrimination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1EB2EC5FA65C4CCF80E310FF97525074"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval and
allotment of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H4535C093F8FD4842AEC10D3FF25C4116"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entitlement
communities</header><text>Within 30 days of receipt of a statement submitted
under
<internal-xref idref="H48155D4742244B6A8A24C6319D2FD747" legis-path="104.(a)(2)(A)">subsection (a)(2)(A)</internal-xref> by unit of
general local government that is an entitlement community, the Secretary shall
allot to the unit the amount of funds requested by the unit for a fiscal year,
not to exceed the total amount of funds available to be allotted under
<internal-xref idref="H48225D343243425BAA33BDD98F933B89" legis-path="102.(b)(1)">section 102(b)(1)</internal-xref> to the unit for such
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E8491D3045F442E8A34CDCD8C591AE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonentitlement
areas</header>
<subparagraph id="H1C215FDB720744F1BA4DBF6855A5C204"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Approval by the
secretary</header><text>Within 30 days of receipt of a statement submitted
under
<internal-xref idref="HF0214138C377486CAF6F9D17D0D4398B" legis-path="104.(a)(3)(B)">subsection (a)(3)(B)</internal-xref> by a State with
respect to a unit of general local government located in a nonentitlement area,
or a community-based organization to provide services or functions that are not
customarily provided by a unit of general local government located in a
nonentitlement area, for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to the State
the amount of funds requested by the State for such unit or organization for
such fiscal year, not to exceed the total amount of funds available to be
allotted under
<internal-xref idref="H6A91CA6C2CF647EF85AD20163299007D" legis-path="102.(b)(2)">section 102(b)(2)</internal-xref> to the State for such
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AC6E3070199435A98708E9A62E3BDF9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State allotment
of funds</header><text>Not later than 15 days after receiving an allotment of
funds from the Secretary under
<internal-xref idref="H1C215FDB720744F1BA4DBF6855A5C204" legis-path="104.(c)(2)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>, the State shall
allot, in accordance with
<internal-xref idref="HC59977C011AA443BB8BEF29BDDAF8C4B" legis-path="102.(c)(2)">section 102(c)(2)</internal-xref>, all of the funds to
the unit or organization for which such funds were provided by the Secretary
under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C70515A9FFB4A9FB0B1F7C2C90ADAF9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Withheld
funds</header><text><italic></italic>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2),
any funds under this title withheld pursuant to a grievance filed under section
110(b) shall be withheld until such grievance is resolved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD21E18D1873A4CFA8519B5CF6D7549CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reallotment of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="HCB418755CDC64645B670C881D81705FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Units</header><text>The
funds made available for allotment under this title for a fiscal year for a
unit of general local government that is an entitlement community that does not
submit, within 6 months after the date the Secretary posts a notice of
allotment under subsection (a)(1)(A) for such unit, to the Secretary a
statement under subsection (a) that indicates an intention to hire at least 1
individual under this title for such fiscal year, shall be made available to be
reallotted by the Secretary for the fiscal year immediately following such
fiscal year, in accordance with the allotment formula under
<internal-xref idref="H48225D343243425BAA33BDD98F933B89" legis-path="102.(b)(1)">section 102(b)(1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H477E636276C44112AC07012F7965D03A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds made available for allotment
under this title for a fiscal year for a State that does not submit, within 6
months after the date the Secretary posts a notice of allotment under
subsection (a)(1)(A) for such State, shall be allotted by the Secretary to
units of general local government and community-based organizations located in
the nonentitlement area of the State to carry out the purposes of this title
for such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34AF803253B146629A6CBBF1E1446C32"><enum>105.</enum><header>Compliance with
local laws and contracts; recruitment requirements</header>
<subsection id="HCC96E2006F9A4574A02683B75D07FADE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with
local laws and contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
hiring individuals for positions funded under this title, or using funds under
this title to continue to provide employee compensation for existing employees,
a unit of general local government or community-based organization shall comply
with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, personnel policies and
regulations, and collective bargaining agreements, as if such individual was
hired, or such employee compensation was provided, without assistance under
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB140F6A29054B73A76F418CF9B015EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Targeting
recruitment efforts</header><text>In recruiting individuals for positions
funded under this title, a unit of general local government or community-based
organization shall target recruitment efforts with respect to individuals
who—</text>
<paragraph id="H81AFBD5937404E5798D072458D50EACA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have been in
receipt of unemployment compensation for at least 25 weeks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H032BD120843643038CFF233E631A7721"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have exhausted
unemployment compensation within the last 2 years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD459D19D34B4406AA460AFA42ABB76E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are veterans;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDAC66DDFD8A84719ACDC0E2E8A0D78B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>are unemployed
individuals who are not eligible to receive unemployment compensation because
they do not have sufficient wages to meet the minimum qualifications for such
compensation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFB7F9E4212C4F33BE5BE31F84BB8E28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bonus
grants</header>
<paragraph id="HBE4DE373912B4C59B4A0942EDD1F8F3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From the amounts made available under paragraph (2), the
Secretary may award a grant to each unit of general local government and each
community-based organization where at least 15 percent of the individuals hired
for a position under this title by such unit or organization for a fiscal year
are individuals described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFEBED2E811740BBAC1662DC0B8381C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H29E3430802AA49E4B0555C6296B28EB4"><enum>106.</enum><header>Employment
status and compensation</header>
<subsection id="HB872210D0F584113A2135D2FA0633C5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employee
status</header><text>An individual hired for a position funded under this title
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H993AFA0EF0FC433F806FE060D5544DEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be considered an
employee of the unit of general local government, or community-based
organization, by which such individual was hired; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88171CF062C049E5B5EEA03006EA87A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>receive the same
employee compensation, have the same rights and responsibilities and job
classifications, and be subject to the same job standards, employer policies,
and collective bargaining agreements as if such individual was hired without
assistance under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFE75912CCF34A678ABC7CCCC1789AE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limit on number
of executive, administrative, or professional positions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H29F3E49B309C448EAF90E7A0CF6223B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Units</header><text>Of
the total number of positions funded under this title for a fiscal year for
each unit of general local government and each community-based
organization—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2F646FE8D1F94724B2F1095203A43D8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 20
percent shall be in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H305C67823931499D91FDBD73293F3027"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 80
percent shall not be in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
capacity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB35DD559B02A4C3D849D0C67FD44A1E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, the terms <term>bona fide executive</term>,
<term>bona fide administrative</term>; and <quote>bona fide
professional</quote>, when used in relation to capacity, shall have the
meanings given such terms under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/213">29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4473EC2C938045C6A564BBC918916EB8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Total Amount of
Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal
year for which funds are appropriated to carry out this title, each unit of
general local government and each community-based organization that receives
funds under this title for any such fiscal year shall use such funds to provide
an amount equal to the total amount of employee compensation for individuals
hired by such unit or organization, as appropriate, for such fiscal year under
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2341782B8BD846B1A464BAD39795CAC3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limit on period
of employment</header><text>Notwithstanding any agreement or other provision of
law (other than those provisions of law pertaining to civil rights in
employment), a unit of general local government or community-based organization
shall not be obligated to employ the individuals hired under this title or
retain the positions filled by such individuals beyond the period for which the
unit or organization receives funding under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4ADE2CA1D8D546FFB68A56E9C2BA5B4A"><enum>107.</enum><header>Nondisplacement</header>
<subsection id="H57F6B87BE6024E6FB7358099D01C4F66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of existing employees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF22B3EE8B92A42E5AC21BCCCF2C72628"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
under
<internal-xref idref="H5EA74495B831445BBDE82C1F61F7040D" legis-path="102.(c)(2)(A)(i)">section 102(c)(2)(A)(i)</internal-xref> and
<internal-xref idref="H56537B9D611649BCAD14F1781E807013" legis-path="103.(a)(2)">103(a)(2)</internal-xref>, a unit of general local
government or community-based organization may not employ an individual for a
position funded under this title, if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4FC155E2332E4E87A6F99DA738D6578F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employing such individual will result in
the layoff or partial displacement (such as a reduction in hours, wages, or
employee benefits) of an existing employee, as of the date of employing such
individual, of the unit or organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79FC1A7AADA84D6A845C884B4AB5BD33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such individual
will perform the same or substantially similar work that had previously been
performed by an employee of the unit or organization who—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF7458B7FE94F4317AD19AE37958BA561"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been laid off
or partially displaced (as such term is described in subparagraph (A));
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD98259DB1FA341F98C6ABEB530622E6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has not been
offered by the unit or organization, to be restored to the position the
employee had immediately prior to being laid off or partially displaced.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E2C3626FD4C41DFAEF86502B92EFBE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elimination of
position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of
this subsection, a position shall be considered to have been eliminated by a
unit of general local government or community-based organization if the
position has remained unfilled and the unit or organization has not sought to
fill such position for at least a period of one month.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EF68B184B4643FEBA38F5AD849D3B14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Promotional
opportunities</header><text>An individual may not be hired for a position
funded under this title in a manner that infringes upon the promotional
opportunities of an existing employee (as of the date of such hiring) of a unit
or organization receiving funding under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8237CBA584554ECF99D35C223184C463"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of local government services</header><text>A community-based organization
receiving funds under this title may not use such funds to provide services or
functions that are customarily provided by a unit of general local government
where such services or functions are provided by the organization.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEB7F1F21EE9A4E478B69831A786028E6"><enum>108.</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<subsection id="H12AABD0BF06B440DB711E5592804D3EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Entitlement
community</header><text>A unit of general local government that is an
entitlement community that receives funds under this title shall submit, every
90 days during the period the unit receives such funds, to the Secretary, a
report that provides—</text>
<paragraph id="H005C37D46D3C422185C5EE5C7AF3AA32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the
unit’s compliance with the statement submitted by the unit under section
104(a)(2)(A); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H089B29EC82CA40C3AF30C2DC8CA5D894"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the status of the
compliance of any community-based organization that receives funds from the
unit pursuant to this title with the statement submitted by the organization
under section 104(a)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H105E9C8DF75F4AE48DDE1719016B6D7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonentitlement
area</header>
<paragraph id="H167AC35C63244962BEC2B58B4C5A61D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Units and
organizations</header><text>A unit of general local government located in a
nonentitlement area of a State that is receiving funds under this title, or a
community-based organization that is providing services in a nonentitlement
area of such State, shall submit, every 90 days during the period the unit or
organization receives funds from the State pursuant to this title, to the
State, a report that provides the status of the compliance of the unit or
organization with the statements submitted under section 104(a)(3)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5336CBDB5D7C4F17A7D48BB9A1BCB0EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text>A
State shall submit, every 90 days during the period the State receives funds
under this title, to the Secretary, a report containing the information
received under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H595288EDBD57491A8F31343757BC827B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Posting of
reports</header><text>Upon receiving the reports submitted under subsections
(a) and (b)(2), the Secretary shall post on a publicly accessible Web site of
the Department of Labor such reports.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H380F5AA24632489189C992C8823A2DC4"><enum>109.</enum><header>Auditing by the
secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
perform random, periodic audits to determine compliance with this title.</text>
</section><section id="H64A8C34BE0E043BA83553BB6F57E308B"><enum>110.</enum><header>Dispute
resolutions, Whistleblower hotline, and Enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H0A884AB8DBAE47BF8E976284A0983BFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
arbitration procedure</header>
<paragraph id="HDE20F4BF188146EAB05EB869A4EEA73A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each unit of general local government that is an
entitlement community and each State that receives funding under this title
shall agree to the arbitration procedure described in this subsection to
resolve disputes described in subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9781DB18EFB34C6894FF3AC4D62B4A3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
grievances</header>
<subparagraph id="H89C9E8CFF2A2403397679BEDEB696241"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an employee (or an employee representative) wishes to
use the arbitration procedure described in this subsection, such party shall
file a written grievance within the time period required under subsection (b)
or (c), as applicable, simultaneously with the chief executive officer of a
unit or State involved in the dispute and the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H603D6B13F6674DBD934342F62DC07B7B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>In-person
meeting</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date of the filing of
the grievance, 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DD897E14F164CEF84CFD0E9A822A079"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arbitration</header>
<subparagraph id="H0D1A3BF6916B425DA58F0CC85BC46631"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>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 qualified arbitrator who is jointly
selected and independent of the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD40957DF382C49648C34D8EDA8FD0FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment by
Secretary</header><text>If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 5
days of submitting the grievance to binding arbitration under subparagraph (A),
one of the parties may submit a request to the Secretary to appoint a qualified
and independent arbitrator. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified and
independent arbitrator within 15 days after receiving the request.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7EA6CC13FF9409F9C2A4A373DA9484D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>Unless
the parties mutually agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall conduct a hearing on
the grievance and issue a decision not later than 30 days after the date such
arbitrator is selected or appointed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F3C1F9B4541436DBC00EDB4BAFE0F5D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FB59F97197142C1847AD700110F1E3F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the cost of an
arbitration proceeding shall be divided evenly between the parties to the
arbitration.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5076357F491F4BFB94569321B2A62CD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
a grievant prevails under an arbitration proceeding, the unit of general local
government or State involved in the dispute shall pay the cost of such
proceeding, including attorneys’ fees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9FEB7B830204E038E1245B170CD2D53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disputes
concerning the allotment of funds</header>
<paragraph id="HA9CA3E1CED984F38A71E91B236D10DEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a dispute as to whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FCCCFAD005E4240A6E878E7F26B55DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit of general
local government that is an entitlement community improperly requested funds
under this title by requesting such funds for services or functions to be
provided by a community-based organization that are customarily provided by the
unit; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE90C244F5036499FA57DC86B1FDB1167"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State improperly
requested fund under this title by requesting such funds for services or
functions to be provided by a community-based organization in a nonentitlement
area of the State that are customarily provided by the unit located in such
area,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">an employee
or employee representative of the unit or State may file a grievance under
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after public notice of an intent to
submit a statement under section 104(a) is published in accordance with
paragraph (1)(C) of such section.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8B71B2BC21C49229EAC67BB284B67DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretarial
duties</header><text>Upon receiving a copy of the grievance, the Secretary
shall withhold the funds subject to such grievance, unless and until the
grievance is resolved under subsection (a), by the parties or an arbitrator in
favor of providing such funding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H194C8438565B45BFA0AA5180540A15D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>All other
disputes</header>
<paragraph id="H41DF2B1B8A4D4115B0B93EF4D48DD890"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a dispute not covered under subsection (b)
concerning compliance with the requirements of this title by a unit of general
local government that is an entitlement community, State, or community-based
organization receiving funds under this title, an employee or employee
representative of the unit or State may file a grievance under subsection (a)
not later than 90 days after the dispute arises. In such cases, an arbitrator
may award such remedies as are necessary to make the grievant whole, including
the reinstatement 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 recommendations to suspend or terminate
funding, or to require the repayment of funds received under this title during
any period of noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD3C24EC1D66146AC8601740ADF6E8E35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
grievance procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A party
to a dispute described in paragraph (1) may use the existing grievance
procedure of a unit or State involved in such dispute, or the arbitration
procedure described in this subsection, to resolve such dispute.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA2A224D5A23842D88AB1882E4867B683"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Party
defined</header><text>For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the term
<term>party</term> means an employee, employee representative, unit of general
local government, or State, involved in a dispute described in subsection (b)
or (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9AB72E841C87480F9DA9624B3E67EF92"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Whistleblower
Hotline; Enforcement by the Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="H4AC93F2DCE284239A04FDD56F0CA765D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Whistleblower
hotline</header><text>The Secretary shall post on a publicly accessible
Internet Web site of the Department of Labor the contact information for
reporting noncompliance with this title by a State, unit of general local
government, community-based organization, or individual receiving funding under
this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28246DA293674069A89F8B7F5790FCE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement by
the Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H63CFB39B95CF4043A4418EAEC61B5DEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary receives a complaint alleging
noncompliance with this title, the Secretary may conduct an investigation and
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may order such remedies as the
Secretary determines appropriate, including—</text>
<clause id="H36CF823146A9489CBF970E28240D1E27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withholding
further funds under this title to a noncompliant entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1527C46A5611462E8E8D8995BB30600F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to make an injured party whole; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HAAE5BB4157E44BD2B5C35DB5C34B9256"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requiring the
entity to repay to the Secretary any funds received under this title during any
period of noncompliance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDABE8992E5147A294A4B71285A85ED3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>entity</term> means State, unit of general local government,
community-based organization, or individual.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FF4ECC5759D44B2B0B7AFEF33BCD847"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Recommendation
by an arbitrator</header><text>A remedy described in subparagraph (A) may also
be ordered by the Secretary upon recommendation by an arbitrator appointed or
selected under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HE75DE2299005416ABD6E979B6790080E"><enum>111.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations and appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated and
there are appropriated (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry
out this title and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated)
such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this title, except for section
105(c), for each fiscal year.</text>
</section><section id="H5C8C72E5DEB8401FA76A067D7E1DB30A"><enum>112.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H936E1AB37923461AB34557FCD53C34C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The terms <term>city</term>; <term>extent of
poverty</term>; <term>metropolitan city</term>; <term>urban county</term>;
<term>nonentitlement area</term>; <term>population</term>; and
<term>State</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5302">42 U.S.C. 5302</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29387B2643AB4AC49FD430F28A5D699E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>The
term <term>benefits</term> has the meaning given the term <term>employment
benefits</term> in section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29
U.S.C. 2611).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA41458AFBE484E558830EF38E2A9BB39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Community-based
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>community-based organization</term> means a private nonprofit
organization that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF991FED1F2B4A55ACBE0A7EEC92B274"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is representative
of a community within a unit of general local government or a significant
segment of the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF90DFA87575941679C29DF47930F4854"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has demonstrated
expertise and effectiveness in providing services or functions to the community
not customarily provided by the unit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AE38AF6DDD94F2A9D5AEFD0DBBB9B71"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employee
compensation</header><text>The term <term>employee compensation</term> includes
wages and benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2A38FC3DCC94B079314AD6E07655446"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Entitlement
communities</header><text>The term <term>entitlement communities</term>
includes metropolitan cities and urban counties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCAEEC903A9543CA9E98C0608CC37361"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Indian
Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD90B8EE79FDB4BB891E852C4ACAB8EBE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA680DC123D374CF3AD8286E772D4ED9A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>The term <term>supportive services</term> means services
such as transportation and child care that are necessary to enable an
individual to be employed in a position funded under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD80B14C180B4E54BA97A7D6D7BFA947"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Unemployed
individual</header><text>The term <term>unemployed individual</term> has the
meaning given such term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CA1D887FEB5451DAC8C48FE3A2DB10D"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Unit of general
local government</header><text>The term <term>unit of general local
government</term> means any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or
other general purpose political subdivision of a State; Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, or a general purpose
political subdivision thereof; a combination of such political subdivisions
that is recognized by the Secretary; and the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0CD9DC39ACD436FA637EADEC5DC576B"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3560F3F428BA4F42AC9E1001328CCB1F"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Wage</header><text>The
term <term>wage</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/203">29 U.S.C. 203</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Education Jobs
Fund</header>
<section commented="no" id="H05D7AB46603349A19BE1F613974740DE"><enum>201.</enum><header>Education Jobs
Funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated and there are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise obligated for necessary expenses for an Education Jobs Fund,
$23,000,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the amount under this heading
shall be administered under the terms and conditions of sections 14001 through
14013 and title XV of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>) except as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H356735C14B6349229D27D70CC3348F9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5621A7C50272468A925CA69EA5D422E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available only for allocation by the Secretary of
Education (in this heading referred to as the Secretary) in accordance with
subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 14001 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref> and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, except that the amount
reserved under such subsection (b) shall not exceed $1,000,000 and such
subsection (f) shall be applied by substituting 1 year for 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCBE26DC01650487295C1CA43210CBB93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to allocating funds to States under
section 14001(d) of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>, the Secretary shall
allocate 0.5 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for schools operated or
funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the basis of the schools’ respective
needs for activities consistent with this heading under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may determine.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EC297729822418695954865B813166D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that receives an allocation of
funds appropriated under this heading may reserve not more than 2 percent for
the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities with respect to
those funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7E7354DCC604A6A9CFD23767BEB09A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Awards to local
educational agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H95D7910312BE43EB944747351A70612C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as specified in paragraph (2), an
allocation of funds to a State shall be used only for awards to local
educational agencies for the support of elementary and secondary education in
accordance with paragraph (5) for the 2013–2014 school year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2071C74F196E4FC3A69691FDD8A7D9FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds used to support elementary and
secondary education shall be distributed through a State’s primary elementary
and secondary funding formula or based on local educational agencies’ relative
shares of funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.</external-xref>) for the most recent fiscal year
for which data are available.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3CAB8DC50F004B648572A24893DA15BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Subsections (a)
and (b) of section 14002 of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref> shall not apply to
funds appropriated under this heading.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE01CFC29516C4823AFFA6D81C007C2A9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance with
education reform assurances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of awarding funds appropriated
under this heading, any State that had an approved application for Phase II of
the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund that was submitted in accordance with the
application notice published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2009 (74
Fed. Reg. 59142) shall be deemed to be in compliance with subsection (b) and
paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) of section 14005 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H77280D918E7740878E4F12A5A7B80A4C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requirement to
use funds to retain or create education jobs</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 14003(a) of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>, funds awarded to local
educational agencies under paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HED1C5A89426A4DEEA668CE8951A2912E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be used only
for compensation and benefits and other expenses, such as support services,
necessary to retain existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees,
and to hire new employees, in order to provide early childhood, elementary, or
secondary educational and related services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA1E3130002E14DA8AD5F769EE1565E24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be used for general administrative
expenses or for other support services expenditures as those terms were defined
by the National Center for Education Statistics in its Common Core of Data as
of the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74BB4CF8E2394796A95436E3197ECF2C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of funds for rainy-day funds or debt retirement</header><text>A State that
receives an allocation may not use such funds, directly or indirectly,
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2CCCEB5265542FE888E770628938C0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish,
restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC6FE68864AB4245AD64C8E4B8F602D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing, restoring, or
supplementing a rainy-day fund;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0C6B7A04900461EB40810193C506219"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduce or retire
debt obligations incurred by the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H556E861A126D4D76898B08352FF11DAC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>supplant State
funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations
incurred by the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H711A56F8076D495FAB2FD1F361B2614D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Deadline for
award</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
award funds appropriated under this heading not later than 45 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act to States that have submitted applications
meeting the requirements applicable to funds under this heading. The Secretary
shall not require information in applications beyond what is necessary to
determine compliance with applicable provisions of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E1061F458274D91A99B2FB0681520A5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Alternate
distribution of funds</header><text>If, within 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, a Governor has not submitted an approvable application,
the Secretary shall provide for funds allocated to that State to be distributed
to another entity or other entities in the State (notwithstanding section
14001(e) of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>) for support of elementary and
secondary education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
establish, provided that all terms and conditions that apply to funds
appropriated under this heading shall apply to such funds distributed to such
entity or entities. No distribution shall be made to a State under this
paragraph, however, unless the Secretary has determined (on the basis of such
information as may be available) that the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), or
(iii) of paragraph 10(A) are likely to be met, notwithstanding the lack of an
application from the Governor of that State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7B2423C47F24B0BAE1FD16B8FBBCA11"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Local
educational agency application</header><text>Section 442 of the General
Education Provisions Act shall not apply to a local educational agency that has
previously submitted an application to the State under title XIV of division A
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref>. The assurances provided under that application shall
continue to apply to funds awarded under this heading.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8E3B24894C99492FAE989384F3876E75"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H81624F3D4C1D4D709E76C8AEC3486638"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided
in paragraph (8), the Secretary shall not allocate funds to a State under
paragraph (1) unless the Governor of the State provides an assurance to the
Secretary that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF3A22F07B33244A992334A31A6BE4288"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for State fiscal year 2014, the State will
maintain State support for elementary and secondary education (in the aggregate
or on the basis of expenditures per pupil) and for public institutions of
higher education (not including support for capital projects or for research
and development or tuition and fees paid by students) at not less than the
level of such support for each of the two categories, respectively, for State
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6D814B905C854735BEF645D0D7F7014F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for State fiscal year 2014, the State will
maintain State support for elementary and secondary education and for public
institutions of higher education (not including support for capital projects or
for research and development or tuition and fees paid by students) at a
percentage of the total revenues available to the State that is equal to or
greater than the percentage provided for each of the two categories,
respectively, for State fiscal year 2010; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2EB0205BFEA246F781580373B8A0F507"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a State in which State tax
collections for calendar year 2009 were less than State tax collections for
calendar year 2006, for State fiscal year 2014 the State will maintain State
support for elementary and secondary education (in the aggregate) and for
public institutions of higher education (not including support for capital
projects or for research and development or tuition and fees paid by
students)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2301B9124BC446A4BD7F882FC688E740"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at not less than the level of such support
for each of the two categories, respectively, for State fiscal year 2006;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HD4FBA3E21E804E57B0E10E10D24434BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a percentage of the total revenues
available to the State that is equal to or greater than the percentage provided
for each of the two categories, respectively, for State fiscal year
2006.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6ACE7867C2644DEAA77597479B14A411"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section
14005(d)(1) and subsections (a) through (c) of section 14012 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">Public Law 111–5</external-xref> shall not apply to funds appropriated under this
heading.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Law
Enforcement and Firefighter Jobs</header>
<section id="H3B206286BBD649B2B9DFD5084E74550B"><enum>301.</enum><header>Appropriation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sums are appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and for the following
purposes, namely:</text>
<appropriations-major id="H7D01DA7DB22040429CA9672BD9485255"><header>Department of
Justice</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H366AFD5287614F76859ED9EF638A05E9"><header>Community Oriented Policing
Services</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HAF403057A327400D9467743AB9FD00BC"><header>(Including
Transfer of Funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Community Oriented Policing Services</quote>, for
grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd">42 U.S.C. 3796dd</external-xref>) for hiring and rehiring of additional career law
enforcement officers under part Q of such title, notwithstanding subsection (i)
of such section, $1,179,000,000, of which $2,950,000 shall be transferred to
<quote>State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Salaries and
Expenses</quote> for management, administration and oversight of such
grants.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="H5BBCEBBC6F884F2CAAB364547B97E9EA"><header>Department
of Homeland Security</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H48E75460EE9B47158F2A8E3E651017AF"><header>Federal Emergency Management
Agency</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H5EC3D16B6A284C2A96A35AD4BA7A01C0"><header>Firefighter Assistance
Grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Firefighter Assistance Grants</quote> for necessary expenses
for programs authorized by section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2229a">15 U.S.C. 2229a</external-xref>), $500,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That notwithstanding any provision under section 34(a)(1)(A) of such Act
specifying that grants must be used to increase the number of firefighters in
fire departments, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in making grants under
section 34 of such Act for fiscal year 2014, shall grant waivers from the
requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of such
section: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That section 34(a)(1)(E) of such
Act shall not apply with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act
making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for grants under section 34 of such
Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in making grants under section 34 of such Act, shall ensure that
funds appropriated under this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal
year 2014 are made available for the retention of firefighters and shall award
grants not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary may transfer any unused
funds under this heading to make grants for programs authorized by section 33
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</external-xref>) after notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.</text>
</appropriations-small></section><enum>IV</enum><header>On-the-job
Training</header>
<section id="HBEDB38B307B4440A9BF0D0231577EDD6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Appropriation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following sums are appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and for the following
purposes, namely:</text>
<appropriations-major id="H6BEA593F6CF74BEC89C6E2016617983F"><header>Department of
Labor</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H0AB8CB9A2A984A70B19D996D60C2771E"><header>Employment and Training
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H47DAC7A04FCD491F97D49A1EC3D9819A"><header>Training
and Employment Services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Training and Employment Services</quote> for
activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<quote>WIA</quote>),
$500,000,000 which shall be available for obligation on the date of enactment
of this Act, <italic>Provided</italic>, That such funds shall be used solely
for on-the-job training (as such term is defined in section 101(31) of the
WIA): <italic>Provided further,</italic> That $250,000,000 of such amount shall
be for such on-the-job training for individuals who reside in local areas
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF239B01346364DB38660901701202ACE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have a poverty
rate of 12 percent or more for each Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) in such
local area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0044B3F2B1A843279EF25453DBFCFDC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have an
unemployment rate that is 2 percent higher than the national unemployment
rate.</text>
</paragraph></appropriations-small></section>