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[CITE: 29USC2704]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
            CHAPTER 29--WORKERS TECHNOLOGY SKILL DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 2704. Grants


(a) In general

    The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall, to the extent appropriations are available, award 
grants to eligible entities to carry out the purposes described in 
section 2702 of this title.

(b) Eligibility

    To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity 
shall--
        (1) be a nonprofit organization, or a partnership consortium of 
    such organizations;
        (2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such 
    time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
    Secretary may require, including a description of the activities 
    that the entity will carry out using amounts received under the 
    grant; and
        (3) agree to make available (directly or through donations from 
    public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward the 
    costs of the activities to be conducted with grant funds, in an 
    amount equal to the amount required under subsection (d) of this 
    section.

(c) Use of amounts

    An entity shall use amounts received under a grant awarded under 
this section to carry out the purposes described in section 2702 of this 
title through activities such as--
        (1) the provision of technical assistance to workers, worker 
    organizations, employers, State economic development agencies, State 
    industrial extension programs, Advanced Technology Centers, and 
    National Manufacturing Technology Centers to identify advanced 
    workplace practices and strategies that enhance the effective 
    evaluation, selection, and implementation of advanced workplace 
    technologies;
        (2) the researching and identification of new and advanced 
    workplace technologies, and advanced workplace practices that 
    promote the improvement of workers' skills, wages, working 
    conditions, and job security, that research the link between 
    advanced workplace practices and long-term corporate performance, 
    and which are consistent with the needs of local communities and the 
    need for a healthy environment; and
        (3) the development and dissemination of training programs and 
    materials to be used for and by workers, worker organizations, 
    employers, State economic development agencies, State industrial 
    extension programs, Advanced Technology Centers, and National 
    Manufacturing Technology Centers relating to the activities and 
    services provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), and regarding 
    successful practices including practices which address labor-
    management cooperation and the involvement of workers in the design, 
    development, and implementation of workplace practices and 
    technologies.

(d) Terms of grants and non-Federal shares

                              (1) Terms

        Grants awarded under this section shall be for a term not to 
    exceed six years.

                        (2) Non-Federal share

        Amounts required to be contributed by an entity under subsection 
    (b)(3) of this section shall equal--
            (A) an amount equal to 15 percent of the amount provided 
        under the grant in the first year for which the grant is 
        awarded;
            (B) an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount provided 
        under the grant in the second year for which the grant is 
        awarded;
            (C) an amount equal to 33 percent of the amount provided 
        under the grant in the third year for which the grant is 
        awarded;
            (D) an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount provided 
        under the grant in the fourth year for which the grant is 
        awarded; and
            (E) an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount provided 
        under the grant in the fifth and sixth years for which the grant 
        is awarded.

(e) Evaluation

    The Department shall develop mechanisms for evaluating the 
effectiveness of the use of a grant awarded under this section in 
carrying out the purposes under section 2702 of this title and, not 
later than two years after October 20, 1994, and every two years 
thereafter, prepare and submit a report to Congress concerning such 
evaluation.

(Pub. L. 103-382, title V, Sec. 545, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4053.)
