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[CITE: 29USC2920]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--NATIONAL PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 2920. Educational assistance and training


(a) Use of fund

    The Secretary of Labor shall provide for grants to States to provide 
educational assistance and training for United States workers. The 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Education in making grants 
under this section.

(b) Allocation of funds

    Within the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section, 
funds in the account used under this section shall be allocated among 
the States based on a formula, established jointly by the Secretaries of 
Labor and Education, that takes into consideration--
        (1) the location of foreign workers admitted into the United 
    States,
        (2) the location of individuals in the United States requiring 
    and desiring the educational assistance and training for which the 
    funds can be applied, and
        (3) the location of unemployed and underemployed United States 
    workers.

(c) Disbursement to States

    (1) Within the purposes and allocations established under this 
section, disbursements shall be made to the States, in accordance with 
grant applications submitted to and approved jointly by the Secretaries 
of Labor and Education, to be applied in a manner consistent with the 
guidelines established by such Secretaries in consultation with the 
States. In applying such grants, the States shall consider providing 
funding to joint labor-management trust funds and other such non-profit 
organizations which have demonstrated capability and experience in 
directly training and educating workers.
    (2) Not more than 5 percent of the funds disbursed to any State 
under this section may be used for administrative expenses.

(d) Limitation on Federal overhead

    The Secretaries shall provide that not more than 2 percent of the 
amount of funds disbursed to States under this section may be used by 
the Federal Government in the administration of this section.

(e) Annual report

    The Secretary of Labor shall report annually to the Congress on the 
grants to States provided under this section.

(f) ``State'' defined

    In this section, the term ``State'' has the meaning given such term 
in section 1101(a)(36) of title 8.

(Pub. L. 101-649, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5087.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, and not 
as part of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 which 
comprises this chapter.
    Section was formerly classified to section 1506 of this title.
