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[CITE: 42USC9926]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
           CHAPTER 106--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
 
Sec. 9926. Projects to expand the number of job opportunities 
        available to certain low-income individuals
        

(a) In general

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') shall enter into agreements with nonprofit 
organizations (including community development corporations) submitting 
applications under this section for the purpose of conducting projects 
in accordance with subsection (b) of this section to create employment 
opportunities for certain low-income individuals.

(b) Nature of project

    (1) Each nonprofit organization conducting a project under this 
section shall provide technical and financial assistance to private 
employers in the community to assist them in creating employment and 
business opportunities for those individuals eligible to participate in 
the projects as described in this subsection.
    (2) For purposes of this section, a nonprofit organization is any 
organization (including a community development corporation) exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of title 26 by reason of paragraph (3) or 
(4) of section 501(c) of such title.
    (3) A low-income individual eligible to participate in a project 
conducted under this section is any individual eligible to receive 
assistance under the program funded part \1\ A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.] of the State in which the 
individual resides and any other individual whose income level does not 
exceed 100 percent of the official poverty line as defined by the Office 
of Management and Budget and revised in accordance with section 9902(2) 
of this title.
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(c) Content of applications; selection priority

    (1) Each nonprofit organization submitting an application under this 
section shall, as part of such application, describe--
        (A) the technical and financial assistance that will be made 
    available under the project conducted under this section;
        (B) the geographic area to be served by the project;
        (C) the percentage of low-income individuals (as described in 
    subsection (b) of this section) and individuals receiving assistance 
    under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
    Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.] in the area to be served by the 
    project; and
        (D) unemployment rates in the geographic areas to be served and 
    (to the extent practicable) the jobs available and skills necessary 
    to fill those vacancies in such areas.

    (2) In approving applications under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to applications proposing to serve those areas 
containing the highest percentage of individuals receiving assistance 
under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.].

(d) Administration

    Each nonprofit organization participating in a project conducted 
under this section shall provide assurances in its agreement with the 
Secretary that it has or will have a cooperative relationship with the 
agency responsible for administering the the \2\ State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.] in the area served by the project.
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(e) Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of conducting projects under this section, there is 
authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for 
any fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 100-485, title V, Sec. 505, Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2404; Pub. 
L. 101-508, title V, Sec. 5063, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-232; Pub. 
L. 103-432, title II, Sec. 261(a), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4467; Pub. 
L. 104-193, title I, Sec. 112, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2176; Pub. L. 
105-33, title V, Sec. 5515, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 620.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(3), (c)(1)(C), 
(2), and (d), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. 
Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A 
(Sec. 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of 
this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 9910d of this title. 
Prior to such classification, section was set out as a note under 
section 1315 of this title.
    Section was enacted as part of the Family Support Act of 1988, and 
not as part of the Community Services Block Grant Act which comprises 
this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (c)(1)(C), (2). Pub. L. 105-33 which directed the 
amendment of Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(5), was executed to that section 
as if the amendment were retroactive to the effective date of the 
amendment by Pub. L. 104-193 to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 
See 1996 Amendment notes below.
    1996--Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(1), struck out ``Demonstration'' 
before ``projects'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(2), (3), substituted ``shall 
enter into agreements with'' for ``in each of the fiscal years 1990, 
1991, and 1992, shall enter into agreements with not less than 5 nor 
more than 10'' and ``conducting projects'' for ``conducting 
demonstration projects''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(2), struck out 
``demonstration'' after ``organization conducting a''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(4), substituted 
``assistance under the program funded part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act of the State in which the individual resides'' for ``aid to 
families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act''.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(5)(A), as amended by 
Pub. L. 105-33, substituted ``assistance under a State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' for ``aid to 
families with dependent children under title IV of the Social Security 
Act''.
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(5)(B), as amended by Pub. 
L. 105-33, substituted ``assistance under a State program funded under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' for ``aid to families 
with dependent children under title IV of such Act''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(2), (6), struck out 
``demonstration'' after ``organization participating in a'' and 
substituted ``the State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act'' for ``job opportunities and basic skills training 
program (as provided for under title IV of the Social Security Act)''.
    Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 112(7), added subsec. (e) 
and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to duration of 
demonstration projects under this section, subsec. (f) which required 
evaluation of the success of each demonstration project, and subsec. (g) 
which authorized appropriations for the conduct of demonstration 
projects for each of fiscal years 1990 to 1996.
    1994--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-432, Sec. 261(a)(1), substituted ``6-
year period'' for ``3-year period''.
    Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 103-432, Sec. 261(a)(2), substituted 
``January 1, 1995'' for ``January 1, 1993''.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 103-432, Sec. 261(a)(3), substituted ``1991, 
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996'' for ``1991, and 1992''.
    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 5063(1), inserted ``in each 
of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992,'' before ``shall''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 5063(2), substituted ``September 
30 of the fiscal year specified in the agreement described in subsection 
(a) of this section'' for ``September 30, 1989''.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-193 effective July 1, 1997, with transition 
rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating 
to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules 
relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially 
modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for 
Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement 
under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104-193, as amended, set 
out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Section 261(b) of Pub. L. 103-432 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1993.''
