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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1525

and management members of the committee, (ii) who is not employed by or under contract with labor or management at the site, and (iii) who shall provide advice and leadership to the committee and prepare a report on its activities; "(D) the ability to respond flexibly to the needs of affected workers by devising and implementing a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of each dislocated worker and for obtaining the services and assistance necessary to meet those needs; "(E) a formal agreement, terminable at will by the workers or the company management, and terminable for cause by the Governor; and "(F) local job identification activities by the chairman and members of the committee on behalf of the affected workers. "(2) The term 'local elected official* means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a substate area. "(3) The term 'service provider' means a public agency, private nonprofit organization, or private-for-profit entity that delivers educational, training, or employment services. "(4) The term 'substate area* means that geographic area in a State established pursuant to section 312(a). "(5) The term 'substate grantee' means that agency or organization selected to administer programs pursuant to section 312(b). "(6) The term 'State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "ALLOTMENT

302. (a) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—From the funds appro- 29 USC 1652. priated pursuant to section 3(c) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall— "(1) allot 80 percent of such funds in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b); and "(2) reserve 20 percent for use under part B of this title, subject to the reservation required by subsection (e) of this section. "(b) ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.—(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allot the amount available in each fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) on the basis of the following factors: "(A) One-third of such amount shall be allotted among the States on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals who reside in each State as compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all the States. "(B) One-third of such amount shall be Edlotted among the States on the basis of the relative excess number of unemployed individuals who reside in each State as compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all the States. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'excess number' means the number which represents unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor force in the State. "(C) One-third of such amount shall be allotted among the States on the basis of the relative number of individuals who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more and who reside in "SEC.