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107 STAT. 1820 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 "(3) NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES. — As soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which a prime contractor receives notice of withdrawal under paragraph (1) or a subcontractor receives such a notice under paragraph (2), and not more than two weeks after that date, the contractor or subcontractor shall provide notice of such withdrawal—

    • (A) to each representative of employees whose work

is directly related to the defense contract under the program and who are employed by the contractor or subcontractor or, if there is no such representative at that time, each such employee; "(B) to the State dislocated worker unit or office described in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1661(b)(2)) and the chief elected official of the unit of general local government within which the adverse effect may occur; and "(C) to each grantee under section 325(a) or 325A(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d, 1662d-l) providing training, adjustment assistance, and employment services to an employee described in this paragraph. " (4) Loss OF ELIGIBILITY.— An employee who receives a notice of withdrawal under paragraph (3) shall not be eligible for training, adjustment assistance, and employment services under section 325 or 325A of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d, 1662d-l) beginning on the date on which the employee receives the notice. "(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'major defense program' means a program that is carried out to produce or acquire a major system (as defined in section 2302(5) of title 10, United States Code). "(2) The terms 'substantial reduction' and 'substantially reduced', with respect to a major defense program, mean a reduction of 25 percent or more in the total dollar value of contracts under the program.". 29 USC 1662d-l SEC. 1373. REGIONAL RETRAINING SERVICES CLEARINGHOUSES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED. —The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may carry out a demonstration project to establish one or more regional retraining services clearinghouses to serve eligible persons described in subsection (b). (b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR CLEARINGHOUSE SERVICES. —The following persons shall be eligible to receive services through the clearinghouses: (1) Members of the Armed Forces who are discharged or released from active duty. (2) Civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are terminated from such emplo3ment as a result of reductions in defense spending or the closure or realignment of a military installation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (3) Employees of defense contractors who are terminated or laid off" (or receive a notice of termination or lay off) as a result of the completion or termination of a defense contract or program or reductions in defense spending, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.