PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 4051
"(f) There shall be no matching requirement for funds made
available pursuant to subsection (b)(3).".
SEC. 535. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section:
(1) FEDERAL SHARE. — The term "Federal share" means, with
respect to a grant awarded under subsection (b), the share
of the grant that is provided from Federal funds.
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— The term "non-Federal share"
means, with respect to a grant awarded under subsection (b),
the matching funds paid with funds other than funds referred
to in paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary.
(3) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(b) IN GENERAL.—
(1) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.—For each
of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, the Secretary shall make
two or more institutional capacity building grants to assist
1994 Institutions with constructing, acquiring, and remodeling
buildings, laboratories, and other capital facilities (including
fixtures and equipment) necessary to conduct instructional
activities more effectively in agriculture and sciences.
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS.The Secretary shall make
grants under this section—
(A) on the basis of a competitive application process
under which appropriate officios of 1994 Institutions may
submit applications to the Secretary in such form and
manner as the Secretary may prescribe; and
(B) in such manner as to ensure geographic diversity
with respect to the 1994 Institutions that are the subject
of the grants.
(3) DEMONSTRATION OF NEED. —The Secretary shall require,
as part of an application for a grant under this subsection,
a demonstration of need. The Secretary may only award a
grant under this subsection to an applicant that demonstrates
a failure to obtain funding for a project after making a reasonable effort to otherwise obtain the funding.
(4) PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—A grant awarded
under this subsection shall be made only if the recipient of
the grant pays a non-Federal share in an amount specified
by the Secretary.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to carry out
this section, $1,700,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
PART D—WORKERS TECHNOLOGY SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 641. SHORT TITLE.
This part may be cited as the "Workers Technology Skill Development Act".
SEC. 542. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) In an increasingly competitive world economy, the
companies and nations that lead in the rapid development,
commercialization, and application of new and advanced tech-
Workers
Technology Skill
Development
Act.
Business and
industry.
29 USC 2701
note.
29 USC 2701.
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