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PUBLIC LAW 105-78—NOV. 13, 1997 111 STAT. 1471 necessary for additional State allocations to administer unemploy- ment compensation laws to finance increases in the number of unemployment insurance claims filed and claims paid or changes in a State law: Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 1998 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,789,000 an additional $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemplo3ment Trust Fund: Provided further. That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center network may be obligated in contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities: Provided further. That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be used by the States to fund integrated Emplo3rment Service and Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87. ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to the Unemploy- ment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, United States Code, section 104(d) of Public Law 102-164, and section 5 of Public Law 103-6, and to the "Federed unemployment benefits and allowances" account, to remain available until September 30, 1999, $392,000,000. In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after September 15, 1998, for costs incurred by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $90,308,000, including $6,000,000 to support up to 75 fulltime equivalent staff, the majority of which will be term Federal appointments lasting no more than three years, to administer welfare-to-work grants, together with not to exceed $41,285,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, $82,000,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 1999 for expenses of completing the revision of the processing of employee benefit plan returns.