PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978
92 STAT., 1913
diploma, a postsecondary degree, or an accredited certificate of completion, consistent with applicable State law, regulation, and policy and the requirements of an accredited educational agency or institution in a State. "(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term 'area of substantial unemployment' means any area of sufficient size and scope to sustain a public service employment program and which has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent 12 months as determined by the Secretary. "(B) With respect to determinations made for fiscal year 1979, and for parts A, B, and C of title II for any fiscal year, such Post, pp. 1950, term means any area of sufficient size and scope to sustain such 1954, 1956. a program and which has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for any 3 consecutive months within the most recent 12-month period as determined by the Secretary. "(C) Determinations of areas of substantial unemployment shall be made once each fiscal year. i; * • v '• i "(3) The term 'artificial barriers to employment' means limitations in the hiring, firing, promotion, licensing, and other terms and conditions of employment which are not directly related to an individual's fitness or ability to perform the duties required by the employment position. "(4) The term 'community-based organizations' means private nonprofit organizations which are representative of communities or significant segments of communities and which provide employment and training services (for example. Opportunities Industrialization Centers, the National Urban League, SER-Jobs for Progress, United Way of America, Mainstream, the National Puerto Rican Forum, neighborhood groups and organizations, community action agencies, community development corporations, vocational rehabilitation organizations, rehabilitation facilities (as defined in section 7(10) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), agencies serving youth, union-related organizations, and 29 USC 706. employer-related nonprofit organizations). "(5) The term 'Consumer Price Index' means the 'All Urban Consumer Index' as determined by the Secretary of Labor. "(6) The term 'disabled veteran' means those veterans described in section 2011(1) of title 38, United States Code. "(7) The term 'displaced homemaker' means an individual who— "(A) has not worked in the labor force for a substantial number of years but has, during those years, worked in the home providing unpaid services for family members; ^ i,. s,•• "(B)(i) has been dependent on public assistance or on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, or (ii) is receiving public assistance on .{ - ,. account of dependent children in the home; and "(C) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. "(8) The term 'economically disadvantaged' means a person who (A) receives, or is a member of a family which (i) receives cash welfare payments under a Federal, State, or local welfare program, or (ii) had a family income during the 6-month period
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