,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,george ,miller of ,california 7for    
himself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1
 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,moore1
 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,mr4     
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 
,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4         
,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,brownley of          
,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,frankel
 of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,sablan7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide funds to ,states1 units of
 general local government1 and          
community-based organizations to save   
and create local jobs through the       
retention1 restoration1 or expansion of 
services needed by local communities1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,local ,jobs for ,america ,act4  ,i     
,local ,community ,jobs  #aja4          

,stabilization funding for local jobs   
,from the amount appropriated by section
 #aaa1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 acting 
through the ,employment and ,training   
,administration of the ,department of   
,labor and in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development1 shall provide funds to    
,states1 units of general local         
government1 and community-based         
organizations to save and create local  
jobs through the retention1 restoration1
 or expansion of services needed by     
local communities4  #ajb4 ,allotment    
formula  7a7 ,reservations by the       
,secretary ,of the amount appropriated  
under section #aaa for each fiscal year1
 the ,secretary may reserve--  7#a7 not 
more than #a percent to administer this 
title2 and  7#b7 not more than #j4e     
percent to award grants1 on a           
competitive basis1 to ,indian tribes for
 purposes of this title4  7b7 ,making   
funds available for allotment by the    
,secretary ,of the amounts appropriated 

under section #aaa and not reserved     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall make available for allotment the  
amounts for each fiscal year as follows3
  7#a7 ,seventy percent to entitlement  
communities1 of which the ,secretary    
shall make available for allotment--    
7,a7 #be percent by making available for
 allotment to each entitlement community
 an amount which bears the same ratio to
 the total amount made available under  
this subparagraph as the population of  
the entitlement community bears to the  
total population of all entitlement     
communities2  7,b7 #be percent by making
 available for allotment to each        
entitlement community an amount which   
bears the same ratio to the total amount
 made available under this subparagraph 
as the extent of poverty in the         
entitlement community bears to the      
extent of poverty in all entitlement    
communities2 and  7,c7 #ej percent by   
making available for allotment to each  
entitlement community in an amount which

 bears the same ratio to the total      
amount made available under this        
subparagraph as the number of unemployed
 individuals in the entitlement         
community bears to the total number of  
unemployed individuals in all           
entitlement communities4  7#b7 ,thirty  
percent to ,states1 of which the        
,secretary shall make available for     
allotment--  7,a7 #be percent by making 
available for allotment to each ,state  
an amount which bears the same ratio to 
the total amount made available under   
this subparagraph as the population of  
the ,state bears to the total population
 of all ,states2  7,b7 #be percent by   
making available for allotment to each  
,state in an amount which bears the same
 ratio to the total amount made         
available under this subparagraph as the
 extent of poverty in the ,state bears  
to the extent of poverty in all ,states2
 and  7,c7 #ej percent by making        
available for allotment to each ,state  
in an amount which bears the same ratio 

to the total amount made available under
 this subparagraph as the number of     
unemployed individuals in the ,state    
bears to the total number of unemployed 
individuals in all ,states4  7c7        
,reservation and allotments by states   
7#a7 ,reservation ,of the amount of     
funds allotted to a ,state under section
 #ajd7;c77#b77;,a7 for each fiscal year1
 a ,state may reserve not more than #b  
percent for administrative purposes4    
7#b7 ,allotments by ,states  7,a7 ,in   
general ,a ,state shall provide all of  
the funds allotted to the ,state under  
section #ajd7;c77#b77;,a7 that are not  
reserved under paragraph 7#a7 as        
follows3  7i7 ,not more than #ej percent
 of the funds to units of general local 
government located in nonentitlement    
areas of the ,state to continue to      
provide employee compensation to        
employees employed by each such unit1 as
 of the date the ,state receives the    
attotment under section                 
#ajd7;c77#b77;,a71 in positions that--  

7,i7 provide local services to the      
public2 and  7,,ii7 would otherwise be  
terminated or reduced as a result of    
fiscal constraints of such unit4  7ii7  
,not more than #ej percent of the       
remainder of the funds 7after allotting 
funds under clause 7i77 to              
community-based organizations for each  
such organization to employ individuals 
newly hired or employed under a contract
 entered into on or after the date on   
which the ,state receives the allotment 
under section #ajd7;c77#b77;,a7 to      
provide services or functions that are  
not customarily provided by a unit of   
general local government located in a   
nonentitlement area of the ,state4      
7iii7 ,all of the remainder of the funds
 7after allotting funds under clauses   
7i7 and 7ii77 to units of general local 
government located in nonentitlement    
areas of the ,state for each such unit  
to provide employee compensation to     
individuals newly hired to carry out the
 local public services described in     

subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of section   
#ajc7;c77#a77;,b77i7 for the unit4  7,b7
 ,allotments ,in allotting funds under  
subparagraph 7,a7 for a fiscal year1 a  
,state shall--  7i7 provide to each unit
 of general local government and        
community-based organization located in 
a nonentitlement area of a              
,congressional district of the ,state   
not less than an amount of funds that   
bears the same ratio to the total amount
 made available to be allotted to the   
,state under subsection 7b77#b7 for such
 fiscal year as the population of the   
nonentitlement area of the              
,congressional district bears to the    
total population of all nonentitlement  
areas of the ,state2  7ii7 if the total 
amount of funds allotted by the         
,secretary to a ,state under section    
#ajd7;c77#b77;,a7 on behalf of units of 
general local government and            
community-based organizations located in
 the nonentitlement area of a           
,congressional district of the ,state is

 less than the amount to be provided to 
the units and organizations under clause
 7i7 for such fiscal year1 provide to   
the units and organizations an amount of
 funds equal to the amount of funds so  
allotted for such fiscal year2 and      
7iii7 consult with local elected        
officials from among units of general   
local government located in             
nonentitlement areas of such ,state in  
determining the method of allotment of  
such funds under clauses 7i7 and 7ii74  
7d7 ,rule for providing funds to        
community-,based organizations ,in      
providing funds under this title to     
community-based organizations1 a unit of
 general local government or ,state     
shall1 to the extent practicable1 give  
priority to community-based             
organizations that will provide services
 or functions in accordance with this   
title to--  7#a7 public use microdata   
areas that have a poverty rate of #ab   
percent or more2 or  7#b7 units of      
general local government that have an   

unemployment rate that is #b percent    
higher than the national unemployment   
rate4  #ajc4 ,uses of funds by units of 
general local government and            
community-based organizations  7a7      
,entitlement ,communities ,of the amount
 of funds received under section        
#ajd7;c77#a7 for each fiscal year1 a    
unit of general local government that is
 an entitlement community--  7#a7 may   
use not more than #e percent for        
administrative purposes2  7#b7 may use  
up to #ej percent of the remainder of   
such funds 7after using the funds       
pursuant to paragraph 7#a77 to continue 
to provide employee compensation to     
employees employed by the unit1 as of   
the date the unit receives funds under  
section #ajd7;c77#a71 in positions      
that--  7,a7 provide local services to  
the public2 and  7,b7 would otherwise be
 terminated or reduced as a result of   
fiscal constraints of such unit2  7#c7  
may provide up to #ej percent of the    
remainder of such funds 7after using the

 funds pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 and   
7#b77 to a community-based organization 
to employ individuals newly hired or    
employed under a contract entered into  
on or after the date on which the unit  
receives funds under section            
#ajd7;c77#a7 to provide services or     
functions that are not customarily      
provided by the unit1 of which--  7,a7  
not less than #ic percent shall be used 
by the organization to provide employee 
compensation to such individuals2  7,b7 
not more than #e percent may be used by 
the organization for supportive         
services2 and  7,c7 not more than #b    
percent may be used by the organization 
for administrative purposes2 and  7#d7  
shall use all of the remainder of such  
funds 7after using the funds pursuant to
 paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c771 to the  
extent that the unit determines that it 
has a need for additional employees1 to 
provide employee compensation to        
individuals newly hired by the unit to  
carry out the local public services     

described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 
of subsection 7c77#a77;,b77i7 for the   
unit4  7b7 ,nonentitlement areas ,of the
 amount of funds received under section 
#ajd7;c77#b77;,b7 for each fiscal year--
  7#a7 a unit of general local          
government that is located in a         
nonentitlement area of a ,state--  7,a7 
may use not more than #b percent for    
administrative purposes2 and  7,b7 shall
 use all of the remainder of such funds 
7after using the funds pursuant to      
subparagraph 7,a77 to provide employee  
compensation to individuals described in
 clause 7i7 or 7iii7 of section         
#ajb7;c77#b77;,a71 as determined by the 
,state2 and  7#b7 a community-based     
organization--  7,a7 shall use not less 
than #ic percent to provide employee    
compensation to individuals described in
 section #ajb7;c77#b77;,a77ii72  7,b7   
may use up to #e percent for supportive 
services2 and  7,c7 may use up to #b    
percent for administrative purposes4    
7c7 ,funded ,positions2 ,consultation by

 chief executive officers  7#a7 ,funded 
positions  7,a7 ,full-time1 full-year   
employment  7i7 ,in general ,an         
individual hired under this title by a  
unit of general local government or     
community-based organization shall fill 
a position that offers full-time1       
full-year employment4  7ii7 ,definitions
 ,for purposes of this subparagraph--   
7,i7 the term full-time1 when used in   
relation to employment1 has the meaning 
already established or1 if the meaning  
has not been established1 determined to 
be appropriate for purposes of this     
title1 by the unit of general local     
government or community-based           
organization hiring an individual under 
this title2 and  7,,ii7 the term        
full-year1 when used in relation to     
employment1 means a position that       
provides employment for a #ab-month     
period1 except that in the case of a    
position that provides a service        
required by a unit or organization for  
only the duration of a school year1 the 

term means a position that provides     
employment for such duration4  7,b7     
,services for units ,an individual hired
 under this title--  7i7 by a unit of   
general local government1 shall fill a  
position to assist the unit in--  7,i7  
restoring local public services         
terminated on or after the date that is 
#e years before the date of enactment of
 this title2  7,,ii7 expanding existing 
local public services2 or  7,,iii7      
retaining local public services that    
would otherwise be reduced as a result  
of the fiscal constraints of such unit2 
or  7ii7 by a community-based           
organization1 shall fill a position to  
provide services or functions that are  
not customarily provided by a unit of   
general local government4  7#b7         
,consultation by ,chief executive       
officers ,a chief executive officer of a
 unit of general local government shall 
consult with the local community and    
labor organizations representing        
employees of such unit in determining   

the positions that should be funded     
under this title for such unit for each 
fiscal year4  #ajd4 ,statements of need2
 approval and allotment of funds  7a7   
,submission of statements2 ,notice of   
,allotment and ,intent  7#a7 ,in general
  7,a7 ,notice of ,allocation ,the      
,secretary shall post on a publicly     
accessible ,internet ,web site of the   
,department of ,labor1 the total amount 
of funds made available for allotment   
under this title for a fiscal year to   
each unit of general local government   
that is an entitlement community and    
each ,state that is eligible to receive 
funds under this title for such fiscal  
year4  7,b7 ,submission ,in order to    
receive funds under this title for a    
fiscal year for which funds are         
appropriated to carry out this title1 a 
unit of general local government1       
community-based organization1 or a      
,state shall submit a statement in      
accordance with paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 
as applicable1 certifying the           

information described in subsection 7b7 
for such fiscal year4  7,c7 ,notice of  
,intent  7i7 ,in general ,seven days    
prior to the submission of a statement  
under subparagraph 7,b71 a unit of      
general local government that is an     
entitlement community or ,state shall   
publish public notice of the intent to  
submit a statement under such           
subparagraph1 which includes a copy of  
the statement4  7ii7 ,internet ,web site
 ,in publishing public notice under     
clause 7i71 a unit of general local     
government or ,state shall post the     
notice and information described in such
 clause on a publicly available         
,internet ,web site of the unit or      
,state1 as applicable4  7#b7            
,entitlement communities  7,a7          
,statements from units ,in order to     
receive funds under this title for a    
fiscal year for which funds are         
appropriated to carry out this title1 a 
unit of general local government that is
 an entitlement community shall submit  

to the ,secretary1 at such time and in  
such manner as determined by the        
,secretary1 a statement that certifies  
the information described in subsection 
7b7--  7i7 with respect to such unit for
 such fiscal year2 and  7ii7 with       
respect to the community-based          
organizations the unit plans to fund1   
using funds the unit receives under this
 title1 for such fiscal year4  7,b7     
,statements from ,community-based       
organizations ,in order to receive funds
 for a fiscal year from a unit of       
general local government that is an     
entitlement community receiving funds   
for such fiscal year under this title1 a
 community-based organization shall     
submit to a unit of general local       
government that is an entitlement       
community1 at such time and in such     
manner as determined by the unit1 a     
statement certifying the information    
described in subsection 7b7 with respect
 to such organization for such fiscal   
year4  7#c7 ,nonentitlement areas  7,a7 

,statement from units and organizations 
,in order to receive funds for a fiscal 
year from a ,state receiving funds for  
such fiscal year under this title1 a    
unit of general local government that is
 located in a nonentitlement area of the
 ,state1 or a community-based           
organization1 shall submit to the       
,state1 at such time and in such manner 
as determined by the ,state1 a statement
 certifying the information described in
 subsection 7b7--  7i7 with respect to  
such unit for such fiscal year2 or  7ii7
 with respect to such organization for  
such fiscal year4  7,b7 ,statements from
 states ,after reviewing the statements 
received under subparagraph 7,a7 for a  
fiscal year1 a ,state shall submit to   
the ,secretary1 at such time and in such
 manner as determined by the ,secretary1
 a statement certifying the information 
described in subsection 7b7 with respect
 to the units of general local          
government and community-based          
organizations that the ,state plans to  

fund1 using funds the ,state receives   
under this title1 for such fiscal year4 
7b7 ,information certified ,a statement 
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall    
certify1 with respect to a unit of      
general local government or             
community-based organization1 as        
applicable1 the following information3  
7#a7 ,the amount of funds requested by  
such unit or organization4  7#b7 ,the   
number of individuals who will receive  
employee compensation with such funds4  
7#c7 ,the job titles of1 and the amount 
of employee compensation and the        
employers 7units or organizations7 for1 
the positions that will be filled by the
 individuals4  7#d7 ,whether the        
positions will--  7,a7 in the case of   
employment with a unit1 assist in       
retaining1 restoring1 or expanding an   
existing local public service2 or  7,b7 
in the case of employment with an       
organization1 provide services or       
functions that are not customarily      
provided by a unit that is an           

entitlement community1 or a unit located
 in a nonentitlement area of a ,state4  
7#e7 ,the estimated date of hiring for  
the positions4  7#f7 ,a statement       
documenting the need for the services to
 be carried out by the individuals hired
 for the positions4  7#g7 ,in the case  
of a unit that desires to use funds     
received under this title to continue to
 provide employee compensation for      
existing employees of the unit in       
accordance with section                 
#ajb7;c77#b77;,a77i7 or #ajc7;a77#b71 a 
statement documenting the fiscal        
constraints of the unit that would      
result in the termination or reduction  
of the positions of such employees4     
7#h7 ,a description of the unit's or    
organization's plan to target           
recruitment efforts for positions funded
 under this title in accordance with    
section #aje7;b74  7#i7 ,an assurance by
 the unit or organization that the unit 
or organization will comply with all    
provisions of this title4  7#aj7 ,an    

assurance by the unit or organization   
that the unit or organization will      
comply with all applicable ,federal1    
,state1 and local labor laws1 including 
laws concerning wages and hours1 labor  
relations1 family and medical leave1    
occupational safety and health1 and     
nondiscrimination4  7c7 ,approval and   
allotment of funds  7#a7 ,entitlement   
communities ,within #cj days of receipt 
of a statement submitted under          
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 by unit of      
general local government that is an     
entitlement community1 the ,secretary   
shall allot to the unit the amount of   
funds requested by the unit for a fiscal
 year1 not to exceed the total amount of
 funds available to be allotted under   
section #ajb7;b77#a7 to the unit for    
such fiscal year4  7#b7 ,nonentitlement 
areas  7,a7 ,approval by the secretary  
,within #cj days of receipt of a        
statement submitted under subsection    
7a77#c77;,b7 by a ,state with respect to
 a unit of general local government     

located in a nonentitlement area1 or a  
community-based organization to provide 
services or functions that are not      
customarily provided by a unit of       
general local government located in a   
nonentitlement area1 for a fiscal year1 
the ,secretary shall allot to the ,state
 the amount of funds requested by the   
,state for such unit or organization for
 such fiscal year1 not to exceed the    
total amount of funds available to be   
allotted under section #ajb7;b77#b7 to  
the ,state for such fiscal year4  7,b7  
,state allotment of funds ,not later    
than #ae days after receiving an        
allotment of funds from the ,secretary  
under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,state     
shall allot1 in accordance with section 
#ajb7;c77#b71 all of the funds to the   
unit or organization for which such     
funds were provided by the ,secretary   
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,withheld
 funds ,notwithstanding paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b71 any funds under this title    
withheld pursuant to a grievance filed  

under section #aaj7;b7 shall be withheld
 until such grievance is resolved4  7d7 
,reallotment of funds  7#a7 ,units ,the 
funds made available for allotment under
 this title for a fiscal year for a unit
 of general local government that is an 
entitlement community that does not     
submit1 within #f months after the date 
the ,secretary posts a notice of        
allotment under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 
for such unit1 to the ,secretary a      
statement under subsection 7a7 that     
indicates an intention to hire at least 
#a individual under this title for such 
fiscal year1 shall be made available to 
be reallotted by the ,secretary for the 
fiscal year immediately following such  
fiscal year1 in accordance with the     
allotment formula under section         
#ajb7;b77#a74  7#b7 ,states ,the funds  
made available for allotment under this 
title for a fiscal year for a ,state    
that does not submit1 within #f months  
after the date the ,secretary posts a   
notice of allotment under subsection    

7a77#a77;,a7 for such ,state1 shall be  
allotted by the ,secretary to units of  
general local government and            
community-based organizations located in
 the nonentitlement area of the ,state  
to carry out the purposes of this title 
for such fiscal year4  #aje4 ,compliance
 with local laws and contracts2         
recruitment requirements  7a7           
,compliance with local laws and         
contracts ,in hiring individuals for    
positions funded under this title1 or   
using funds under this title to continue
 to provide employee compensation for   
existing employees1 a unit of general   
local government or community-based     
organization shall comply with all      
applicable ,federal1 ,state1 and local  
laws1 personnel policies and            
regulations1 and collective bargaining  
agreements1 as if such individual was   
hired1 or such employee compensation was
 provided1 without assistance under this
 title4  7b7 ,targeting recruitment     
efforts ,in recruiting individuals for  

positions funded under this title1 a    
unit of general local government or     
community-based organization shall      
target recruitment efforts with respect 
to individuals who--  7#a7 have been in 
receipt of unemployment compensation for
 at least #be weeks2  7#b7 have         
exhausted unemployment compensation     
within the last #b years2  7#c7 are     
veterans2 or  7#d7 are unemployed       
individuals who are not eligible to     
receive unemployment compensation       
because they do not have sufficient     
wages to meet the minimum qualifications
 for such compensation4  7c7 ,bonus     
grants  7#a7 ,in general ,from the      
amounts made available under paragraph  
7#b71 the ,secretary may award a grant  
to each unit of general local government
 and each community-based organization  
where at least #ae percent of the       
individuals hired for a position under  
this title by such unit or organization 
for a fiscal year are individuals       
described in subsection 7b74  7#b7      

,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated      
#ajj1jjj1jjj to carry out this          
subsection for each fiscal year4  #ajf4 
,employment status and compensation  7a7
 ,employee status ,an individual hired  
for a position funded under this title  
shall--  7#a7 be considered an employee 
of the unit of general local government1
 or community-based organization1 by    
which such individual was hired2 and    
7#b7 receive the same employee          
compensation1 have the same rights and  
responsibilities and job                
classifications1 and be subject to the  
same job standards1 employer policies1  
and collective bargaining agreements as 
if such individual was hired without    
assistance under this title4  7b7 ,limit
 on number of executive1 administrative1
 or professional positions  7#a7 ,units 
,of the total number of positions funded
 under this title for a fiscal year for 
each unit of general local government   
and each community-based organization-- 

7,a7 not more than #bj percent shall be 
in a bona fide executive1               
administrative1 or professional         
capacity2 and  7,b7 at least #hj percent
 shall not be in a bona fide executive1 
administrative1 or professional         
capacity4  7#b7 ,definitions ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 the terms  
bona fide executive1 bona fide          
administrative2 and bona fide           
professional1 when used in relation to  
capacity1 shall have the meanings given 
such terms under section #ac7;a77#a7 of 
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7;a77#a774  7c7
 ,total ,amount of ,compensation ,for   
each fiscal year for which funds are    
appropriated to carry out this title1   
each unit of general local government   
and each community-based organization   
that receives funds under this title for
 any such fiscal year shall use such    
funds to provide an amount equal to the 
total amount of employee compensation   
for individuals hired by such unit or   

organization1 as appropriate1 for such  
fiscal year under this title4  7d7      
,limit on period of employment          
,notwithstanding any agreement or other 
provision of law 7other than those      
provisions of law pertaining to civil   
rights in employment71 a unit of general
 local government or community-based    
organization shall not be obligated to  
employ the individuals hired under this 
title or retain the positions filled by 
such individuals beyond the period for  
which the unit or organization receives 
funding under this title4  #ajg4        
,nondisplacement  7a7 ,nondisplacement  
of existing employees  7#a7 ,in general 
,except as provided under section       
#ajb7;c77#b77;,a77i7 and #ajc7;a77#b71 a
 unit of general local government or    
community-based organization may not    
employ an individual for a position     
funded under this title1 if--  7,a7     
employing such individual will result in
 the layoff or partial displacement     
7such as a reduction in hours1 wages1 or

 employee benefits7 of an existing      
employee1 as of the date of employing   
such individual1 of the unit or         
organization2 or  7,b7 such individual  
will perform the same or substantially  
similar work that had previously been   
performed by an employee of the unit or 
organization who--  7i7 has been laid   
off or partially displaced 7as such term
 is described in subparagraph 7,a772 and
  7ii7 has not been offered by the unit 
or organization1 to be restored to the  
position the employee had immediately   
prior to being laid off or partially    
displaced4  7#b7 ,elimination of        
position ,for the purposes of this      
subsection1 a position shall be         
considered to have been eliminated by a 
unit of general local government or     
community-based organization if the     
position has remained unfilled and the  
unit or organization has not sought to  
fill such position for at least a period
 of one month4  7#c7 ,promotional       
opportunities ,an individual may not be 

hired for a position funded under this  
title in a manner that infringes upon   
the promotional opportunities of an     
existing employee 7as of the date of    
such hiring7 of a unit or organization  
receiving funding under this title4  7b7
 ,nondisplacement of local government   
services ,a community-based organization
 receiving funds under this title may   
not use such funds to provide services  
or functions that are customarily       
provided by a unit of general local     
government where such services or       
functions are provided by the           
organization4  #ajh4 ,reporting         
requirements  7a7 ,entitlement community
 ,a unit of general local government    
that is an entitlement community that   
receives funds under this title shall   
submit1 every #ij days during the period
 the unit receives such funds1 to the   
,secretary1 a report that provides--    
7#a7 the status of the unit's compliance
 with the statement submitted by the    
unit under section #ajd7;a77#b77;,a72   

and  7#b7 the status of the compliance  
of any community-based organization that
 receives funds from the unit pursuant  
to this title with the statement        
submitted by the organization under     
section #ajd7;a77#b77;,b74  7b7         
,nonentitlement area  7#a7 ,units and   
organizations ,a unit of general local  
government located in a nonentitlement  
area of a ,state that is receiving funds
 under this title1 or a community-based 
organization that is providing services 
in a nonentitlement area of such ,state1
 shall submit1 every #ij days during the
 period the unit or organization        
receives funds from the ,state pursuant 
to this title1 to the ,state1 a report  
that provides the status of the         
compliance of the unit or organization  
with the statements submitted under     
section #ajd7;a77#c77;,a74  7#b7 ,states
 ,a ,state shall submit1 every #ij days 
during the period the ,state receives   
funds under this title1 to the          
,secretary1 a report containing the     

information received under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,posting of reports ,upon    
receiving the reports submitted under   
subsections 7a7 and 7b77#b71 the        
,secretary shall post on a publicly     
accessible ,web site of the ,department 
of ,labor such reports4  #aji4 ,auditing
 by the secretary ,the ,secretary shall 
perform random1 periodic audits to      
determine compliance with this title4   
#aaj4 ,dispute resolutions1             
,whistleblower hotline1 and ,enforcement
 by the ,secretary  7a7 ,establishment  
of arbitration procedure  7#a7 ,in      
general ,each unit of general local     
government that is an entitlement       
community and each ,state that receives 
funding under this title shall agree to 
the arbitration procedure described in  
this subsection to resolve disputes     
described in subsections 7b7 and 7c74   
7#b7 ,written grievances  7,a7 ,in      
general ,if an employee 7or an employee 
representative7 wishes to use the       
arbitration procedure described in this 

subsection1 such party shall file a     
written grievance within the time period
 required under subsection 7b7 or 7c71  
as applicable1 simultaneously with the  
chief executive officer of a unit or    
,state involved in the dispute and the  
,secretary4  7,b7 ,in-person meeting    
,not later than #aj days after the date 
of the filing of the grievance1 the     
chief executive officer 7or the designee
 of the chief executive officer7 shall  
have an in-person meeting with the party
 to resolve the grievance4  7#c7        
,arbitration  7,a7 ,submission ,if the  
grievance is not resolved within the    
time period described in paragraph      
7#b77;,b71 a party1 by written notice to
 the other party involved1 may submit   
such grievance to binding arbitration   
before a qualified arbitrator who is    
jointly selected and independent of the 
parties4  7,b7 ,appointment by          
,secretary ,if the parties cannot agree 
on an arbitrator within #e days of      
submitting the grievance to binding     

arbitration under subparagraph 7,a71 one
 of the parties may submit a request to 
the ,secretary to appoint a qualified   
and independent arbitrator4 ,the        
,secretary shall appoint a qualified and
 independent arbitrator within #ae days 
after receiving the request4  7,c7      
,hearing ,unless the parties mutually   
agree otherwise1 the arbitrator shall   
conduct a hearing on the grievance and  
issue a decision not later than #cj days
 after the date such arbitrator is      
selected or appointed4  7,d7 ,costs  7i7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
clause 7ii71 the cost of an arbitration 
proceeding shall be divided evenly      
between the parties to the arbitration4 
7ii7 ,exception ,if a grievant prevails 
under an arbitration proceeding1 the    
unit of general local government or     
,state involved in the dispute shall pay
 the cost of such proceeding1 including 
attorneys' fees4  7b7 ,disputes         
concerning the allotment of funds  7#a7 
,in general ,in the case of a dispute as

 to whether--  7,a7 a unit of general   
local government that is an entitlement 
community improperly requested funds    
under this title by requesting such     
funds for services or functions to be   
provided by a community-based           
organization that are customarily       
provided by the unit2 or  7,b7 a ,state 
improperly requested fund under this    
title by requesting such funds for      
services or functions to be provided by 
a community-based organization in a     
nonentitlement area of the ,state that  
are customarily provided by the unit    
located in such area1  an employee or   
employee representative of the unit or  
,state may file a grievance under       
subsection 7a7 not later than #ae days  
after public notice of an intent to     
submit a statement under section        
#ajd7;a7 is published in accordance with
 paragraph 7#a77;,c7 of such section4   
7#b7 ,secretarial duties ,upon receiving
 a copy of the grievance1 the ,secretary
 shall withhold the funds subject to    

such grievance1 unless and until the    
grievance is resolved under subsection  
7a71 by the parties or an arbitrator in 
favor of providing such funding4  7c7   
,all other disputes  7#a7 ,in general   
,in the case of a dispute not covered   
under subsection 7b7 concerning         
compliance with the requirements of this
 title by a unit of general local       
government that is an entitlement       
community1 ,state1 or community-based   
organization receiving funds under this 
title1 an employee or employee          
representative of the unit or ,state may
 file a grievance under subsection 7a7  
not later than #ij days after the       
dispute arises4 ,in such cases1 an      
arbitrator may award such remedies as   
are necessary to make the grievant      
whole1 including the reinstatement of a 
displaced employee or the payment of    
back wages1 and may submit              
recommendations to the ,secretary to    
ensure further compliance with the      
requirements of this title1 including   

recommendations to suspend or terminate 
funding1 or to require the repayment of 
funds received under this title during  
any period of noncompliance4  7#b7      
,existing grievance procedures ,a party 
to a dispute described in paragraph 7#a7
 may use the existing grievance         
procedure of a unit or ,state involved  
in such dispute1 or the arbitration     
procedure described in this subsection1 
to resolve such dispute4  7d7 ,party    
defined ,for purposes of subsections    
7a71 7b71 and 7c71 the term party means 
an employee1 employee representative1   
unit of general local government1 or    
,state1 involved in a dispute described 
in subsection 7b7 or 7c74  7e7          
,whistleblower ,hotline2 ,enforcement by
 the ,secretary  7#a7 ,whistleblower    
hotline ,the ,secretary shall post on a 
publicly accessible ,internet ,web site 
of the ,department of ,labor the contact
 information for reporting noncompliance
 with this title by a ,state1 unit of   
general local government1               

community-based organization1 or        
individual receiving funding under this 
title4  7#b7 ,enforcement by the        
,secretary  7,a7 ,in general ,if the    
,secretary receives a complaint alleging
 noncompliance with this title1 the     
,secretary may conduct an investigation 
and after notice and an opportunity for 
a hearing1 may order such remedies as   
the ,secretary determines appropriate1  
including--  7i7 withholding further    
funds under this title to a noncompliant
 entity2  7ii7 requiring the entity to  
make an injured party whole2 or  7iii7  
requiring the entity to repay to the    
,secretary any funds received under this
 title during any period of             
noncompliance4  7,b7 ,definition ,for   
purposes of this paragraph1 the term    
entity means ,state1 unit of general    
local government1 community-based       
organization1 or individual4  7,c7      
,recommendation by an arbitrator ,a     
remedy described in subparagraph 7,a7   
may also be ordered by the ,secretary   

upon recommendation by an arbitrator    
appointed or selected under this        
section4  #aaa4 ,authorization of       
appropriations and appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated and  
there are appropriated 7in addition to  
any other amounts appropriated to carry 
out this title and out of any money in  
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated7 such amounts as may be    
necessary to carry out this title1      
except for section #aje7;c71 for each   
fiscal year4  #aab4 ,definitions ,in    
this title3  7#a7 ,in general ,the terms
 city2 extent of poverty2 metropolitan  
city2 urban county2 nonentitlement area2
 population2 and ,state have the        
meanings given the terms in section #ajb
 of the ,housing and ,community         
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb74  7#b7 ,benefits ,the  
term benefits has the meaning given the 
term employment benefits in section #aja
 of the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act
 of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa74  7#c7  

,community-based organization ,the term 
community-based organization means a    
private nonprofit organization that--   
7,a7 is representative of a community   
within a unit of general local          
government or a significant segment of  
the community2 and  7,b7 has            
demonstrated expertise and effectiveness
 in providing services or functions to  
the community not customarily provided  
by the unit4  7#d7 ,employee            
compensation ,the term employee         
compensation includes wages and         
benefits4  7#e7 ,entitlement communities
 ,the term entitlement communities      
includes metropolitan cities and urban  
counties4  7#f7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term
 ,indian tribe has the meaning given the
 term in section #d7;e7 of the ,indian  
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#dej;b7e774  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,labor4  7#h7 ,supportive services ,the 
term supportive services means services 

such as transportation and child care   
that are necessary to enable an         
individual to be employed in a position 
funded under this title4  7#i7          
,unemployed individual ,the term        
unemployed individual has the meaning   
given such term in section #aja of the  
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja74  7#aj7 ,unit of  
general local government ,the term unit 
of general local government means any   
city1 county1 town1 township1 parish1   
village1 or other general purpose       
political subdivision of a ,state2      
,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 
the ,virgin ,islands1 and ,american     
,samoa1 or a general purpose political  
subdivision thereof2 a combination of   
such political subdivisions that is     
recognized by the ,secretary2 and the   
,district of ,columbia4  7#aa7 ,veteran 
,the term veteran has the meaning given 
such term in section #aja of the        
,workforce ,investment ,act 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhja74  7#ab7 ,wage ,the term

 wage has the meaning given such term in
 section #c of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjc74  ,,ii ,education ,jobs ,fund     
#bja4 ,education ,jobs ,funds ,there are
 authorized to be appropriated and there
 are appropriated out of any money in   
the ,treasury not otherwise obligated   
for necessary expenses for an ,education
 ,jobs ,fund1 #bc1jjj1jjj1jjj3          
,provided1 ,that the amount under this  
heading shall be administered under the 
terms and conditions of sections #adjja 
through #adjac and title ,,xv of        
division ,a of the ,american ,recovery  
and ,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7,public
 ,law #aaa-e7 except as follows3  7#a7  
,allocation of funds  7,a7 ,funds       
appropriated under this heading shall be
 available only for allocation by the   
,secretary of ,education 7in this       
heading referred to as the ,secretary7  
in accordance with subsections 7a71 7b71
 7d71 7e71 and 7f7 of section #adjja of 
division ,a of ,public ,law #aaa-e and  

subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph1    
except that the amount reserved under   
such subsection 7b7 shall not exceed    
#a1jjj1jjj and such subsection 7f7 shall
 be applied by substituting #a year for 
#b years4  7,b7 ,prior to allocating    
funds to ,states under section          
#adjja7;d7 of division ,a of ,public    
,law #aaa-e1 the ,secretary shall       
allocate #j4e percent to the ,secretary 
of the ,interior for schools operated or
 funded by the ,bureau of ,indian       
,affairs on the basis of the schools'   
respective needs for activities         
consistent with this heading under such 
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
of the ,interior may determine4  7#b7   
,reservation ,a ,state that receives an 
allocation of funds appropriated under  
this heading may reserve not more than  
#b percent for the administrative costs 
of carrying out its responsibilities    
with respect to those funds4  7#c7      
,awards to local educational agencies   
7,a7 ,except as specified in paragraph  

7#b71 an allocation of funds to a ,state
 shall be used only for awards to local 
educational agencies for the support of 
elementary and secondary education in   
accordance with paragraph 7#e7 for the  
#bjac-bjad school year4  7,b7 ,funds    
used to support elementary and secondary
 education shall be distributed through 
a ,state's primary elementary and       
secondary funding formula or based on   
local educational agencies' relative    
shares of funds under part ,a of title  
,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa et seq47 for the most recent      
fiscal year for which data are          
available4  7,c7 ,subsections 7a7 and   
7b7 of section #adjjb of division ,a of 
,public ,law #aaa-e shall not apply to  
funds appropriated under this heading4  
7#d7 ,compliance with education reform  
assurances ,for purposes of awarding    
funds appropriated under this heading1  
any ,state that had an approved         
application for ,phase ,,ii of the      

,state ,fiscal ,stabilization ,fund that
 was submitted in accordance with the   
application notice published in the     
,federal ,register on ,november #ag1    
#bjji 7#gd ,fed4 ,reg4 #eiadb7 shall be 
deemed to be in compliance with         
subsection 7b7 and paragraphs 7#b7      
through 7#e7 of subsection 7d7 of       
section #adjje of division ,a of ,public
 ,law #aaa-e4  7#e7 ,requirement to use 
funds to retain or create education jobs
 ,notwithstanding section #adjjc7;a7 of 
division ,a of ,public ,law #aaa-e1     
funds awarded to local educational      
agencies under paragraph 7#c7--  7,a7   
may be used only for compensation and   
benefits and other expenses1 such as    
support services1 necessary to retain   
existing employees1 to recall or rehire 
former employees1 and to hire new       
employees1 in order to provide early    
childhood1 elementary1 or secondary     
educational and related services2 and   
7,b7 may not be used for general        
administrative expenses or for other    

support services expenditures as those  
terms were defined by the ,national     
,center for ,education ,statistics in   
its ,common ,core of ,data as of the    
date of enactment of this title4  7#f7  
,prohibition on use of funds for        
rainy-day funds or debt retirement ,a   
,state that receives an allocation may  
not use such funds1 directly or         
indirectly1 to--  7,a7 establish1       
restore1 or supplement a rainy-day fund2
  7,b7 supplant ,state funds in a manner
 that has the effect of establishing1   
restoring1 or supplementing a rainy-day 
fund2  7,c7 reduce or retire debt       
obligations incurred by the ,state2 or  
7,d7 supplant ,state funds in a manner  
that has the effect of reducing or      
retiring debt obligations incurred by   
the ,state4  7#g7 ,deadline for award   
,the ,secretary shall award funds       
appropriated under this heading not     
later than #de days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act to ,states   
that have submitted applications meeting

 the requirements applicable to funds   
under this heading4 ,the ,secretary     
shall not require information in        
applications beyond what is necessary to
 determine compliance with applicable   
provisions of law4  7#h7 ,alternate     
distribution of funds ,if1 within #cj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 a ,governor has not submitted
 an approvable application1 the         
,secretary shall provide for funds      
allocated to that ,state to be          
distributed to another entity or other  
entities in the ,state 7notwithstanding 
section #adjja7;e7 of division ,a of    
,public ,law #aaa-e7 for support of     
elementary and secondary education1     
under such terms and conditions as the  
,secretary may establish1 provided that 
all terms and conditions that apply to  
funds appropriated under this heading   
shall apply to such funds distributed to
 such entity or entities4 ,no           
distribution shall be made to a ,state  
under this paragraph1 however1 unless   

the ,secretary has determined 7on the   
basis of such information as may be     
available7 that the requirements of     
clauses 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 of paragraph
 #aj7;,a7 are likely to be met1         
notwithstanding the lack of an          
application from the ,governor of that  
,state4  7#i7 ,local educational agency 
application ,section #ddb of the        
,general ,education ,provisions ,act    
shall not apply to a local educational  
agency that has previously submitted an 
application to the ,state under title   
,,xiv of division ,a of ,public ,law    
#aaa-e4 ,the assurances provided under  
that application shall continue to apply
 to funds awarded under this heading4   
7#aj7 ,maintenance of effort  7,a7      
,except as provided in paragraph 7#h71  
the ,secretary shall not allocate funds 
to a ,state under paragraph 7#a7 unless 
the ,governor of the ,state provides an 
assurance to the ,secretary that--  7i7 
for ,state fiscal year #bjad1 the ,state
 will maintain ,state support for       

elementary and secondary education 7in  
the aggregate or on the basis of        
expenditures per pupil7 and for public  
institutions of higher education 7not   
including support for capital projects  
or for research and development or      
tuition and fees paid by students7 at   
not less than the level of such support 
for each of the two categories1         
respectively1 for ,state fiscal year    
#bjji2  7ii7 for ,state fiscal year     
#bjad1 the ,state will maintain ,state  
support for elementary and secondary    
education and for public institutions of
 higher education 7not including support
 for capital projects or for research   
and development or tuition and fees paid
 by students7 at a percentage of the    
total revenues available to the ,state  
that is equal to or greater than the    
percentage provided for each of the two 
categories1 respectively1 for ,state    
fiscal year #bjaj2 or  7iii7 in the case
 of a ,state in which ,state tax        
collections for calendar year #bjji were

 less than ,state tax collections for   
calendar year #bjjf1 for ,state fiscal  
year #bjad the ,state will maintain     
,state support for elementary and       
secondary education 7in the aggregate7  
and for public institutions of higher   
education 7not including support for    
capital projects or for research and    
development or tuition and fees paid by 
students7--  7,i7 at not less than the  
level of such support for each of the   
two categories1 respectively1 for ,state
 fiscal year #bjjf2 or  7,,ii7 at a     
percentage of the total revenues        
available to the ,state that is equal to
 or greater than the percentage provided
 for each of the two categories1        
respectively1 for ,state fiscal year    
#bjjf4  7,b7 ,section #adjje7;d77#a7 and
 subsections 7a7 through 7c7 of section 
#adjab of division ,a of ,public ,law   
#aaa-e shall not apply to funds         
appropriated under this heading4  ,,iii 
,law ,enforcement and ,firefighter ,jobs
  #cja4 ,appropriation ,the following   

sums are appropriated1 out of any money 
in the ,treasury not otherwise          
appropriated1 and for the following     
purposes1 namely3  ,department of       
,justice  ,community ,oriented ,policing
 ,services  7,including ,transfer of    
,funds7 ,for an additional amount for   
,community ,oriented ,policing          
,services1 for grants under section     
#agja of title ,i of the #aifh ,omnibus 
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd7 for hiring and 
rehiring of additional career law       
enforcement officers under part ,q of   
such title1 notwithstanding subsection  
7i7 of such section1 #a1agi1jjj1jjj1 of 
which #b1iej1jjj shall be transferred to
 ,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement    
,activities1 ,salaries and ,expenses for
 management1 administration and         
oversight of such grants4  ,department  
of ,homeland ,security  ,federal        
,emergency ,management ,agency          
,firefighter ,assistance ,grants ,for an
 additional amount for ,firefighter     

,assistance ,grants for necessary       
expenses for programs authorized by     
section #cd of the ,federal ,fire       
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a71 #ejj1jjj1jjj3  
,provided1 ,that notwithstanding any    
provision under section #cd7;a77#a77;,a7
 of such ,act specifying that grants    
must be used to increase the number of  
firefighters in fire departments1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
making grants under section #cd of such 
,act for fiscal year #bjad1 shall grant 
waivers from the requirements of        
subsections 7a77#a77;,b71 7c77#a71      
7c77#b71 and 7c77#d77;,a7 of such       
section3 ,provided further1 ,that       
section #cd7;a77#a77;,e7 of such ,act   
shall not apply with respect to funds   
appropriated in this or any other ,act  
making appropriations for fiscal year   
#bjad for grants under section #cd of   
such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
making grants under section #cd of such 

,act1 shall ensure that funds           
appropriated under this or any other    
,act making appropriations for fiscal   
year #bjad are made available for the   
retention of firefighters and shall     
award grants not later than #abj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the      
,secretary may transfer any unused funds
 under this heading to make grants for  
programs authorized by section #cc of   
such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7 after   
notification to the ,committees on      
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,house of ,representatives4  ,,iv       
,on-the-job ,training  #dja4            
,appropriation ,the following sums are  
appropriated1 out of any money in the   
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
and for the following purposes1 namely3 
,department of ,labor  ,employment and  
,training ,administration  ,training and
 ,employment ,services ,for an          
additional amount for ,training and     
,employment ,services for activities    

under the ,workforce ,investment ,act of
 #aiih 7,,wia71 #ejj1jjj1jjj which shall
 be available for obligation on the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 ,provided1  
,that such funds shall be used solely   
for on-the-job training 7as such term is
 defined in section #aja7ca7 of the     
,,wia73 ,provided further1 ,that        
#bej1jjj1jjj of such amount shall be for
 such on-the-job training for           
individuals who reside in local areas   
that--  7#a7 have a poverty rate of #ab 
percent or more for each ,public ,use   
,microdata ,area 7,,puma7 in such local 
area2 or  7#b7 have an unemployment rate
 that is #b percent higher than the     
national unemployment rate4