To increase the amount of appropriated funds available for Community-Based Job Training Grants.

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   Change 1: Rewrites page 112, lines 17–18

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   Removes page 112, lines 17–18 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; $2,867,806,000 plus reimbursements, of which $1,871,518,000 is available for obli-

   Original wording

   On page 112, strike lines 17 and 18 and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Rewrites page 113, lines 8–13

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   Removes page 113, lines 8–13 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: $1,148,264,000 shall be for activities described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That $125,000,000 shall be available for Community-Based Job Training Grants, and not more than an additional $125,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Labor for such grants from funds reserved under section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to carry out such grants under sec-

   Original wording

   On page 113, strike lines 8 through 13 and insert the following:

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   Change 3: Replaces “$320,250,000” with “$240,250,000, of which $13,248,000 is for such management or operation of activities cond…”

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   In H.R. 3010 · Reported to Senate

   salaries and expenses

   For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three sedans, and including the management or operation, through contracts, grants or other arrangements of Departmental activities conducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and other international labor activities, [struck: $320,250,000][inserted: $240,250,000], of which [inserted: $13,248,000 is for such management or operation of activities conducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, and, of which ]$6,944,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, is for Frances Perkins Building Security Enhancements, and $29,760,000 is for the acquisition of Departmental information technology, architecture, infrastructure, equipment, software and related needs, which will be allocated by the Department's Chief Information Officer in accordance with the Department's capital investment management process to assure a sound investment strategy; together with not to exceed $311,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may be used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review in any United States court of appeals of any decision made by the Benefits Review Board under section 21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure: Provided further, That no funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor to review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed and that has been pending before the Benefits Review Board for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any such decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board for more than 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the Benefits Review Board on the 1-year anniversary of the filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the United States courts of appeals: Provided further, That these provisions shall not be applicable to the review or appeal of any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).

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   Original wording

   On page 132, line 9, strike “$320,250,000” and insert “$240,250,000, of which $13,248,000 is for such management or operation of activities conducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, and”

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