Departmental Program Evaluation

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This page is intentionally left blank. For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of passenger motor the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ("the Trust Fund"): Provided, That $86,810,000 to be derived from the Trust Fund shall be for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification to administer foreign labor certifications and related immigration activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $63,528,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and of which $23,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities: Provided further, That $38,350,000, for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2027: Provided further, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs; for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally; and to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: Provided further, That such activities may be carried out by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided further, That $4,281,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30,2028: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and open competition: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. The updates to the language reflect the revised grants funding level and authority provided to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs and the elimination of the Women's Bureau. The language also includes the funding level to reflect the addition of a new activity within the Departmental Management appropriation, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification.

Extracted from Departmental Management, p. 11. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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