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§ 965. Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program to award competitive grants for education and training, to be known as Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants, to carry out the purposes of this section.
(b)
Purposes
It is the purpose of this section,[1] to provide for the funding of education and training programs to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines.
(d)
Use of funds
Amounts received under a grant under this section shall be used to establish and implement education and training programs, or to develop training materials for employers and miners, concerning safety and health topics in mines, as determined appropriate by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
(e)
Awarding of grants
(2)
Special emphasis
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give special emphasis to programs and materials that target workers in smaller mines, including training miners and employers about new Mine Safety and Health Administration standards, high risk activities, or hazards identified by such Administration.
(f)
Evaluation
The Secretary of Labor shall use not less than 1 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section in a fiscal year to conduct evaluations of the projects funded under grants under this section.
(g)
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
[1] So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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