Pub. L. 110-161, div. G, tit. I, sec. 114

Sec. 114. (a) In this section:121 STAT. 2169(1) The term “covered funds” means funds provided under section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) to a State that submits an application under that section not earlier than May 4, 2007, for a national emergency grant to address the effects of the May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, tornado.(2) The term “professional municipal services” means services that are necessary to facilitate the recovery of Greensburg, Kansas, from that tornado, and necessary to plan for or provide basic management and administrative services, which may include—(A) the overall coordination of disaster recovery and humanitarian efforts, oversight, and enforcement of building code compliance, and coordination of health and safety response units; or(B) the delivery of humanitarian assistance to individuals affected by that tornado.(b) Covered funds may be used to provide temporary public sector employment and services authorized under section 173 of such Act to individuals affected by such tornado, including individuals who were unemployed on the date of the tornado, or who are without employment history, in addition to individuals who are eligible for disaster relief employment under section 173(d)(2) of such Act.(c) Covered funds may be used to provide professional municipal services for a period of not more than 24 months, by hiring or contracting with individuals or organizations (including individuals employed by contractors) that the State involved determines are necessary to provide professional municipal services.(d) Covered funds expended under this section may be spent on costs incurred not earlier than May 4, 2007.