Authority to award grants; duration

(a) Authority To award grants Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) enter into an interagency agreement described in subsection (b) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (2) from the amounts appropriated under section 9(a) (and not reserved under section 9(a)(2)), and in accordance with such interagency agreement, award grants to eligible entities to assist such entities in developing and implementing strategies for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers. (b) Interagency agreement (1) Purposes of agreement The Secretary of Labor shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for— (A) assistance in administering or awarding grants under this section; or (B) technical assistance under this Act. (2) Contents of agreement An agreement entered into under paragraph (1)— (A) shall specify— (i) whether the criteria or procedures to be developed or used for a purpose described in paragraph (1) will be the procedures or criteria of the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or whether a single set of criteria will be developed by both Secretaries for such purpose; and (ii) whether applicants for a grant under this Act will be required to submit a single application for joint review by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (B) may, for a purpose described in paragraph (1)— (i) transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services from the Secretary of Labor a portion of the amounts appropriated by section 9(a) (and not reserved under section 9(a)(2)); or (ii) transfer to the Secretary of Labor from the Secretary of Health and Human Services a portion of the amounts appropriated by section 9(b). (c) Duration A grant under this Act shall be for not less than 5 years.