To transmit a reissuance of the revised Federal Schedule of Remuneration (UCX) based on the July 1, 2000, military pay increase because of typographical errors in item 3 (Instructions) of UIPL 30-00 dated June 27, 2000, pertaining to the effective date of the Federal Schedule of Remuneration.

To announce the opportunity for state and local workforce investment systems to collaborate with a new four-year demonstration grant that provides funding of $2 million for the Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program for spouses of fallen sworn law enforcement officers. The Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Program is administered by the National Fraternal Order of Police Foundation (hereafter referred to as the FOP), and provides up to $15,000 for job training and other services to spouses of fallen sworn law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty from January 2001 through December 2006. The funds made available under the Department of Labor (DOL) grant will complement scholarship funds that are currently available to eligible spouses through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Program and the U.S. Department of Education, as well as state and local scholarship and grant programs specifically available to spouses of fallen sworn law enforcement officers.

To provide planning estimates and guidance for Program Year (PY) 2000 State One-Stop/Labor Market Information (OS/LMI) core products and services grant funds.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with specific information on the National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Information Technology (IT) security guidelines and a software tool to conduct a security self-assessment of Unemployment Insurance (UI) computer systems.

To transmit the proposed change to the Interim Final Rule on the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 relative to the classification of Administrative Costs. This language has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and it mirrors what will be published in the Final Rule late in July. Due to the full implementation date of July 1, 2000, OMB has cleared this language prior to the publication of the Final Rule, to assist the system with further implementation. This definition of Administrative Cost classification goes into effect on July 1, 2000.

To announce the extension of the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) approval of information collection for the Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report, Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A, and the Narrative Plan for conducting the wage survey.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper 2004-4:What Can We Expect Under Personal Reemployment Accounts? Predictions and Procedures

To provide further information and guidance concerning the requirements of the prevailing conditions of work provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and to provide answers to questions raised by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) and other interested parties.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper 2004-02:The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Care Studies from a Field Network Evaluation (Volume One) and ETA Occasional Paper 2004-03: The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Case Studies from a Field Network Evaluation (Volume Two)

To announce the establishment of a Trade Act Taskforce.