; (B) employ such individual for between 35 and 40 hours per week if the individual desires full-time employment, and for a mutually agreed number of hours per week less than 35 if the individual desires part-time employment, except that this requirement shall not apply if a grant recipient’s Employment Opportunity Grant provides otherwise for good cause shown during the application process; (C) comply with the responsible contractor standards of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 1 et seq.); (D) pursuant to guidelines established by the Secretary, provide compensation to such individual that is comparable in value to the compensation provided public sector employees who perform similar work in the community where such individual is employed or, if no public sector employees perform such similar work, provide compensation that is of comparable value to the compensation provided public sector employees hired to perform work of comparable worth in the community where such individual is employed; (E) if such employment is in construction, provide compensation to any laborer or mechanic employed under the grant at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code; and (F) offer affirmative assistance to such individual in— (i) applying for social benefits for which such individual or the members of such individual’s family may be eligible; and (ii) satisfying continuing reporting obligations required to maintain eligibility for social benefits such individual or the members of such individual’s family are receiving. (2) Any grant recipient that operates a training Program funded under this title shall— (A) provide Program trainees a cost-of-living stipend set pursuant to standards established by the Secretary and made payable to the Program trainee as long as the Program trainee maintains satisfactory attendance, participation, and progress in the training Program