,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,president to reestablish the ,civilian
 ,conservation ,corps as a means of     
providing gainful employment to         
unemployed and underemployed citizens of
 the ,united ,states through the        
performance of useful public work1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the #bast    
,century ,civilian ,conservation ,corps 
,act4  #b4 ,establishment and operation 
of ,civilian ,conservation ,corps  7a7  
,establishment and purpose ,in order to 
relieve the acute condition of          
widespread distress and unemployment    
existing in the ,united ,states and to  
provide for the restoration of depleted 
natural resources in the ,united ,states
 and the advancement of an orderly      

program of useful public works1 the     
,president may establish and operate a  
,civilian ,conservation ,corps to employ
 citizens of the ,united ,states1 who   
are otherwise unemployed or             
underemployed1 in the construction1     
maintenance1 and carrying on of works of
 a public nature in connection with--   
7#a7 the forestation of lands belonging 
to the ,united ,states or a ,state2     
7#b7 the prevention of forest fires1    
floods1 and soil erosion2  7#c7 plant   
pest and disease control2  7#d7 the     
construction1 maintenance1 or repair of 
paths1 trails1 and fire-lanes in units  
of the ,national ,park ,system1 public  
lands1 and other lands under the        
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the   
,interior and units of the ,national    
,forest ,system2 and  7#e7 such other   
work on ,federal or ,state land         
incidental to or necessary in connection
 with any projects of the character     
enumerated in paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#d7 that the ,president determines to  

be desirable4  7b7 ,role of ,federal    
agencies ,to operate the ,civilian      
,conservation ,corps1 the ,president may
 utilize existing ,federal departments  
and agencies1 including the ,department 
of ,labor1 the ,department of ,defense1 
the ,national ,guard ,bureau1 the       
,department of the ,interior1 the       
,department of ,agriculture1 the ,army  
,corps of ,engineers1 the ,department of
 ,transportation1 the ,department of    
,energy1 the ,environmental ,protection 
,agency1 and ,federal governmental      
corporations4  7c7 ,inclusion of other  
lands ,the ,president may extend the    
activities of the ,civilian             
,conservation ,corps to lands owned by a
 political subdivision of a ,state and  
lands in private ownership1 but only for
 the purpose of conducting such kinds of
 cooperation work as are otherwise      
authorized by law in preventing and     
controlling forest fires and the attacks
 of forest tree pests and diseases and  
such work as is necessary and in the    

public interest to control floods4  7d7 
,contract authority ,for the purpose of 
carrying out this ,act1 the ,president  
may enter into such contracts or        
agreements with ,states as may be       
necessary1 including provisions for     
utilization of existing ,state          
administrative agencies4  7e7           
,acquisition of real property ,the      
,president1 or the head of any          
department or agency authorized by the  
,president to construct any project or  
to carry on any public works under this 
,act1 may acquire real property for such
 project or public work by purchase1    
donation1 condemnation1 or otherwise4   
#c4 ,administration of ,civilian        
,conservation ,corps  7a7 ,employment   
preference ,if the ,president determines
 that amounts appropriated to carry out 
a ,civilian ,conservation ,corps under  
this ,act for a fiscal year will be     
insufficient to employ all of the       
citizens of the ,united ,states         
described in section #b7;a7 who are     

seeking or likely to seek employment in 
the ,civilian ,conservation ,corps and  
continue the employment of current      
employees who desire to remain in the   
,civilian ,conservation ,corps1 the     
,president shall employ additional      
persons in the ,civilian ,conservation  
,corps in the following order of        
preference3  7#a7 ,unemployed veterans  
of the ,armed ,forces and unemployed    
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces4  7#b7 ,unemployed      
citizens who have exhausted their       
entitlement to unemployment             
compensation4  7#c7 ,unemployed         
citizens1 who immediately before        
employment in the ,civilian             
,conservation ,corps1 are eligible for  
unemployment compensation payable under 
any ,state law or ,federal unemployment 
compensation law1 including any         
additional compensation or extended     
compensation under such laws4  7#d7     
,other citizens described in section    
#b7;a74  7b7 ,housing and care of       

employees ,the ,president may provide   
housing for persons employed in the     
,civilian ,conservation ,corps and      
furnish them with such subsistence1     
clothing1 medical attendance and        
hospitalization1 and cash allowance1 as 
may be necessary1 during the period they
 are so employed4  7c7 ,transportation  
,the ,president may provide for the     
transportation of persons employed in   
the ,civilian ,conservation ,corps to   
and from the places of employment4  7d7 
,non-,discrimination ,in employing      
citizens for the ,civilian ,conservation
 ,corps1 no discrimination shall occur  
in accordance with ,federal employment  
law2 except that no individual under    
conviction for crime and serving        
sentence therefore shall be employed    
under the provisions of this ,act4  #d4 
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,president #af1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjad through #bjag to     

establish and operate a ,civilian       
,conservation ,corps under this ,act4   
7b7 ,use of unobligated funds           
appropriated for public works  7#a7 ,use
 of existing funds ,the ,president may  
use any moneys previously appropriated  
for public works and unobligated as of  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
to establish and operate a ,civilian    
,conservation ,corps under this ,act4   
7#b7 ,use to relieve unemployment ,not  
less than #hj percent of the funds      
utilized pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 must
 be used to provide for the employment  
of individuals under this ,act4  7#c7   
,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 does not    
apply to--  7,a7 unobligated moneys     
appropriated for public works on which  
actual construction has been commenced  
as of the date of the enactment of this 
,act or may be commenced within #ij days
 after that date2 and  7,b7 maintenance 
funds for river and harbor improvements 
already allocated as of the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,duration  

of availability ,amounts appropriated   
pursuant to the authorization of        
appropriations in subsection 7a7 or made
 available under subsection 7b7 shall   
remain available until expended4  #e4   
,termination ,the authority of the      
,president to establish and operate a   
,civilian ,conservation ,corps under    
this ,act expires on ,september #cj1    
#bjag4