,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bafc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,ms4 
,hahn 7for herself and ,mr4 ,fattah7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,transportation to establish a program  
to make grants to ports to enable ports 
to employ high school students during   
the summer4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,port ,opportunity 
,reinvestment and ,training ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7         
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,transportation 7in this ,act referred  
to as the ,secretary7 shall establish a 
program to make grants to ports to      
enable ports to employ high school      
students during the summer4  7b7        
,application ,in order to receive a     
grant under the program established     
under subsection 7a71 the authority in  
charge of a port shall submit an        

application at such time1 in such form1 
and with such information and assurances
 as the ,secretary may require1         
including an assurance that no worker   
will be displaced or terminated because 
of the creation of temporary summer     
employment for students4  7c7 ,priority 
,in considering applications for a grant
 under this section and in determining  
the grant amount for each port awarded a
 grant under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to a port
 located in a city with a high rate of  
unemployment1 and shall also consider-- 
7#a7 the cargo volume of the port2 and  
7#b7 the size of the surrounding city4  
7d7 ,grant ,amount ,amounts awarded     
under this section shall not exceed     
#a1jjj1jjj per port per fiscal year4    
7e7 ,grant ,duration ,a grant awarded   
under this section shall be for a       
#a-year period and may be renewed based 
on such criteria as the ,secretary may  
require4 ,the authority in charge of the
 port shall return any amounts awarded  

but not expended to the ,secretary at   
the end of the grant period4  7f7 ,uses 
of ,funds  7#a7 ,required ,uses ,a port 
receiving a grant under this section    
shall use such funds to--  7,a7 provide 
summer jobs for students--  7i7 aged #ad
 through #ai2  7ii7 who are enrolled in 
high school at the time they apply for a
 job with the port2 and  7iii7 live     
within the ,metropolitan ,statistical   
,area1 as defined by the ,office of     
,management and ,budget1 in which the   
port is located2 and  7,b7 compensate   
the student employees in accordance with
 applicable ,state and ,federal wage    
statutes4  7#b7 ,permitted ,uses ,a port
 receiving a grant under this section   
may use such funds to provide job       
training for student employees described
 in paragraph 7#a71 provided that no    
more than #ae percent of the students'  
time may be spent on such training1 and 
the students are compensated at their   
normal rate of pay for participation in 
such training4  7g7 ,authorization of   

,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years   
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