,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,ms4 
,wilson of ,florida introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih to 
create a pilot program to award grants  
to units of general local government and
 community-based organizations to create
 jobs1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,jobs ,now ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,grants to units of general local       
government ,subtitle ,d of title ,i of  
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biaa et seq47 is       
amended by inserting after section      
#agc;,a 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #biah;a7 the     
following3  #agc;,b4 ,pilot program  7a7
 ,program authorized ,from the amounts  
appropriated under subsection 7h71 the  
,secretary shall carry out a #b-year    
pilot program to award grants1 on a     

competitive basis1 to units of general  
local government or community-based     
organizations to retain1 employ1 or     
train employees providing a public      
service for a unit of general local     
government4  7b7 ,unit of general local 
government defined ,for purposes of this
 section1 the term unit of general local
 government means any general purpose   
political subdivision of a ,state1 or   
the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1   
,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 the freely associated states  
of the ,republic of the ,marshall       
,islands1 the ,federated ,states of     
,micronesia1 or the ,republic of ,palau1
 that has the power to levy taxes and   
spend funds1 as well as general         
corporate and police powers4  7c7 ,uses 
of funds  7#a7 ,required uses  7,a7 ,in 
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 a
 unit of general local government or    
community-based organization shall use  
not less than #ej percent of the grant  

funds received under this section to--  
7i7 in the case of a unit1 retain       
employees of such unit who are providing
 a public service for the unit and who  
would otherwise be laid off as a        
consequence of budget cuts2 and  7ii7 in
 the case of an organization1 retain    
employees of the organization who are   
providing a public service for the unit 
in which the organization is located and
 who would otherwise be laid off as a   
consequence of budget cuts4  7,b7       
,exception ,in a case in which #ej      
percent of a grant amount received under
 this section would exceed the amount   
needed for a unit or organization to    
retain the employees described in       
subparagraph 7,a71 the unit or          
organization may use only the amount    
needed to retain such employees for such
 purpose4  7#b7 ,authorized uses ,after 
using grant funds received under this   
section in accordance with paragraph    
7#a71 a unit of general local government
 or community-based organization may use

 any remaining grant funds provided     
under this section to--  7,a7 in the    
case of a unit of general local         
government--  7i7 employ individuals in 
new positions providing a public service
 for the unit2 or  7ii7 train           
individuals for new public service      
positions for the unit2 and  7,b7 in the
 case of a community-based              
organization--  7i7 employ individuals  
in new positions that would provide a   
public service for the unit in which the
 organization is located or services in 
the private sector2 or  7ii7 train      
individuals for any such positions4  7d7
 ,priority for certain individuals ,the 
,secretary shall encourage each unit of 
general local government and each       
community-based organization receiving a
 grant under this section to use such   
grant funds to retain1 employ1 or       
train--  7#a7 veterans2  7#b7           
individuals with disabilities2  7#c7    
individuals who are receiving           
unemployment benefits2 or  7#d7         

dislocated workers4  7e7 ,priority for  
certain units and organizations  7#a7   
,units ,in awarding grants to units of  
general local government under this     
section1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority to units of general local      
government with high unemployment1      
foreclosure1 and poverty rates as       
compared to other units of general local
 government applying to receive a grant 
under this section4  7#b7 ,organizations
 ,in awarding grants to units of general
 local government under this section1   
the ,secretary shall give priority to   
community-based organizations located in
 units of general local government with 
high unemployment1 foreclosure1 and     
poverty rates as compared to other units
 of general local government applying to
 receive a grant under this section4    
7f7 ,application ,each unit of general  
local government or community-based     
organization desiring to receive a grant
 under this section shall submit an     
application to the ,secretary at such   

time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7g7 ,report ,not later than #b
 years after the first appropriation of 
funds under subsection 7h71 the         
,secretary shall submit to ,congress1 a 
report on--  7#a7 the number and        
percentage of individuals hired or      
trained1 and the number and percentage  
of employees of units retained1 as a    
result of a grant under this section2   
and  7#b7 best practices in carrying out
 a grant program to hire1 train1 or     
retain employees of units of general    
local government4  7h7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated #a1jjj1jjj1jjj to carry
 out this section for fiscal years #bjad
 and #bjae4  4