,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,olson7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committees on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure and 
,financial ,services1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,labor and the ,secretary of ,commerce  
to create a job training program and an 
economic stability program to stabilize 
the workforce and promote economic      
growth in the ,johnson ,space ,center   
region4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,johnson ,space ,center
 ,workforce of #bjac4  #b4 ,job training
  7a7 ,program authorized ,not later    

than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor shall create a job training   
program to assist any affected worker in
 the ,johnson ,space ,center region to  
transition to a new job4 ,such program  
may include a one-stop career center    
tailored to the needs of affected       
workers in the ,johnson ,space ,center  
region4  7b7 ,duration ,the job training
 program created under this section     
shall terminate #b years after its      
creation4  #c4 ,economic stability  7a7 
,cooperative agreements authorized ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through 
the ,economic ,development              
,administration of the ,department of   
,commerce 7referred to in this section  
as the ,,eda71 shall enter into         
cooperative agreements with eligible    
recipients in the ,johnson ,space       
,center region to help stabilize the    
workforce in such region and to promote 

economic growth4  7b7 ,application ,an  
eligible recipient that desires to      
receive funds under this section shall  
submit an application that contains a   
comprehensive economic adjustment       
strategy to the ,secretary1 at such     
time1 in such manner1 and accompanied by
 such additional information as the     
,secretary may reasonably require4  7c7 
,uses of funds ,the ,,eda1 acting       
through a cooperative agreement with an 
eligible recipient1 shall use funds     
authorized to carry out this section for
 activities to help stabilize the       
workforce and promote economic growth in
 the ,johnson ,space ,center region1    
which may include--  7#a7 providing     
financial and technical assistance to   
eligible recipients to help implement   
the comprehensive economic adjustment   
strategy1 which may include efforts such
 as infrastructure upgrades1            
establishing entrepreneurial networks1  
and establishing skill training         
facilities2 and  7#b7 analyzing whether 

other methods for economic adjustment   
that have been successful in similar    
situations may be effective in the      
,johnson ,space ,center region1 and if  
so1 implementing such methods1 which may
 include--  7,a7 supporting efforts to  
start new technology ventures based on  
the specific skills of dislocated       
engineers2  7,b7 providing technical    
assistance to guide public officials1   
management1 and affected workers2 and   
7,c7 providing additional oversight     
through visits to the ,johnson ,space   
,center region4  7d7 ,duration ,the     
cooperative agreements entered into     
under this section shall be for a       
#b-year period4  #d4 ,definitions  7a7  
,johnson ,space ,center region ,the term
 ,johnson ,space ,center region means   
the locality surrounding the ,johnson   
,space ,center that contains affected   
workers4  7b7 ,affected ,worker ,the    
term affected worker means any employee 
of the ,johnson ,space ,center or any   
individual who works for a contractor of

 the ,johnson ,space ,center whose job  
stability is impacted by the            
programmatic changes to the space       
exploration program of the ,national    
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
  7c7 ,one-,stop ,career ,center ,the   
term one-stop career center means a     
comprehensive office dedicated to       
helping individuals who are unemployed  
find new employment that offers training
 referrals1 career counseling1 job      
listings1 and similar employment-related
 services4  7d7 ,cooperative ,agreement 
,the term cooperative agreement has the 
meaning given the term in chapter #fc of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7e7 
,eligible ,recipient and ,comprehensive 
,economic ,adjustment ,strategy ,the    
terms eligible recipient and            
comprehensive economic adjustment       
strategy have the meanings given the    
terms in section #c of the ,public      
,works and ,economic ,development ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb74  #e4    
,authorization of ,appropriations  7a7  

,in ,general ,there are authorized to be
 appropriated to carry out this ,act--  
7#a7 #dj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjab2 
and  7#b7 #dj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjac4  7b7 ,allocation ,of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this ,act for 
each fiscal year--  7#a7 the ,secretary 
of ,labor may use not more than         
#aj1jjj1jjj for the job training        
program2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of    
,commerce may use not more than         
#cj1jjj1jjj for the economic stability  
program4