,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee1 & ,mr4 ,olson7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure &      
,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,labor & ! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce to create a job tra9+ program &
 an economic /ability program to        
/abilize ! work=ce & promote economic   
gr[? 9 ! ,johnson ,space ,c5t] region4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,johnson ,space ,c5t] ,work=ce (      
#bjac4  #b4 ,job tra9+  7a7 ,program    
au?oriz$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,labor %all create a job    

tra9+ program to assi/ any affect$ work]
 9 ! ,johnson ,space ,c5t] region to    
transition to a new job4 ,su* program   
may include a "o-/op c>e] c5t] tailor$  
to ! ne$s ( affect$ work]s 9 ! ,johnson 
,space ,c5t] region4  7b7 ,duration ,!  
job tra9+ program creat$ "u ?is section 
%all t]m9ate #b ye>s aft] its creation4 
#c4 ,economic /ability  7a7 ,coop]ative 
agreem5ts au?oriz$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
section z ! ,,eda71 %all ent] into      
coop]ative agreem5ts ) eligible         
recipi5ts 9 ! ,johnson ,space ,c5t]     
region to help /abilize ! work=ce 9 su* 
region & to promote economic gr[?4  7b7 
,application ,an eligible recipi5t t    
desires to receive funds "u ?is section 
%all submit an application t conta9s a  
compreh5sive economic adju/m5t /rategy  
to ! ,secret>y1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 
& accompani$ by su* additional in=mation

 z ! ,secret>y may reasonably require4  
7c7 ,uses ( funds ,! ,,eda1 act+ ?r\gh a
 coop]ative agreem5t ) an eligible      
recipi5t1 %all use funds au?oriz$ to    
c>ry out ?is section = activities to    
help /abilize ! work=ce & promote       
economic gr[? 9 ! ,johnson ,space ,c5t] 
region1 :i* may include--  7#a7 provid+ 
f9ancial & te*nical assi/ance to        
eligible recipi5ts to help implem5t !   
compreh5sive economic adju/m5t /rategy1 
:i* may include ef=ts su* z             
infra/ructure upgrades1 e/abli%+        
entrepr5eurial networks1 & e/abli%+     
skill tra9+ facilities2 &  7#b7 analyz+ 
:e!r o!r me?ods = economic adju/m5t t h 
be5 successful 9 simil> situations may  
be effective 9 ! ,johnson ,space ,c5t]  
region1 & if s1 implem5t+ su* me?ods1   
:i* may include--  7,a7 support+ ef=ts  
to />t new te*nology v5tures bas$ on !  
specific skills ( dislocat$ eng9e]s2    
7,b7 provid+ te*nical assi/ance to guide
 public (ficials1 managem5t1 & affect$  
work]s2 &  7,c7 provid+ additional      

ov]sight ?r\gh visits to ! ,johnson     
,space ,c5t] region4  7d7 ,duration ,!  
coop]ative agreem5ts ent]$ into "u ?is  
section %all be = a #b-ye> p]iod4  #d4  
,def9itions  7a7 ,johnson ,space ,c5t]  
region ,! t]m ,johnson ,space ,c5t]     
region means ! locality surr\nd+ !      
,johnson ,space ,c5t] t conta9s affect$ 
work]s4  7b7 ,affect$ ,work] ,! t]m     
affect$ work] means any employee ( !    
,johnson ,space ,c5t] or any individual 
:o works = a contractor ( ! ,johnson    
,space ,c5t] ^: job /ability is impact$ 
by ! programmatic *anges to ! space     
exploration program ( ! ,national       
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration4  7c7
 ,"o-,/op ,c>e] ,c5t] ,! t]m "o-/op c>e]
 c5t] means a compreh5sive (fice d$icat$
 to help+ individuals :o are unemploy$  
f9d new employm5t t (f]s tra9+ ref]rals1
 c>e] c\nsel+1 job li/+s1 & simil>      
employm5t-relat$ s]vices4  7d7          
,coop]ative ,agreem5t ,! t]m coop]ative 
agreem5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 *apt] 
#fc ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   

7e7 ,eligible ,recipi5t & ,compreh5sive 
,economic ,adju/m5t ,/rategy ,! t]ms    
eligible recipi5t & compreh5sive        
economic adju/m5t /rategy h ! mean+s    
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #c ( ! ,public    
,works & ,economic ,developm5t ,act (   
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb74  #e4       
,au?orization ( ,appropriations  7a7 ,9 
,g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act--  7#a7
 #dj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjab2 &  7#b7
 #dj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjac4  7b7   
,allocation ,( ! am\nts appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is ,act = ea* fiscal ye>--    
7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor may use n m   
?an #aj1jjj1jjj = ! job tra9+ program2 &
  7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce may use n 
m ?an #cj1jjj1jjj = ! economic /ability 
program4