,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjad,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1  
,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,danny   
,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kildee1  
,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 and ,ms4  
,frankel of ,florida7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,secretary of ,labor to make grants to 
,states1 units of local government1 and 
,indian tribes to carry out employment  
training programs to assist long-term   
unemployed job hunters obtain the skills
 and training to reenter the workforce  
and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of 
the economy4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,new ,chance   
for a ,new ,start in ,life ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that-- 7#a7 according to the ,bureau of 

,labor ,statistics1 in ,december #bjac1 
the number of long-term unemployed job  
hunters1 persons jobless for #bg weeks  
or more1 exceeded #c4i million1 which   
constitutes approximately #cg4g percent 
of the unemployed1 among the highest    
rates in recent history2  7#b7 the      
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics also      
estimates that the health care and      
social assistance sectors will account  
for almost a third of the projected job 
growth from #bjab to #bjbb and that     
employment in the construction sector is
 expected to see a large increase1 while
 still not reaching levels the ,great   
,recession of #bjjg1 and that           
manufacturing is projected to experience
 a slight decline in employment over the
 projection period2 and  7#c7 reducing  
the number of persons in long-term      
unemployed status by providing training 
opportunities to obtain the skills      
needed to fill the jobs in the          
employment sectors predicted to         
experience the greatest rates of growth 

is an important national goal4  #c4     
,compensated employment training grants 
7a7 ,authorization ,subject to the      
availability of appropriations for such 
funds1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall   
make grants to ,states1 units of local  
government1 and ,indian tribes to carry 
out the activities described in         
subsection 7b74 ,grants under this      
section may be made on such terms and   
conditions as the ,secretary may        
determine4  7b7 ,use of funds ,a        
recipient of a grant under this ,act    
shall use the grant for the following   
purposes3 7#a7 ,to create compensated   
training programs that offer training to
 assist long-term unemployed persons    
obtain the skills and training to       
reenter the workforce and fill jobs in  
sectors of the economy projected by the 
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics to have   
the highest rates of demand during the  
period #bjab-bjbb4  7#b7 ,to provide    
compensation to participants in training
 programs to temporarily aid in their   

financial distress4  7#c7 ,to partner   
with cities and non-profit organizations
 to provide apprenticeships and         
internships4  7#d7 ,to provide training 
and employment opportunities for        
veterans4  7#e7 ,to partner with        
historically ,black colleges and        
universities and ,hispanic serving      
colleges and universities along with    
local community college systems to      
create innovative retraining programs   
for minorities focused on retooling     
workers for jobs in the growth sectors  
of healthcare1 biotech1 and information 
technology4  7#f7 ,to provide access to 
public healthcare programs for          
participants4  7#g7 ,to create training 
programs for ex-offenders in an effort  
to reduce recidivism4  7#h7 ,to aid     
newly trained participants in securing  
employment within the field of their    
newly acquired expertise4  7c7          
,conditions ,as a condition of receiving
 a grant under this ,act1 a grant       
recipient shall-- 7#a7 comply with      

nondiscrimination standards of the      
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd2  7#b7     
allocate not less than #hj percent of   
the funding allocated under the grant to
 wages1 benefits1 and support           
activities1 including child care        
services to individuals receiving       
compensated training under such a grant2
 and  7#c7 institute a program to aid   
newly trained participants in securing  
employment in their new area of         
expertise4  7d7 ,ineligibility of       
for-,profit educational institutions ,a 
,state1 unit of local government1 or    
,indian tribe receiving a grant under   
this ,act may not partner with nor      
provide any grant funds to a for-profit 
educational institution for the         
provision of any of the programs or     
services described in subsection 7b74   
7e7 ,no effect on receipt of            
unemployment compensation ,an individual
 may participate in any program or      
receive any services funded by a grant  
under this ,act1 including the receipt  

of compensation described in subsection 
7b77#b7 notwithstanding the fact that   
such individual is receiving            
unemployment compensation4 ,an          
individual's participation or receipt of
 services or compensation funded by a   
grant under this ,act shall not be a    
cause for any reduction of the amount of
 unemployment compensation that such    
individual is otherwise entitled to4    
7f7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this ,act4