,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #chhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjad,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51   
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4 ,c>son (    
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,l>son (   
,connecticut1 & ,ms4 ,frankel (         
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,secret>y ( ,labor to make grants to    
,/ates1 units ( local gov]nm5t1 &       
,indian tribes to c>ry out employm5t    
tra9+ programs to assi/ long-t]m        
unemploy$ job hunt]s obta9 ! skills &   
tra9+ to re5t] ! work=ce & fill jobs 9  
high-gr[? sectors ( ! economy4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,new ,*ance = a ,new ,/>t 9 ,life ,act (
 #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  
7#a7 accord+ to ! ,bureau ( ,labor      
,/ati/ics1 9 ,decemb] #bjac1 ! numb] (  
long-t]m unemploy$ job hunt]s1 p]sons   

jobless = #bg weeks or m1 exce$$ #c4i   
million1 :i* con/itutes approximately   
#cg4g p]c5t ( ! unemploy$1 among !      
highe/ rates 9 rec5t hi/ory2  7#b7 !    
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics also e/imates
 t ! heal? c>e & social assi/ance       
sectors w acc\nt = almo/ a ?ird ( !     
project$ job gr[? f #bjab to #bjbb & t  
employm5t 9 ! con/ruction sector is     
expect$ to see a l>ge increase1 :ile    
/ill n rea*+ levels ! ,great ,recession 
( #bjjg1 & t manufactur+ is project$ to 
exp]i5ce a slight decl9e 9 employm5t ov]
 ! projection p]iod2 &  7#c7 r$uc+ !    
numb] ( p]sons 9 long-t]m unemploy$     
/atus by provid+ tra9+ opportunities to 
obta9 ! skills ne$$ to fill ! jobs 9 !  
employm5t sectors pr$ict$ to exp]i5ce ! 
greate/ rates ( gr[? is an important    
national goal4  #c4 ,comp5sat$ employm5t
 tra9+ grants  7a7 ,au?orization        
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations = su* funds1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,labor %all make grants to ,/ates1    
units ( local gov]nm5t1 & ,indian tribes

 to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9    
subsection 7b74 ,grants "u ?is section  
may be made on su* t]ms & conditions z !
 ,secret>y may det]m9e4  7b7 ,use (     
funds ,a recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is ,act 
%all use ! grant = ! foll[+ purposes3   
7#a7 ,to create comp5sat$ tra9+ programs
 t (f] tra9+ to assi/ long-t]m unemploy$
 p]sons obta9 ! skills & tra9+ to re5t] 
! work=ce & fill jobs 9 sectors ( !     
economy project$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor  
,/ati/ics to h ! highe/ rates ( dem&    
dur+ ! p]iod #bjab-bjbb4  7#b7 ,to      
provide comp5sation to p>ticipants 9    
tra9+ programs to tempor>ily aid 9 _!   
f9ancial di/ress4  7#c7 ,to p>tn] )     
cities & non-pr(it organizations to     
provide appr5tice%ips & int]n%ips4  7#d7
 ,to provide tra9+ & employm5t          
opportunities = vet]ans4  7#e7 ,to p>tn]
 ) hi/orically ,black colleges &        
univ]sities & ,hispanic s]v+ colleges & 
univ]sities along ) local community     
college sy/ems to create innovative     
retra9+ programs = m9orities focus$ on  

retool+ work]s = jobs 9 ! gr[? sectors (
 heal?c>e1 biote*1 & in=mation          
te*nology4  7#f7 ,to provide access to  
public heal?c>e programs = p>ticipants4 
7#g7 ,to create tra9+ programs =        
ex-(f5d]s 9 an ef=t to r$uce recidivism4
  7#h7 ,to aid newly tra9$ p>ticipants 9
 secur+ employm5t )9 ! field ( _! newly 
acquir$ exp]tise4  7c7 ,conditions ,z a 
condition ( receiv+ a grant "u ?is ,act1
 a grant recipi5t %all-- 7#a7 comply )  
nondiscrim9ation /&>ds ( ! ,civil       
,rights ,act ( #aifd2  7#b7 allocate n  
less ?an #hj p]c5t ( ! fund+ allocat$ "u
 ! grant to wages1 b5efits1 & support   
activities1 includ+ *ild c>e s]vices to 
individuals receiv+ comp5sat$ tra9+ "u  
su* a grant2 &  7#c7 in/itute a program 
to aid newly tra9$ p>ticipants 9 secur+ 
employm5t 9 _! new area ( exp]tise4  7d7
 ,ineligibility ( =-,pr(it educational  
in/itutions ,a ,/ate1 unit ( local      
gov]nm5t1 or ,indian tribe receiv+ a    
grant "u ?is ,act may n p>tn] ) nor     
provide any grant funds to a =-pr(it    

educational in/itution = ! provision (  
any ( ! programs or s]vices describ$ 9  
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,no effect on      
receipt ( unemploym5t comp5sation ,an   
individual may p>ticipate 9 any program 
or receive any s]vices fund$ by a grant 
"u ?is ,act1 includ+ ! receipt (        
comp5sation describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#b7 not)/&+ ! fact t su* individual 
is receiv+ unemploym5t comp5sation4 ,an 
individual's p>ticipation or receipt (  
s]vices or comp5sation fund$ by a grant 
"u ?is ,act %all n be a cause = any     
r$uction ( ! am\nt ( unemploym5t        
comp5sation t su* individual is o!rwise 
entitl$ to4  7f7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is ,act4