,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,kildee 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 
provide grants to ,states for summer    
employment programs for youth4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,empowering ,youth ,through ,summer 
,employment ,act4  #b4 ,grants to       
,states for summer employment programs  
for youth ,section #abi of the          
,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhed7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,grants to ,states for summer employment
 programs for youth  7#a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 from the amount appropriated 
under paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary    
shall award grants to ,states to provide
 assistance to local areas that have    

high concentrations of eligible youth to
 enable such local areas to carry out   
programs described in subsection 7c77#a7
 that provide summer employment         
opportunities for eligible youth1 which 
are directly linked to academic and     
occupational learning1 as described in  
subsection 7c77#b77;,c71 except that the
 only measure of performance used to    
assess such programs shall be the work  
readiness performance indicator         
described in section                    
#acf7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i74  7#b7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated       
#ajj1jjj1jjj to carry out this          
subsection for each of fiscal years     
#bjae through #bjai4  4