,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act to require the ,secretary of ,labor
 to submit to ,congress an annual report
 relating to the amount of funds        
requested and awarded through           
,youth,build programs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,missed             
,opportunities in ,jobs ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds that there are
 at least #b4c million low-income       
individuals age #af to #bd in the       
,united ,states who are neither in      
school nor employed4  #c4 ,sense of     
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should  
create meaningful employment            
opportunities for the ,nation's youth to

 learn practical and meaningful skills  
because an investment in the ,nation's  
youth is an investment in the ,united   
,states2  7#b7 ,states should invest in 
the futures of at-risk youth and others 
who may contribute to the ,united       
,states economy because doing so will   
decrease the unemployment rate2 and     
7#c7 the ,department of ,labor ,grant   
,programs such as ,youth,build programs 
will provide critical resources         
necessary to keep the ,nation's youth   
involved in their communities4  #d4     
,annual ,report for ,youth,build        
,program ,section #aga7;c7 of the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbf7;c77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7 ,report  
to ,congress ,not later than ,january   
#ca of each calendar year1 the          
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the results of ,youth,build   
programs authorized under this          
subsection that shall include the       

following3  7,a7 ,the amount of funds1  
in aggregate1 requested by applicants4  
7,b7 ,the amount of funds awarded1 in   
aggregate1 to entities that receive     
grants under this subsection4  7,c7 ,the
 difference between the amount of funds 
reported under subparagraph 7,a7 and the
 amount of funds reported under         
subparagraph 7,b74  7,d7 ,a calculation 
of how many more individuals would have 
been provided opportunities for         
employment1 education1 leadership       
development1 and training through       
,youth,build programs or would have been
 provided with housing or access to     
public facilities through ,youth,build  
programs if each eligible entity who    
applied for a grant under this          
subsection the previous calendar year   
had received an award for the full      
amount of funds requested in their      
respective applications4  4