,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjai,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,warner1  
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4       
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit  
the transfer of operations and closure  
of ,forest ,service ,job ,corps         
,civilian ,conservation ,centers4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,job ,corps ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,forest ,service ,job ,corps ,civilian  
,conservation ,centers  7a7 ,prohibition
 on transfer of functions               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7including regulations71 the        
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary of ,labor-- 7#a7 shall not   
transfer the function of any ,forest    
,service ,job ,corps ,civilian          

,conservation ,center to the ,department
 of ,labor2 and  7#b7 shall ensure that 
each ,forest ,service ,job ,corps       
,civilian ,conservation ,center is      
wholly operated solely by the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture4  7b7 ,closure of      
,centers ,none of the funds appropriated
 to the ,department of ,agriculture or  
the ,department of ,labor for fiscal    
year #bjai or #bjbj shall be used to    
close any ,forest ,service ,job ,corps  
,civilian ,conservation ,center4