,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,van ,hollen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act to    
provide grants to ,states for summer    
employment programs for youth4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,youth ,summer ,jobs and ,public    
,service ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grants to 
,states for summer employment for youth 
,section #abi of the ,workforce         
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafd7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7d7 ,grants to 
,states for summer employment 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;,c74 ,in awarding   
grants under this subsection1 a ,state  
shall--  7,a7 partner with private      
businesses to the extent feasible to    
provide employment opportunities at such
 businesses2 and  7,b7 prioritize jobs  
and work opportunities that directly    
serve the community4  7#b7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#ajj1jjj1jjj to carry out this          
subsection for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbd4  4