[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2388 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2388

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a 
preference in favor of service programs and projects conducted in areas 
  adversely affected by Federal actions related to the management of 
   Federal lands that result in significant regional job losses and 
                         economic dislocation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1993

 Mrs. Unsoeld introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a 
preference in favor of service programs and projects conducted in areas 
  adversely affected by Federal actions related to the management of 
   Federal lands that result in significant regional job losses and 
                         economic dislocation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PREFERENCE FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN DISTRESSED 
              AREAS.

    (a) Grants Under the Youth Corps Program.--Section 129(b) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12549(b)) is 
amended by striking the period and inserting the following: ``and 
ensure that programs and projects would be conducted in areas where 
they are needed most, including areas adversely affected by Federal 
actions related to the management of Federal lands that result in 
significant regional job losses and economic dislocation.''.
    (b) Grants Under the National and Community Service Program.--
Section 142(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) the extent to which the proposed program would be 
        conducted in areas where it is needed most, including areas 
        adversely affected by Federal actions related to the management 
        of Federal lands that result in significant regional job losses 
        and economic dislocation.''.

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