[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2891 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2891

To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a demonstration 
grant program for the purpose of establishing an employment information 
   network to provide job search services to unemployed individuals, 
 underemployed individuals, and economically disadvantaged individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

 Mr. Martinez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a demonstration 
grant program for the purpose of establishing an employment information 
   network to provide job search services to unemployed individuals, 
 underemployed individuals, and economically disadvantaged individuals.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership 
Act (29 U.S.C. 1737 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 456 
the following new section:

``SEC. 457. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION NETWORK DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts reserved under section 
        3(c)(6) for each fiscal year to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary shall provide a grant to a private nonprofit 
        organization for the purpose of establishing an employment 
        information network to provide job search services in an 
        eligible community described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Eligible community.--An eligible community described 
        in this paragraph is a community which is part of an area with 
        respect to which the President, within the 3-year period ending 
        on the date of the enactment of this section, has declared 
        under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that a major disaster 
        or emergency exists relating to urban social unrest.
            ``(3) Period of grant.--A grant received under paragraph 
        (1) may extend for a period of not less than 3 fiscal years.
    ``(b) Application.--The Secretary may provide a grant to a private 
nonprofit organization under subsection (a) only if such organization 
submits to the Secretary an application which contains such information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Establishment of network.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A private nonprofit organization 
                shall use amounts received from a grant under 
                subsection (a) to establish an employment information 
                network (in this section referred to as the `network') 
                to provide job search services to unemployed 
                individuals, underemployed individuals, and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals in an eligible 
                community described in subsection (a)(2).
                    ``(B) Composition.--The network shall be composed 
                of businesses, educational organizations, governmental 
                entities, labor organizations, and community-based 
                organizations.
            ``(2) Activities of network.--The network shall--
                    ``(A) establish and carry out job fairs to help put 
                unemployed individuals, underemployed individuals, and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals in touch with 
                prospective employers and community-based 
                organizations;
                    ``(B) establish and carry out seminars and 
                workshops relating to job search skills, interviewing 
                skills, job retention skills, and other related job 
                search and employment skills;
                    ``(C) at least once a week, publish and distribute 
                a periodical containing detailed information on 
                available jobs in the community; and
                    ``(D) utilize the local broadcast media to provide 
                information relating to available jobs in the 
                community.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports to secretary.--The Secretary may provide a 
        grant to a private nonprofit organization under subsection (a) 
        only if such organization agrees to submit to the Secretary, in 
        each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes payments under 
        such grant to such organization, a report containing--
                    ``(A) a description and evaluation of the 
                activities of the Network established under subsection 
                (c); and
                    ``(B) any other information as the Secretary may 
                reasonably require.
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) Interim reports.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date on which the Secretary receives from a 
                private nonprofit organization a report under paragraph 
                (1) in both the 1st and 2d fiscal years in which the 
                Secretary makes payments under a grant to such 
                organization, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                President and the Congress an interim report containing 
                a compilation of the information contained in each such 
                report received under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date on which the Secretary receives from a private 
                nonprofit organization a report under paragraph (1) in 
                the 3d fiscal year in which the Secretary makes 
                payments under a grant to such organization, the 
                Secretary shall submit to the President and the 
                Congress a final report containing--
                            ``(i) a compilation of the information 
                        contained in such report received under 
                        paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) an evaluation of the effectiveness 
                        of the demonstration grants authorized under 
                        subsection (a).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of section 3 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) From the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for each 
of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996, the Secretary, after making the 
reservations under paragraph (2), shall reserve $2,600,000 for each 
such fiscal year to carry out section 457.
    ``(B) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain 
available until expended.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 456 the 
following new item:

``Sec. 457. Employment Information Network Demonstration Program.''.

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