[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 505 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 505

  To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a program to 
 assist discharged members of the Armed Forces to obtain training and 
 employment as managers and employees with public housing authorities 
                       and management companies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 1995

  Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a program to 
 assist discharged members of the Armed Forces to obtain training and 
 employment as managers and employees with public housing authorities 
                       and management companies.

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

SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO ASSIST DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
              OBTAIN TRAINING AND PLACEMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING 
              MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Training and Placement Program.--(1) Part D of title IV of the 
Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 457. TRAINING PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the nonprofit National Center for Housing 
Management, established pursuant to Executive Order 11668 (42 U.S.C. 
3531 note), to provide for a training program to assist recently 
separated members of the Armed Forces to obtain the training necessary 
to become managers and employees in public housing authorities and 
management companies. Under the terms of the cooperative agreement, the 
training program shall be developed and operated by the National Center 
for Housing Management.
    ``(b) Members Eligible.--
            ``(1) In general.--A member of the Armed Forces shall be 
        eligible for selection to participate in the training program 
        if the member--
                    ``(A) is discharged or released from active duty 
                after three or more years of continuous active duty 
                immediately before the discharge or release; and
                    ``(B) applies to participate in the training 
                program within the one-year period beginning on the 
                date of the discharge or release.
            ``(2) Ineligible persons.--A member of the Armed Forces who 
        is discharged or released from service under other than 
        honorable conditions shall not be eligible to participate in 
        the training program.
    ``(c) Selection.--The National Center for Housing Management shall 
be responsible for the selection of participants for the training 
program. The Center shall place a special emphasis on selecting members 
of the Armed Forces who have lived in public housing projects.
    ``(d) Content of Training Program.--The training program shall 
provide extensive training to participants in such courses as housing 
management, maintenance management, occupancy management, security and 
drug reduction management, community change management, resident 
empowerment, tenant integrity, and fair housing and civil rights. The 
National Center for Housing Management shall provide such training 
through the use of recognized experts in these fields. The Center shall 
evaluate the performance of participants through the use of 
standardized tests.
    ``(e) Number of Participants.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for the training program, the National Center for 
Housing Management shall conduct at least 5 training sessions a year to 
achieve a graduation rate of at least 250 participants per year.
    ``(f) Job Placement Assistance.--Upon graduation of a participant 
from the training program, the National Center for Housing Management 
shall also provide the graduate with appropriate job placement 
assistance through the Center's network of housing authorities and 
housing management companies.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
1996, and $2,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal year. The amounts 
authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to the amounts 
authorized under section 3(c)(1) to carry out this part.''.
    (2) The table of contents in section 1 of the Job Training 
Partnership Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 456 the following new item:

``Sec. 457. Training program in public housing management.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 457 of the Job Training Partnership 
Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
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