[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 998 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 998

   To amend title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to provide 
employment and training assistance for certain individuals who work at 
 or live in the community of a plant, facility, or enterprise that is 
   scheduled to close or undergo significant layoffs, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 1995

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to provide 
employment and training assistance for certain individuals who work at 
 or live in the community of a plant, facility, or enterprise that is 
   scheduled to close or undergo significant layoffs, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanded Training Opportunities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EMPLOYED AT OR LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY 
              OF A PLANT, FACILITY, OR ENTERPRISE THAT IS SCHEDULED TO 
              CLOSE OR UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT LAYOFFS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 301(a) of the Job 
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
        such subparagraph;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        of such subparagraph and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) with respect to a plant, facility, or enterprise at 
        which the employer has made a public announcement that such 
        plant, facility, or enterprise will close or at which 
        significant layoffs will occur--
                    ``(i) work at such plant, facility or enterprise 
                and who--
                            ``(I) have not received specific notice of 
                        termination or lay off; and
                            ``(II) are likely to be terminated or laid 
                        off as a result of such closure or layoffs, 
                        except individuals who are likely to retire 
                        instead of seeking new employment; or
                    ``(ii) do not work at such plant, facility, or 
                enterprise and who--
                            ``(I) live or work in the affected 
                        community of such plant, facility, or 
                        enterprise; and
                            ``(II) are likely to be terminated or laid 
                        off as a result of such closure or layoffs.''.
    (b) Eligibility and Definitional Provisions.--Subsection (a) of 
section 301 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1651(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(4) An individual who meets the requirements of clause (i) or 
clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(E) shall be eligible to receive assistance 
under this title immediately after the issuance of the public statement 
described in such paragraph (relating to the closure or significant 
layoffs affecting such individual).
    ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the term `significant 
layoff' means any reduction in force which is not the result of a 
closing of a plant, facility, or enterprise and which results in an 
employment loss at a single site of employment during any 30-day period 
for at least 50 employees, excluding employees who regularly work less 
than 20 hours per week.''.
    (c) Repeal.--Subsection (h) of section 314 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1661c(h)) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN SKILLS ENHANCEMENT SERVICES FOR DISLOCATED 
              WORKERS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 314(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(d)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(I) skills enhancement to improve employment prospects; 
        and''.

SEC. 4. INCLUSION UNDER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS OF IN-HOUSE TRAINING AND 
              RETRAINING PROGRAMS FOR WORKERS IN COMPANIES UNDERGOING 
              RESTRUCTURING.

    Subsection (a) of section 324 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1662c(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) in-house training and retraining programs for workers 
        in plants, facilities, or enterprises undergoing restructuring 
        for the purpose of making such plants, facilities, or 
        enterprises more competitive and retaining jobs at such plants, 
        facilities, or enterprises.''.
                                 <all>