[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3272 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3272

To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to allow certain funds under 
  that Act to be used for payment of incentive bonuses to certain job 
   training providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
              occupations for which a high demand exists.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1998

Mr. Moran of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to allow certain funds under 
  that Act to be used for payment of incentive bonuses to certain job 
   training providers that place large percentages of individuals in 
              occupations for which a high demand exists.

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

SECTION 1. INCENTIVE BONUSES UNDER THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT FOR 
              CERTAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PLACE LARGE PERCENTAGES OF 
              INDIVIDUALS IN HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Job Training Partnership Act 
(29 U.S.C. 1518) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds 
made available for direct training services under parts A and C of 
title II and under title III may be made available for payment by 
private industry councils for incentive bonuses to providers of direct 
training services described in paragraph (3) that place large 
percentages of individuals in occupations for which a high demand 
exists in accordance with section 141(d)(1) of this Act.
    ``(2) The total amount of incentive bonuses paid to service 
providers under paragraph (1) for a program year may not exceed 5 
percent of the total amount of funds allocated to a service delivery 
area.
    ``(3) Direct training services described in this paragraph are 
services provided under any of the following:
            ``(A) Subparagraphs (B), (C), (K) and (L) of section 
        204(b)(1).
            ``(B) Subparagraphs (H) and (I) of section 264(c)(1).
            ``(C) Subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (I) of section 
        314(d)(1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to program years beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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